Brachytherapy Brachytherapy (also known as internal radiation therapy) is the use of radioactive ‘seeds’ to help destroy cancerous cells. It is commonly used as a treatment for cervical‚ prostate‚ breast and skin cancer. How long the treatment will take will depend on where the tumor is and how large it is. Brachytherapy works from the inside of the body by placing the radioactive ‘seeds’ into the body next to the tumor. About 4/10 people with cancer have some type of radiation therapy as their treatment
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Did you know there are 120 types of brain and central nervous system tumors that exist (“Understanding Brain Tumors”)? What is a brain tumor? A brain tumor is a collection‚ or mass‚ of abnormal cells in your brain (Lights‚ Verneda). In order to know more about brain tumors‚ people should understand the diagnosis‚ anatomy of the brain‚ grades‚ types‚ and treatment of brain tumors. The first step in finding a tumor is diagnosis. There are a variety of ways to be diagnosed for having a tumor. The first
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Stroke Definition: A stroke is the sudden death of the cells in a specific area of the brain caused by inadequate blood flow. Another name for it is cerebral vascular accident (CVA). A stroke is also called a brain attack. Description: A stroke occurs when an artery bursts or becomes closed when a blood clot lodges in it and blood flow is interrupted to that part of the brain. Blood circulating to that area of the brain served by the artery stops at the point of rupture‚ and the brain tissue
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foraminal impingement. At C5-6‚ there is a central disc herniation with anterior thecal sac impingement. There is no foraminal impingement. Well-corticated loose body is seen posterior to the spinous process of T1 likely related to old trauma. The lumbar scan showed at L4-5‚ there is a broad based disc herniation with severe lateral recess stenosis bilaterally. There is also bilateral foraminal and anterior thecal sac impingement present. At L3-4‚ there is a disc bulge with anterior thecal sac impingement
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Anal tumor is a standout amongst the most aggressive variety of cancer‚ particularly if not detected in its initial stages. Its uncomplimentary location‚ which makes it an unthinkable for a large number of people‚ is yet another reason behind why this tumor is frequently ignored. What Is Anal Tumor? Anal malignancy grows at the opening of the rectum (anus) from a lump which is made by the unusual and uncontrolled development of cells in the anus. Despite the fact that it’s rare‚ it’s often disregarded
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People with Ménière’s disease might have difficulty hearing the difference between words with similar sounds such as “meat” and “beat”. Computed tomography (CT) or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans‚ which give physicians the ability to see inside your head as can be seen in figure 3.2. They can check for peculiarities in the brain and the inner ear as well‚ this is a technique commonly used to find tumors. However‚ in this
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Assignment Front sheet BTEC National Extended Diploma in Applied Science Unit: 20 Medical Physics Techniques Assignment Number:4 Radiotherapy & Radiation Protection Subject /Unit Teacher: Adrian Greaves Tutor & Tutor Group Student Name: KamenStanchev Feedback Date(s): Date Received: Final Hand-in Date: Student declaration : I declare that the work submitted is my own and has not been lent to anybody else or copied from them; that all internet and other references have been acknowledged. or
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Other types of brain scans also may be needed. Your doctor may want to check whether your seizures are related to causes outside the brain. To do so‚ he or she may order basic lab tests. These can include blood tests‚ urinalysis and an electrocardiogram (EKG). Expected Duration
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gallstones have or not: Blood tests can help people to check whether have an infection of gallstones in the gallbladder or not. Computerized tomography scan (CT Scan) allows the doctor to see the condition of the internal organ in the body. Ultrasound is very sensitive and it has 96% of accuracy rate to look for gallstones. Cholescintigraphy (HIDA scan) can diagnose the contraction of the gallbladder is squeeze correctly or not. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the endoscope
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Abstract— This thesis will analyze several similarity measures in a dental identification context. This identification will be based on a 3D scan of a patient’s skull and 2D radiographic images taken respectively post- and ante-mortem. This approach allows to circumvent the variable projection direction and/or incorrect patient positioning when capturing the classic 2D bitewing and periapical images. Three classes of experiments can be distinguished in this paper. First‚ there are the registrations
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