Ionizing radiation

Problem: Swedish American Medical Center/Belvidere (SAMCB) is a smaller hospital in a neighboring town that Swedish American Health System in Rockford Illinois owns. At SwedishAmerican Medical Center/Belvidere, we currently have one Philips x-ray room and one AMX portable x-ray machine. The medical center only has one computed radiology (CR) laser reader. The x-ray room and portable x-ray both utilize this (CR) laser reader. If the laser reader happens to break down, we have no way of…

X-rays is one type of electromagnetic radiation that can send waves through the body which makes us see through the body tissue but it doesn’t go through the bone. Therefore it is used in hospitals to see if a person has a broken bone or any diseases. Because it can go through clothes and the human skin it is also used in airports to see if anybody has a knife or anything dangerous with them. X-rays were first discovered by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1985. Roentgen found x-rays…

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…

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…

Epidemiology of Chemotherapy and Radiation Causing Premature Aging: With the results of cancer treatments that have caused premature aging, Doctor Melissa Hudson of the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital stated that: “cataracts were present in over 20 per cent of those who had received eye radiation, or had been treated with glucocorticoids or busulfan”, and “the presence of heart valve disorders in those aged 40 who had received chest radiation increased in prevalence from 5.7 per cent to…

Collectively the pennies represent a radioactive sample, and each penny is an atom. Because each penny has a 50% chance of decaying it can represent a radioactive atom. When the atoms are grouped together it becomes a sample of a radioactive element. For the simulation to work one has to assume that a coin toss has a 50% chance of landing on heads and a 50% chance of landing on tails. If this is not true then the trial will not be a true half-life because more or less than half of the atoms…

There are several areas in the natural world where the process of exponential decay arises from random processes. Whenever a material decays at a rate in proportion to its amount, this material represents the process of exponential decay. Exponential decay can be described using the mathematical model y=a×e^(-bx). A prominent example of naturally occurring random exponential decay is the process of radioactive decay. Some isotopes of nature are considered radioactive due to a specific…

Introduction Food irradiation has been called “today’s pasteurization,” as the safety and quality benefits it offers are similar to those of pasteurization for milk in the early 1900s. (Palmer). However, there have been pros and cons associated with this process, and its increased use has also increased the debates over its benefits and safety. Economic impact (Pros/Cons) Food irradiation could potentially have a huge positive impact of lowering the costs of food. One of the benefits is a…

treat brain tumours, and certain types of cancer through “radiation delivered from a tiny source implanted directly into or next to the tumour. These sources produce gamma-rays, which have the same effect on cancer cells as X-rays. This treatment reduces damage to surrounding healthy tissue, thereby limiting side effects” (Radiation oncology, sec. 1, par. 1). However, though small, there are risks attached to this certain type of radiation treatment, according to Dr Ananya Manda the immediate…