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What is Radon?
What are carcinogens?
Cancer-causing agents.
What is carcinogenesis?
The development of cancer.
What are carcinomas?
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What is a gene?
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What increases cancer probability with radiation exposure?
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Why should radiographers follow extensive personal radiation protection procedures?
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Which population group has the highest risk of developing cancer?
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What is the risk of developing cancer from radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging?
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What is the most common cause of skin cancer?
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Which radiation dose-response relationship do leukemia and breast cancer follow?
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Study Notes
Radiation Protection Somatic Effects
- Radon: A heavy, radioactive gas, colorless and odorless, formed from uranium decay.
- Carcinogens: Agents that can cause cancer in living tissue.
- Carcinogenesis: Process leading to the creation of cancer cells.
- Carcinomas: Solid tumors originating from epithelial tissue; significant cancer category.
- Gene: Basic heredity unit on chromosomes composed of DNA, containing specific sequences related to characteristics.
- Gene amplification: Increase in the expression of a gene due to extra copies found in a cell.
- Gene p53: An important tumor suppressor gene that can also induce cell death in malignant cells.
- Leukemia: Abnormal proliferation of white blood cells, literally referred to as "white blood".
- Oncogenes: Genes that lead to abnormal cellular functions, increasing cancer risk.
- Point mutations: Genetic lesions occurring from the alteration or loss of a single DNA base pair.
- Proto-oncogenes: Normal genes that, when mutated, become oncogenes, involved in cell growth regulation.
- Reciprocal translocation: Chromosomal alteration where pieces of adjacent chromosomes exchange, possibly causing cancer.
- Sarcomas: Cancers originating in connective tissues; another major cancer category.
- Somatic cells: All human body cells except for reproductive (germ) cells.
- Suppressor genes: Genes that inhibit malignant cell replication.
- Somatic effects: Biological damage to individuals exposed to ionizing radiation.
- Early somatic effects: Occur shortly after radiation exposure, within minutes to weeks.
- Late somatic effects: Long-term consequences, manifesting months to decades post-exposure and can stem from high doses or low-level accumulations.
- Nonstochastic effects (deterministic): Effects directly related to radiation dose; severity increases with dose, below a threshold they do not occur.
- Nonstochastic early effects: Symptoms include nausea, fatigue, and skin reactions following early radiation exposure.
- Nonstochastic late effects: Long-term issues like cataracts and organ atrophy arising from previous high radiation doses.
- Stochastic effects (probabilistic): Randomly occurring mutations linked to radiation exposure; the probability of occurrence increases with doses.
- Stochastic late effects: Includes cancer development and embryologic defects.
- Ring formation: Designates cell death due to chromosome ends joining to form a ring structure.
- Dicentric chromosomes: Chromosomes with two centromeres; typically lead to cell death.
- Acentric chromosomes: Chromosomal fragments lacking a centromere.
- Reciprocal translocation aberration: Common radiation-induced chromosomal changes; may not result in immediate cell death but increase cancer risk.
- Cancer: A major stochastic effect from radiation exposure featuring uncontrolled cell growth; can metastasize to distant regions.
- Genetic effects: Mutations in reproductive cells potentially passed to future generations after exposure.
- Radiation exposure: Direct correlation between increased doses and cancer probability.
- Vulnerability: All cells can be cancerous, but certain tissues are more susceptible to malignancies.
- Cancer characteristics: Marked by uncontrolled proliferation of abnormal cells.
- Relative Risk: A model estimating cancer incidence increase in large populations with unknown radiation doses.
- Latent period: Time frame between exposure to a carcinogen and the manifestation of cancer symptoms.
- Radiographers' precautions: Essential due to proven links between radiation exposure and cancer risks.
- Population risk: Higher risk for men compared to women, influenced by lifestyle factors like smoking.
- Cancer from diagnostic imaging: Risk is minimal with very low incidence rates.
- Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR): Committee guiding research on radiation exposure effects.
- Skin cancer etiology: Most commonly arises from excessive sun and UV light exposure.
- Main carcinogens: Include chemicals and radiation sources.
- Cancer severity and dose: Severity is not necessarily dose-dependent.
- Benefits vs. risks: Advantages of radiographic procedures generally outweigh radiation exposure risks.
- Latent period for tumors: Ranges from 20 to 50 years for solid tumors.
- Gene p53 function: Distinct for its ability to suppress and eliminate tumor cells.
- Cancer diversity: Approximately 100 distinct diseases classified under cancer.
- Common cancer sites: Predominantly blood, lymphatic system, skin, and uterus.
- Radiation dose-response: Leukemia and breast cancer follow a linear-quadratic response relationship.
- Cancer risk factors for men: Higher levels of smoking and occupational hazards contribute to increased incidence.
- Ionizing radiation effects: Younger individuals have a heightened risk for developing cancer due to longer latent periods.
- Cancer progression: Initially localized, with potential for systemic spreading via blood or lymphatic systems.
- Oncogene activation: Can result from genetic changes like amplification and translocation.
- Breast cancer probability: Approximately 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer.
- Leading cancer mortality: Lung cancer is the predominant cause of cancer-related deaths.
- Thyroid cancer latent period: Typically varies from 10 to 20 years.
- Occupational cancers: An estimated 5% linked to chemical or environmental pollution exposure.
- Safe radiation exposure threshold: No exposure increases the cancer risk.
- Lung cancer survival rates: The overall 5-year survival rate is about 13%.
- Breast cancer risk factors: Include over 50 years of age, previous cancer history, nulliparity, and late childbirth.
- Absolute Risk: Precise prediction of cancer incidences due to specific radiation doses.
- Cancer origins: Approximately 80% of cancers arise from carcinogens or genetic mutations.
- Cancer dose-response relationship: Almost universally follows a linear-nonthreshold model.
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