Radiation in medication
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- What is radiotherapy used for?
- What are medical tracers used for?
- What type of radiation can damage cells?
- How does ionizing radiation affect DNA?
- What happens if cells receive a large enough dose of radiation?
- What is radiation sickness?
- What are the symptoms of radiation sickness?
- How can radiation be beneficial in medicine?
- What is the process called that uses radiation to treat cancer?
- What are the two main methods of delivering radiation in radiotherapy?
- How do external sources deliver radiation?
- What is the internal method of delivering radiation?
- What type of radiation is usually used in the internal method?
- Why do both radiotherapy techniques have side effects?
- How do medical tracers work?
- How can radioactive isotopes be introduced into the body?
- What is the purpose of tracking the movement of isotopes?
- What radioactive isotope is mentioned for thyroid gland absorption?
- Why are gamma rays preferred for medical tracers?
- What is the ideal half-life for isotopes used in medical tracers?
- What is the risk-benefit analysis in using radiation?
- Why is using medical tracers generally worth the risk?
- Why is radiotherapy considered worth the side effects?
- Why might some people choose not to have radiotherapy?
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