Ionizing radiation

(mobile wise). Cell phones are dangerous to your health and safety for everyone, young and old. Radiation can be the worst in time in the stage of childhood. It has been said by The International Agency for Research on Cancer that cell phone radiation could be a cause for cancer. Lastly, having cell phones and driving can be very dangerous, even if you are using a hands free device. Cell phone radiation could cause you to have health problems such as cancer or brain tumors. Cell phones…

chromosomes (Neel). After the discovery of x-rays, case reports started to show infants with small head size and mental retardation whose mothers had been exposed in early pregnancy to radiotherapy (Neel). Another effect on the babies was as the radiation exposure increased, more cells of the fetal brain were destroyed (Neel). The nursing infants were often affected physically by the physiological changes in their mother’s body due to stress, malnutrition, depression, and so on (Miller). Today,…

Mutations are random permanent changes in the genome of an organism that may or may not result in phenotypical variation. Mutations can be stimulated by external events such as exposure to ionizing radiation as well as internal events such as errors in DNA replication like double strand breaks. In lab, we focused on mutations that exhibit phenotypic advantage or disadvantage to an organism in their respective habitats. The necessity of higher or lower mutation rates will vary based on whether…

receive chemotherapy (a drug treatment in the form of a pill or injection in the vein, that kills the leukaemia cells. This can be a single or a combination of drugs depending on the type of leukaemia you have) as well as a bone marrow transplant. Radiation (the use of x-rays or other high energy beams to damage leukaemia cells and stop their growth) is also a treatment option for…

Most people understand that fetuses are extremely fragile and should not be exposed to ionizing radiation; thus, health care providers utilize ultrasound for prenatal imaging. But how safe is ultrasound imaging? Is it safe enough to warrant a fetus’s exposure? Sonography is a safe choice for prenatal imaging, but there are some suspected risks involved. However, the benefits outweigh those risks as long as scans are completed appropriately, especially when it comes to the 3­D and 4­D ultrasounds…

Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the lung tissue characterized by an uncontrolled cell proliferation. It is also referred to as carcinoma of the lung. This neoplasm arises from epithelia of the lungs, bronchi and trachea. Lung cancers can be of epithelial cell origin (carcinoma) or mesothelial cell origin (malignant mesothelioma). Lung cancer begins with inactivation of tumor suppressor genes or with activation of oncogenes. Carcinogens bring about mutation in the genes that…

It sends a form of non-ionizing radiation from their battery or antennas. Tissue near it could get cancer and damage your body. Your body can not handle energy like that so it damages your immune system and opens your pores so any type of cancer can get into your body. “It’s looking increasingly likely that cellular phones (mostly smartphones…

The best imagining device that would be best to use to localize the tumor in the man’s brain is the MRI. This is because the MRI, which is also known as the Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a scanner that uses a powerful magnet and radio waves linked to a computer to create remarkably clear and detailed cross sectional images of the body. The MRI machine can be used to view, monitor or diagnose various things. It can be used to identify and monitor abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord, and…

The ancillary service I chose is radiology. Diagnostic Imaging is a specialty of medicine that uses nonionizing and ionizing radiation for diagnosing and intervention of disease. Diagnostic Imaging uses imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray radiography, computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and ultrasound to image inside the human anatomy in to diagnose abnormalities and disease. The meaning of imaging in radiology is to…

energies rather than nuclear energy. Paragraph 1: Japan’s geographical feature (ring of fire) Paragraph 2: The nuclear power plant accident occurred in Japan recently. Paragraph 3: Japan’s economy, ecosystem damaged by the radiation. Paragraph 4: what happens when exposed to radiation? Paragraph 5: Advantage of using nuclear energy Paragraph 6: Disadvantages of using nuclear energy Paragraph 7: How many renewable energies are there, and what are the benefits? Paragraph 8: what renewable energy…