Ionizing radiation

According to this article, the risk factors are early menarche, sex, age advancement, family history of BC, late menopause, first delayed pregnancy. Other risk factors which add to the burden of breast cancer are the increase in obesity, exposure to ionizing radiation in high doses, physical inactivity, smoking and genetic mutations. It is crucial for nurses to educate women about early detection of the tumor such as monthly breast self-examination (BSE); breasts cancer examination (BCE)…

Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Interventional Cardiology Practices in Bangladesh during 2010-2014 M.S. Rahman*, A. Begum, R.K. Khan, A. Hoque, and M.M.M. Siraz Health Physics Division, Atomic Energy Centre, 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Shahbag, Dhaka-1000 *Corresponding author: Dr. Mohammad Sohelur Rahman Principal Scientific Officer Health Physics Division Atomic Energy Centre 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue Shahbag, Dhaka-1000 Cell Phone: +880-1827328238 e-mail:…

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a type of malignant brain tumor typically found in the cerebral hemispheres, but can be found anywhere in the brain or spinal cord. These tumors are highly malignant meaning a large number of cells reproduce at any given time. There are two main types: primary, or de novo meaning the tumors make themselves known quickly and are extremely aggressive, and secondary meaning the tumors have a slower growth history but are equally aggressive . Secondary tumors are…

Cancer is a group of diseases which involves defects in the cellular control mechanism. The growth of multicellular organisms occurs due to the reproduction of cells. This happens as the existing cells divide by mitosis to form new cells which is a process that is regulated by some factors in our body. Sometimes, due to reasons such as spontaneous mutations, an irregular and uncontrollable cell growth occurs, forming malignant tumours. Besides, these cells have a characteristic of possessing an…

Why We May Have Not Landed on The Moon and Why We May Have December 1968 was a glorious time for the world. Apollo 8 was the first manned mission to enter orbit of the moon. In the following years many other moon missions have occurred. Various groups and individuals have made claims since the mid-1970s, that NASA knowingly misled the public into believing lunar landings have occurred, by manufacturing, tampering with, or destroying evidence including photos, telemetry tapes, radio and TV…

the United States population are organic, pure foods. Food irradiation is new technology designed to remove disease-causing germs. Using multiple forms of radiation, the goal is to clean foods and keep those foods fresher, longer. But how safe can adding more chemicals and radiation really be? Food irradiation is the usage of ionizing radiations from radioactive forms of cobalt or cesium that generate measured amounts of beta, alpha, or x-rays on food. Studies have shown that irradiation can be…

recalls “I can still see the bright-crimson glow, it was like the reactor was glowing. This wasn 't any ordinary fire, it was some sort of shining.” During the night graphite reactor number 4 had exploded and was releasing seven tons of dangerous radiation into the surrounding area (Borrero).…

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disorder affecting children and adults, peaking between the ages of 2 and 5 years old then rising slowly after the age of 50 (Pui, Robison, & Look, 2008). While effective treatments have raised the cure rate to over 80%, ALL remains the second leading cause of death from cancer in children (Mullighan et al., 2009). There are about 6,250 new cases of ALL with about 1,450 deaths, mainly affecting more males than females and more whites than African…

human population is growing, there is the need to produce more energy to fill everybody’s needs and also try to keep the environment undestroyed and stop the climate change. One of the solutions to this problem was found in the science of atomic radiation, atomic change and nuclear fission, which was developed between 1895 to 1945, where most of the of the development happened in the last six years of that period and the focus at the time was at the atomic bombs ("History Of Nuclear Energy -…

contaminated trash, radiopharmaceutical laboratories, reprocessing of spent fuel or waste from the nuclear power plants. Nuclear waste known as potential hazard to the human health, international and national guidelines standards radioactive waste with radiation protection…