PPT-Introduction to Radiation Therapy

By Dr Amr A AbdElghany Introduction to Radiation Oncology Radiation has been an effective tool for treating cancer for more than 100 years Radiation oncologists are doctors trained to use radiation to eradicate cancer. The US Environmental Protection Agency EPA is responsible for advising the government on radiation hazards and regulating certain sources of radioactivity in the environment This booklet provides basic facts about radiation science as well as inform http://www.pi.hitachi.co.jp/rd-eng/product/industrial-sys/accelerator-sys/proton-therapy-sys/proton-beam-therapy/index.html. http://. www.uos.harvard.edu/ehs/radiation/how_dosimeter.shtml. http://www.upmccancercenters.com/cancer/prostate/radbratherapy.html. Bradley . Burton, . PharmD. , BCOP, . CACP. September 13, 2014. 1. Disclosure. No personal or financial disclosures to report. This continuing education activity contains discussion of published and/or investigational uses that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indication, contraindications, and warnings.. . Suzette Turner . Nurse Practitioner. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Amin . Zagzoog. C. ardiology Resident. University of Toronto. FACULTY/PRESENTER DISCLOSURE. Faculty. : Amin . Zagzoog. Radiation Therapy (R/T) For Cancer. About 99% of patients treated with Radiation Therapy (R/T) have malignancies. Approximately 60% of patients with cancer require Radiation Therapy. About 60% get R/T with the aim to cure. for EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER. Dr. Maria C.E. Jacobs. Director, Radiation Oncology. Mercy Medical Center. Baltimore, Maryland. EARLY-STAGE BREAST: . . Local Breast Treatment. BCT consisting of conservative surgery (CS) with lumpectomy/partial mastectomy and RT. transmitted. absorbed. reflected. 1. transmission. Radiation passes through atmosphere unimpeded.. Shortwave and longwave “windows” . 2. absorption. Energy is transferred to absorber; absorber emits energy. Come visit our advanced physical therapy clinic in Brooklyn and meet the best in class physical therapists and chiropractic rehabilitation specialists. Contact us: (718) 998-9877 What is radiation?. Radiation is the giving off of high amounts of energy in the form of particles and/or waves.. The Electroscope. The Geiger Counter. Disposal of Radioactive Wastes. Radiation in Household Products. Minjmaa. . Minjgee. Enkhtsetseg. . Vanchinbazar. Bayarsaikhan. . Luvsandorj. Erdenekhuu. . Nansalmaa.  . (National Cancer Center of Mongolia). INTRODUCTION. Increasing number of cancer cases causes higher demand for services of National Cancer Center of Mongolia (NCCM). The most common cancers in Mongolia are liver, stomach, lung for men; and liver, cervix uteri and stomach for women. . The cell life cycle The cell cycle G0 = Cell is resting G1 = RNA and proteins are made S = DNA is made G2 = Apparatus for mitosis is built M = Mitosis (the cell divides into 2 cells) G0 phase (restin . Radiation is the emission of energy in the form of waves or particles. Radiation that is so powerful that it can remove electrons from atoms is called ionizing.. Examples of types of ionizing radiation are x-rays from medical machines and gamma rays from radioactive substances. . •. Radiation biology . is the study of the action of ionizing radiation on living organisms . •The action is very complex, involving physics, chemistry, and biology . –Different types of ionizing radiation . Jacob Lambeck, M.S.. University of Wisconsin – Madison/UWMRRC. 20 May 2024. Jacob Lambeck - CALOR 2024. 1. CALOR 2024. Tsukuba City, Japan. Calorimeter Applications I. Radiation Therapy (Radiotherapy).