Electromagnetic radiation

The Brachytherapy procedure consists of radiation occurring inside the body. The materials that are injected into the area around the cancer in the prostate gland are known as “seeds”. The seeds are what cause the radiation to occur in the general area. The seeds are placed within a sterilized needle which then the needle is pushed through the skin between the scrotum and the rectum and ends within the prostate gland to begin radioactivity. There are two different types of doses for the therapy.…

Stage 3 means the cancer is in more than one lobe of the lung or it has spread to lymph nodes or nearby areas in the chest. The patient may have surgery if the surgeon can remove all of the cancer or they are well enough. This may require having to remove part or the whole of the lung. After surgery, they might have chemotherapy to lower the chance of the cancer coming back. If they cannot have surgery they might have one or more of these treatments radiotherapy, chemotherapy or…

I. Introduction In this project we were meant to study the amount of radiation the students of Chavez High School are exposed to. The amount of radiation was accumulated through a survey that was handed out to each grade level and according to their responses we would sum up the total and give an average of how much radiation intake each student could possibly have. This research project was done so as to give us a taste of the type of research work we would have when/if we…

Thermal MR Injuries “The number of MR imaging related adverse events has increased steadily since the first years of clinical use, which may be due to the increase in the number of MR procedures” (Hardy& Weil, 2010). The primary type of adverse injuries is skin injuries. The Joint Commission and other organizations have raised awareness of skin injuries that are related to MR imaging. Technologists should always pay close attention to prevent accidents and injuries during MRI procedures.…

The girls were blind to the true effects of radium; in fact, most everyone in that time period thought that all forms of radium were good for you. Back then, radium was like Aloe Vera today, it was used for a wide variety of causes, believed to improve overall health. People believed that radium could cure anything, from arthritis to high blood pressure- it was even once believed to be the absolute cure for cancer when ingested. Radium, found in uranium, is actually a rare chemical element of…

You'll find 2 principal forms; 1]the localised mesotheliomabenign and malignant types 2]the diffuse cancerous mesothelioma Causes There's a solid link involving asbestos coverage as well as the improvement of mesothelioma, despite the fact that a history of coverage just isn't usually accessible in affected individuals with mesothelioma. You'll find two varieties of asbestos muscles dependant on crystalline structure; a-serpentinechrysolite and b-amphibole. Involved inside amphibole usually…

One option to remove a tattoo is dermabrasion which a process of sloughing away the top layer of skin removing the affected skin and pigment encouraging the new skin to grow. Another is excursion this is where a scalpel is used to cut away the portion of skin with the tattoo on it. This one is only recommended for small tattoos. A third way to remove tattoos is cryosurgery. This is where liquid nitrogen is applied to the tattooed area then a light is introduced to have peeling happen to cause…

Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy One of the greatest difficulties within the field of oncology is achieving the highest probability of cure with the lowest morbidity as possible. Treatment planning and delivery technology have changed significantly since the introduction of 3D treatment planning in the 1980s (Meyer, 2011). The latest and greatest method of radiation therapy is known as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is a newer, modern…

Cadmium: Cancer risk to humans from exposure to cadmium concentrations in ambient air in various areas of India is very minimal and the low concentration of cadmium in ambient air in different states of India may not lead to increased development of cancer in humans. (Bhola Gurjar, 2019) Chronic (long-term) inhalation or oral exposure to cadmium leads to a build-up of cadmium in the kidneys that can cause kidney disease. (EPA, 2000) Chromium: Chronic exposure (30-40 years) via inhalation of…

Anticancer chemotherapy: The aim of drug treatment in patients with cancer is to reduce the presence of malignant cells. This may be achieved by causing a lethal cytotoxic event in the cancer cell that will arrest tumour progression. Targets for cytotoxic attack include inhibition of purine and pyrimidine synthesis, inhibition of DNA and RNA synthesis and chemical attack on the integrity of the structure of cellular DNA. Since these treatments reduce the mechanisms of cell proliferation in…