Radiation therapy

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. The first dosage…

course of treatment (2). Radiation therapy involves exposure to normal tissues as well as the tumor tissue and can cause damage to the normal cells because of the high energy of the gamma and X-ray (1). All molecules in the cell including lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids have potential to receive damage by radiation. However, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) because of its function is the most important molecule in the cell which will be affected by ionizing radiation. Gamma and…

specialized in manufacturing machines which provided radiation therapy to cancer patients. This machine accomplished this by emitting a beam of electrons or x-rays to the cancerous area. This amount of radiation interferes with the cancerous tissue’s ability to grow by disabling the genetic material in the cell. However, since cancerous cells are not the only cells in the body that grow very quickly, skin and hair cells may also become affected by this radiation by causing the hair to fall out…

later, systems were already being designed to use the x-ray for diagnosis. Within 3 years, the radiation was being used in cancer treatment. A single idea for treatment grew in a short period of time, with the help of technology. Today we are seeing scientific advances like never before. As advancements in technology grow, the options for cancer treatment improve drastically. Sterotactic radiation, cytotron, and an implant that can predict which cancer medicines work best are just a…

school to get a bachelor degree, 4 years college education, 2 years of Pre-pharmacy and one year of internship. And also they have to pass a NAPLEX test. And that why pharmacist paid more salary than pharmacy technician. Nuclear Medicine is was a radiation spontaneously medicine used to diagnose and treat disease. It technologist is a highly specialized health care professional who…

Haily Crouse 7th grade Mrs.King January 20, 2016 Agent Orange What is Agent Orange? Agent Orange was a herbicide in also a weedkiller. Agent orange caused many difficulties in birth defects it also affected American republic. Agent Orange was a herbicide an a weedkiller used to eliminate rainforest cover so the VC couldn't use it. Agent orange was used alot in the Vietnam war. According to History.com staff it tells me that about 11 to 13 million gallons of Agent Orage was sparyed in…

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…

I chose the topic of the safety concerns in Radiology because it is a profession that I hope to be into soon. Infants, adults, and other ages in between need to be safe during any form of radiation treatment or procedure. So why are there careless mistakes of people being over exposed to radiation, when it can be so easily prevented? Unborn children are having full “babygram”, which is an x-ray of an infant’s entire body, and leaving sensitive organs exposed with no shielding (Bogdanich & Rebelo…

Stretch marks are the result of sudden weight changes such as those that occur in pregnancy. These ugly marks are actually scars under the top layer of skin that are also called striae. These scars are the result of rapid growth of the tissue while the skin hasn't grown as quickly. The skin ends up with small ridges that the body repairs with new skin growth that become scars. These may begin as dark purplish marks that eventually turn a silvery color. The skin also has a different consistency…

are subjected to radioactive material on a daily basis. According to Cancer Risks among Radiologists and Radiologic Technologists: Review of Epidemiologic Studies “increased mortality due to leukemia among early workers employed before 1950, when radiation exposures were high” (Cancer Risks among Radiologists and Radiologic Technologists: Review of Epidemiologic Studies, N.A.) This shows the correlation between the workers employed in the early years and cancer, this means that people who…