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Radiation8
  • This is a type of targeted therapy which uses the physical, chemical and biological properties of the radiopharmaceutical to target areas of the body for radiation treatment. (wikipedia.org)
  • The beta radiation released damages both normal thyroid tissue and any thyroid cancer that behaves like normal thyroid in taking up iodine, so providing the therapeutic effect, whilst most of the gamma radiation escapes the patient's body. (wikipedia.org)
  • After radioiodine treatment the urine will be radioactive or 'hot', and the patients themselves will also emit gamma radiation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Depending on the amount of radioactivity administered, it can take several days for the radioactivity to reduce to the point where the patient does not pose a radiation hazard to bystanders. (wikipedia.org)
  • After a therapeutic administration of 131 I, the patient becomes a potential radiation hazard to other individuals. (snmjournals.org)
  • from cosmic radiation (from the sun and adapted from (NCRP1987a) stars), another 8% from terrestrial sources (radioactive material in rocks and soil), and 11% from internal sources (radioactive materials, primarily potassium-40, from food and water consumed in the daily diet). (cdc.gov)
  • Diagnostic imaging procedures use x-rays systems devices and equipment that release electromagnetic waves or particles called 'ionizing radiation. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • This radiation coming from man-made sources such as X-rays, CT scans, nuclear medicine scans, and PET scans carry major health hazards. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
Nuclear2
  • The related diagnostic modality of nuclear medicine employs the same principles but uses different types or quantities of radiopharmaceuticals in order to image or analyse functional systems within the patient. (wikipedia.org)
  • He was involved in various projects dealing with the assessment of nuclear fuel cycle external costs, occupational exposures management in nuclear facilities, radioactive waste management, and recycling of radioactive materials. (icrp.org)
Cancer1
  • Radionuclide therapy (RNT, also known as unsealed source radiotherapy or molecular radiotherapy) uses radioactive substances called radiopharmaceuticals to treat medical conditions, particularly cancer. (wikipedia.org)
Normal1
  • This allowed pressure to build up in at least one of the reactors cores to about 50% higher than normal (unit 1), and requires venting of very mildly radioactive steam (contains trace levels of tritium). (blogspot.com)