Nuclear Medicine Olivia Nicholson Sannhi Pham Alex Bynum Ryan Hadfeild Olivia Nicholson

What Is It?! Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes to diagnose and treat diseases. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes to diagnose and treat diseases. Olivia Nicholson

Radiation Therapy Radiation is the medical use of ionizing radiation as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells. Works by damaging DNA of cells. Sannhi Pham

Radiation: Conditions It Treats May be used for curative or adjuvant cancer treatment. May be used for curative or adjuvant cancer treatment. Used as palliative or therapeutic treatment. Used as palliative or therapeutic treatment. Commonly used for malignant tumors. Commonly used for malignant tumors. Treats cancers of the bladder, prostate, head and neck. Treats cancers of the bladder, prostate, head and neck. Sannhi Pham

Radiation: Exposed Amount of radiation exposed to a person during radiation treatment varies, depending on type and stage of cancer being treated. Amount of radiation exposed to a person during radiation treatment varies, depending on type and stage of cancer being treated. Radiation is Radiation is measured in gray (Gy). Sannhi Pham

Radiation: Advantages The beam used is more concentrated in one spot to try and spare health skin. Painless.

Radiation: Disadvantages Damage, possibly severe, to epithelial surfaces. Damage, possibly severe, to epithelial surfaces. Hair loss. Hair loss. Tissues which have been irradiated tend to become less elastic over time due to diffuse scarring process. Tissues which have been irradiated tend to become less elastic over time due to diffuse scarring process. Dryness. Dryness. Sannhi Pham

Chemotherapy The treatment of cancers or infections with drugs that have a toxic effect on the cause of the illness. The treatment of cancers or infections with drugs that have a toxic effect on the cause of the illness. Works by killing cancer cells,selectively toxic way. Works by killing cancer cells,selectively toxic way. Different from radiation therapy because it targets specifically cancer cells, not harming the healthy cells. Different from radiation therapy because it targets specifically cancer cells, not harming the healthy cells. Sannhi Pham

Chemotherapy: Categories Teletherapy Teletherapy Brachytherapy Brachytherapy Sannhi Pham

Chemotherapy: Advantages Helps treat cancer effectively. Helps treat cancer effectively. Enables them to enjoy a full, productive life Enables them to enjoy a full, productive life Sannhi Pham

Chemotherapy: Disadvantages Low count of infection-fighting white blood cells. Low count of infection-fighting white blood cells. Low count of red blood cells. Low count of red blood cells. Low platelet count. Low platelet count. Sannhi Pham

X-Rays X-Rays are a type of radiation wave X-Rays are a type of radiation wave X-Rays pass through flesh but not bone X-Rays pass through flesh but not bone Used medically to show bones that are broken or dislocated Used medically to show bones that are broken or dislocated Smaller wavelengths and more energy than ultraviolet waves. Smaller wavelengths and more energy than ultraviolet waves. Alex Bynum

The Discovery of X-Rays Found in 1895 by German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen. It was an accidental discovery. A week later he took the first x-ray photograph in history. Alex Bynum

CAT, MRI, & PET CAT- computerized axial tomography; x-ray photos that are in 3-Dimensional. MRI- magnetic resonance imaging; uses magnetic field and radio waves and computer to produce pictures of internal body parts PET- position emission tomography; used in imaging cellular function of the human body.

Radiology A branch of medicine that specializes in the use of X-rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes and other forms of radiation that is used to diagnose and treat diseases. A branch of medicine that specializes in the use of X-rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes and other forms of radiation that is used to diagnose and treat diseases. Ryan Hadfeild

Education… Graduate from an accredited medical school, pass a licensing examination, and complete at least a four year medical education.

History! 1896 Discovery of radioactivity 1895 X-rays are discovered 1898 Polonium and radium isolated Laboratory tracers 1939 Cyclotron 1938 Technetium-99 discovered Ryan Hadfeild

… And Beyond! Will continue to be at the forefront of modern clinical medicine and technological development. Will continue to be at the forefront of modern clinical medicine and technological development. Many possibilities have opened and will open in the future for nuclear medicine. Many possibilities have opened and will open in the future for nuclear medicine. Ryan Hadfeild

Summing it Up Uses radiation to cure diseases. Uses radiation to cure diseases. Various fields within nuclear medicine. Various fields within nuclear medicine. Many advantages and disadvantages. Many advantages and disadvantages. Numerous different types of technology. Numerous different types of technology. Will be studied farther into the future and will help many more people. Will be studied farther into the future and will help many more people. Olivia Nicholson