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    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:…

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    and solar radiation are very bad for astronauts working in space to be exposed to, because they can get low blood count, radiation sickness’s, cataracts, melanoma, cancer… and potentially even death. Luckily their are a few scientific and natural solutions to prevent astronauts from being exposed to radiation from space, but their are no solutions which can completely prevent astronauts from being exposed. One of the things which prevent astronauts from being exposed to solar radiation is to…

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    How Did Radiation Change

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    Medicine Changed by Radiation Radiation has changed over the years and wasn’t even known to be used in medicine until after it was used in the military in World War II. It was discovered by a German scientist but then the possibilities of all the things it could be used for was discovered by a Polish-born French scientist. Radiation changed medicine for the better by killing off cancerous, disease ridden germs and cells, this is significant because it changed the way we look at treatment. In…

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    Radiation Therapy What is Radiation Therapy? Radiation therapy is one of the most common, innovative and successful forms of cancer treatments of the modern world. It can successfully treat and cure approximately 50 unique forms of cancer1, utilizing alpha, beta and gamma radiation to destroy or damage cancer cells2. This helps prevent the rapid multiplication of the destructive cells, with minimal impact upon the somatic cells surrounding the cancerous area, and treats both primary, and…

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    I was first introduced to radiation therapy by going to my mother’s cancer treatments. Her therapist was one of the most empathetic and compassionate people she received care from. The therapist telling me about her job and seeing it help my mom was the spark that ignited my passion to become a radiation therapist. Since my initial introduction to radiation therapy I have researched the profession, schools and been on several job shadows. I was an observer at several healthcare facilities…

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    patients with brain metastasis with an improvement in overall survival and quality of life (24, 25). Despite the advances in planning and application of radiation therapy, its side effects cannot be overemphasized. There is a significant damage to surrounding normal brain parenchyma following radiation therapy, which is usually grouped as adverse radiation effects (AREs) (26-28). The incidence of AREs after SRS is low with a 1-year cumulative incidence of 13%-14% in the literature (29). In a…

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    of natural radiation daily, even pregnant women. However, during pregnancy getting a medical x-ray and receiving any man-made radiation can be harmful to the mother and the unborn fetus as well as the technologist performing the examination. Let’s explore and discuss the effects that radiation can have on the pregnant patient, the unborn embryo/fetus, the pregnant technologist, and the protective or precautionary measures that can be taken to reduce as much harm as possible. Radiation can have…

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    difficult to design a dirty bomb that would be able to deliver large enough doses of radiation to cause a large number of fatalities or cause immediate…

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    We know that radiation is harmful to us, even the sun’s UV waves are know to cause skin cancer. Than why, you may ask, do you think radiation is so good for us when it is so bad for our health? Well, for starters the two biggest types of power right now are Nuclear and Coal. If you have been keeping up with the environmental status coal is not helping the climate. People want to enjoy technology, but that costs power, which comes from coal. How do we balance these two, protecting the…

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    and/or both radiation therapy. Chemo is a well-known therapy that uses strong chemical substances to kill fast growing cancer cells in one’s body. Radiation therapy is a dangerous treatment that uses high energy particles or waves to kill cancer cells. These are not the safest treatments to choose. As these treatments get rid of the cancer cells they also get rid of the healthy cells. Also many of the “short term” side effects become long-term side effects and can lead to death. Radiation and…

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