Hadron therapy or often referred to as
Hadron therapy or often referred to as
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 1895, radiation had just been discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a professor at Wuerzburg University in Germany. ("History of Radiography").…
1.Magnetic resonance imaging uses the property of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to take the image of nucleus has magnetization of its own and in MRI scanner patient is placed between a large magnet. This allows nucleus of atoms to align themselves according to their magnetization which leads to the production of magnetic field which is noticed by MRI scanner. This is how magnetic resonance imaging exploits the magnetics properties of the nucleus. 2. Sound waves are longitudinal waves and they produce alternately states of compression and rare fraction at a point in a medium.…
Maria, Job well done, I felt your image acquisition discussion assignment was very informative. The assignment was well written and easy to follow. What I thought was very insightful was the section on radiation therapy. Radiation therapy is an important modality that changes many lives. I can only imagine the impact PACS has made on this field of radiology.…
Radiation therapy, the second method, requires the application of high energy X-rays to shrink the tumor and kill the malignant cells. The rays may be applied from an external machine or by placing the radiation source directly to the affected part of the body, by means of plastic tubes. Last treatment type is the chemotherapy whereby a combination of drugs is applied to kill the cancer cells. The drugs may be administered by mouth in the capsule form or may be applied intravenously via…
Not only can radium help in detecting cancer but also in curing cancer as well. Today, doctors use Radium 223 (a radioactive form of the metal radium) called Xofigo to treat prostate cancers that have spread to the bones as well as other cancers. Cancer cells are more likely to pick up the radium because they are more active than normal cells, The cancer cells receive a high dose of radiation, while the healthy cells receive low to no radiation at all. (General cancer…
This can cause some very serious side effects; such as “heart damage, lung damage… and other cancers, such as leukemia.” Radiation sends “high energy beams, such as x-rays, to kill cancer cells.” The length of time that you receive radiation depends on how far along the cancer is and what stage you are on. Some rather serious risks of radiation are the symptoms “heart disease, stroke, thyroid problems… other forms of cancer, such as breast or lung cancer.” One last form of treatment is stem cell transplants.…
This relies on a beam of high-energy particles, such as X-rays, directed at the cancer by a machine outside the body. The assault from this concentrated energy kills cells and reduces tumor size. Radiation therapy is often reserved for ALL involving the central nervous system or the testes, or for patients with T-cell disease. One more type of treatment is bone marrow and blood transplant. This consists of replacing diseased bone marrow with healthy blood and bone marrow.…
With help from my mentor, I developed new skills in the process of creating my research project such as collecting data, analyzing my results, forming a conclusion, and fabricating an abstract. By the end of the summer, I completed the research project entitled “Comparisons of Outcomes among Patients Treated with Brachytherapy, External Beam Radiation or Radical Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer.” Further, our abstract was recently submitted for publication in the 2016 American Society of Clinical…
Radiation burns can be caused from the sun (sunburns), tanning beds, sun lamps, x-rays, and radiation from cancer treatments. Arc welding burns can be caused if the person doesn’t wear suitable flame proof clothing and eye protection. A sunburn looks hot, red, and the skin is painful. Prevention is the best way to avoid a sunburn and not using tanning beds.…
The question of whether cancer treatment, such as chemotherapy and radiation, is too harsh has been argued for many years by the general public, scientists and medical professionals. One side of the argument think that chemotherapy and radiation therapy are too harsh in the already stressful and painful process of having cancer. The other side thinks that chemotherapy and radiation are the best way to eliminate cancer cells from the body. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are slightly different types of cancer treatment.…
This gave a detailed overview of radiotherapy and how advances were made over time, from Roentgen discovery of radiographs in 1895, the Curie family discovering radium in 1898 and radiologists drawing up treatment plans with a wax pencil on X-ray films, to MRI, combined CT, PET scanning and constructing intricate, computerized treatment plans based on 3-D images of the…
Many treatments are hard on people's bodies. If your tumor is located in an accessible area surgery is an easy option. Radiation can be internal (in rare cases) or external but takes a high toll on your body and can be toxic. Radiosurgery is very powerful and is somewhat like radiation but it's only done once.…
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death amongst men in the United States. One in six men is estimated to be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Similar trends are found worldwide to mirror those of the United States. However, the progression of prostate cancer is typically slow and does not metastasize all that often. Due to this, treatments can typically be life saving and prostate cancer deaths have declined ~35% from 1997 to 2007.…
Cancer has many forms of treatment, but the two that are known to most are chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Chemotherapy is the use of drugs like cytotoxic and others, where as radiation therapy is the use of x-rays or other similar forms of radiation to cure cancer. Arguments can and more than likely always arise that one form of the two treatments is more beneficial and effective than the other. Considering this, the type of treatment that may be used can differ for each type of cancer, just depending on which one is more useful for the particular illness. The two treatment may differ in a few ways but the biggest one can be the side effects of each one.…
Breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer and other cancers can be treated with radiation therapy using high doses of radiation, in an attempt to destroy or reduce tumors and other cancerous cells. However, sometimes individuals with cancer may die due to too…