Radiation

Radiation is defined as emission of energy in the form of x rays and gamma rays. It is transmitted from one place to another. Ionizing radiation is high energy waves that pass the body's tissue, that produces positive and negative charged particles. These high energy waves remove electrons from atoms and cause an interaction between the x rays and the patient. This process is referred to as ionizing radiation. The amount of energy acquired from ionizing radiation is absorbed into the patients…

This paper will discuss such radiation focusing on what are they, what impact they have on human bodies, why it is not a concern on Earth, and what progress has been made to protect astronauts from it. To begin with, it is worth discussing what are these radiations. NASA’s paper “Understanding Space Radiation” divided space radiation into three general categories: particles which are generated by the sun, trapped by Earth’s magnetic…

radioactive isotopes and radiation had a major impact on the creation of more elements and the grand advances in the science and medical fields. Of these advancements some of the most prominent uses of these technological advancements is the use of CAT scans, X-rays and MRI. Which are all used to get a better look at the insides of the human body, and to further diagnose serious problems, and reduce recovery times on surgeries. The X-ray is one of the most common use types of radiation used 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…

corned beef had been treated with radiation in order to kill any harmful microorganisms that might have been present in the canned meat. Since its accidental discovery, D. radiodurans has been intriguing scientists with is astonishing resistance to ionizing radiation, UV radiation, electrophilic mutagens, oxidizing agents, and desiccation. This gram-positive bacteria usually forms in spherical pairs or tetrads; it is not only able to survive gamma radiation greater than 2,000 DSBs (per…

followed after. Majority of the citizens of developed radiation poisoning due to bomb. Ten thousand had 4th degree burns on their bodies by atomic radiation. There was a fire after the blast that lasted for four days. The smoke from the…

The structure of an essay is very important. It helps a reader easily follow an author’s message. The structure of Rachel Carson’s essay was successful in informing its readers of the effect chemicals have on nature and how this would affect the future of the human race. “Chemicals sprayed on croplands or forest or gardens lie long in the soil, entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death” (Carson 613). This statement explains to the reader the…

cancer, Personality changes, headaches, dizziness, and seizures. But a majority of the cancer cases found in men. At the beginning of the diagnosis of the brain cancer, there are few treatments that can help & fighting for the brain cancer such as radiation, surgery, chemotherapy. Is hard to process the brain cancer. But the treatment depends on the person's health, age, and the size of the tumor. The doctors always work on the surgery first to remove the tumor from the brain. If the surgery…

external beam radiation therapy services using the most advanced equipment and techniques for both cancerous and benign conditions. External beam (NCI, 2015) radiation therapy involves delivering a high-energy x-ray beam produced by a linear accelerator. The beam is a patient specific customized treatment field that takes into account the size and shape of the tumor. By customizing the treatment field allows us to better spare normal surrounding tissue and organs. We offer advanced radiation…

civilization cars and trucks. Also, no one in insight. -Radiation is measured by a device called a Geiger counter. - Cities, in Russia and America, it will read 10-12 microroentgen per hour, supposedly. - A dose of 500 roentgen within 5 hours is fatal to humans. -However, it takes about 2 1/2 times the dose for humans to kill a chicken and over 100 times to kill a cockroach. -That level is in Chernobyl, who will want to go there with that much radiation beats me. -What happen was doing the test…