ANALYSIS OF SOLUTIONS One of the effects that ionizing radiation has on the human body is the appearance of cancer. To treat cancer‚ ironically‚ radiation is often used. Radiation treatment is the 2nd most common form of cancer treatment‚ next to surgery. The National Cancer Institute estimates that over half of all cancer patients receive radiation treatment sometime over the course of their illness (Radiation Therapy and You 2). It can be used alone to fight cancer or can be used in combination
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Radioactive tracers for diagnostic purposes 2. Radiation source in therapy 3. Research and 4. Sterilization The radioisotope therapy has been available to those disease conditions in which extensive cellular malfunction exists. Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals are used to derive detailed description of the morphology and dynamic functioning of the various internal organs of the body. The radiopharmaceutical accumulated in an organ of interest emit gamma radiation which are used for imaging of the organs
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interpret information on every organ system in the body. Nuclear medicine is a special branch of medicine or medical imagery. It uses radioactive isotopes that rely on the process of unstable atomic nucleic emission of ionizing particles and radiation to diagnose and treat disease. Radiation looks at both the function and the anatomy of the body to establish a diagnosis and treatment. The tests use small amounts of radioactive material to assist with diagnosis. Radiopharmaceuticals or radiotracers are
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nuclear fission and fusion. The nuclear fission is the process in which the nuclei of atoms split into two or more fragments under bombardment by neutrons. Nuclear fusion is also called thermonuclear fusion. Nuclear power plants are powered by nuclear radiation using nuclear fission as heat that produces electricity. Nuclear weapons are commonly bombs that cause large destruction. THESIS STATEMENT: “Nuclear results to destructive and serious problems.” SPECIFIC QUESTIONS: 1. What are the effects
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Cell Tower Radiation on Human Body Neha Kumar (Director‚ WILCOM Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) Prof. Girish Kumar (I.I.T Bombay) ISMOT- 2009 OBJECTIVE Radiation measurements near the cell towers EMF exposure Safety norms Review Biological effects (far below current standards) Radiation Shield (reduce Radiation levels) Electromagnetic Radiations Radiation emitted from Cell Phones‚ Cell phone towers‚ Wi-Fi‚ TV and FM towers‚ microwave ovens‚ etc are called Electromagnetic radiations and are known
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15% in Ukraine and Russia and the other 15% dispersed over the rest of the world. Most of Europe receives additional radiation and even as far as North America‚ a significant rise in the daily intake of radiation can be noted. A 30% increase in child mortality was registered in May and June of 1986 in New Jersey‚ while southern Germany measured a 70% rise. 3 80-90% of the radiation dose received by the inhabitants of the affected areas was and is internal‚ due to the oral intake of contaminated
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non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. That radiation can destroy and infect some tissues of the ear over a long period of time of using your cellular device. They say that it spreads through the tissues of your brain and forms a tumor. There are many types of electromagnetic radiation‚ which are all dangerous to your health. Such as; radon‚ cosmic rays‚ x-rays‚ non-ionizing‚ and ionizing. The type of electromagnetic radiation what can probably give a high risk of getting cancer is ionizing. There
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Radioisotopes: When radiation collides with molecules in living cells it can damage them. If the DNA in the nucleus of a cell is damaged‚ the cell may become cancerous. The cell then goes out of control‚ divides rapidly and causes serious health problems. Radiation warning symbol The greater the dose of radiation a cell gets‚ the greater the chance that the cell will become cancerous. However‚ very high doses of radiation can kill the cell completely. We use this property of radiation to kill cancer
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simulations show that a combined use of textiles with the right properties as a shield provides great possibilities for reduction of the RF effects over the human body. This can be proved from the results obtained at probe 1 which estimate the amount of RF radiation below the skin layer‚ are showing that the average SAR level with all kinds of shielding materials is ≥ 400 % lower than in the case without shielding (in the case with both shielding materials the reduction is > 300 times in the strength of the
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Case Study of Management Information System “When Radiation Therapy Kills” (Ethical and Societal Issues in Information System) Background of the case: When the new radiation therapies are raised‚ they’ve promised to cure people from illness. Contemporary radiation therapy offers a good example of society failing to anticipate and control the negative impacts of a technology powerful enough to kill people. Advanced technologies in radiation treatment represent hope and a chance to live and survive
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