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External radiation therapy, where the rays are directed from a source outside the body, is the most common mode of radiation treatment.
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What are the 2 names of radiation?
There are two main types of radiation: External Radiation External radiation is the most common type of radiation, typically given after lumpectomy and sometimes, mastectomy. Internal Radiation Internal radiation is a less common method of giving radiation. It is being studied for use after lumpectomy.
What is the deadliest radiation?
gamma if you're counting external damage, and alpha if you're counting internal
The glow emitted by a substance exposed to external radiation is?
The glow emitted by a substance exposed to external radiation is called fluorescence (Penn Foster page 64 of the Light Study Guide.
Energy can enter the earth system from internal sources through convection and from external sources through what?
Energy can enter the earth system from internal sources through convection and from external sources through radiation from the Sun (solar energy).
Can radiation patients be near babies?
Radiation patients can get near babies if they have been given an external beam radiation. However, if they have been given the injected radioactive isotope, a common treatment for thyroid diseases, they cannot go near babies or even other individuals for that matter.
What happens in external radiation therapy?
In external radiation therapy a beam of radiation is directed from outside the body at the cancer
What are the source of radiation?
Cosmic radiation External terrestrial and internal radiation
Who performs External radiation therapy?
A radiation oncologist
What are the 2 names of radiation?
There are two main types of radiation: External Radiation External radiation is the most common type of radiation, typically given after lumpectomy and sometimes, mastectomy. Internal Radiation Internal radiation is a less common method of giving radiation. It is being studied for use after lumpectomy.
Which radioisotope acts as an external source of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer?
Cobalt-60 is the radioisotope that acts as an external source of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer.
How is radiation therapy administered?
Radiation therapy is delivered via external radiation or via internal radiation therapy (the implantation/injection of radioactive substances).
Just under half of man's exposure to external natural radiation comes from?
Cosmic Radiation
Is a person who has been exposed to external radiation by definition radioactive?
No.
What is the deadliest radiation?
gamma if you're counting external damage, and alpha if you're counting internal
The glow emitted by a substance exposed to external radiation is?
The glow emitted by a substance exposed to external radiation is called fluorescence (Penn Foster page 64 of the Light Study Guide.
What are 3 reasons radiation sickness varies?
Radiation sickness varies depending upon duration of exposure, whether it was an internal or external exposure, and the dosage of radiation.
What is External radiation therapy like?
It is like having a bone x-rayed
