All About Radiation Medicine

Exposure to radiation causes damage to living tissue. Our bodies are made up of tiny little things called cells.

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Radiation therapy treats cancer by using high energy waves to kill tumor cells.

All about radiation medicine. Being exposed to too much radiation can be harmful if. The broad area of x ray use is called radiology. Consequently a range of different sources both natural and man made contribute to our exposure to ionizing radiation in daily life.

We often hear about radiation and usually we hear about it when its hurt someone. Radiation is a double edged sword. The most well known is using x rays to see whether bones are broken.

There are many uses of radiation in medicine. Radiation therapy is a treatment for cancer. Ionizing radiation has many practical uses in medicine research and construction but presents a health hazard if used improperly.

Do you want to know about radiation therapy. Radiation is and always has been a natural part of our environment. Find out why doctors recommend it what it involves and what side effects it can cause.

Within radiology we find more specialized areas like mammography computerized tomography ct and nuclear medicine the specialty where radioactive material is usually injected into the patient. Its important to talk with her about how the treatment might make you feel and what you can. When you get radiation therapy youll work with a doctor who specializes in this type of medicine.

Japanese journal of radiology is a peer reviewed journal officially published by the japan radiological society. Its a natural conundrum. The two straight lines are.

Radiation is a double edged sword. The goal is to destroy or damage the cancer without hurting too many healthy cells. You have to use a microscope to make them big enough to.

I can tell you all about it. High doses result in acute radiation syndrome ars with skin burns hair loss internal organ failure and death while any dose may result in an increased chance of cancer and genetic damage. Benefits and risks of radiation.

Cells are so tiny that you cant see them with your eyes. The main purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for the publication of papers documenting recent advances and new developments in the field of radiology in medicine and biology. A person may receive it alongside another treatment or alone.

Although it certainly can hurt people radiation is also a key component in medical imaging and is used to cure. In the wrong place its very damaging yet we use it in medicine all the time. This treatment can cause side.

The graphic to the left show three graphs for radiation health effects. The straight line is the linear no threshold model. Radiation therapy hi im michel.

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