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*Abbreviated ''Sv''. | *Abbreviated ''Sv''. | ||
*"Biologic effect"/mass.<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|222}}</ref> | *"Biologic effect"/mass.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_222>{{Ref PCPBoD8|222}}</ref> | ||
<math>Sv = X \cdot dose</math> | <math>Sv = X \cdot dose</math> | ||
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*Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy. | *Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy. | ||
*Lymphoma ~ 20 to 40 Gy. | *Lymphoma ~ 20 to 40 Gy. | ||
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*DNA damage is thought to depend on reactive oxygen species. | |||
**Therefore, poorly oxygenated and poorly vascularized tissues are less sensitive to radiation exposures/treatments.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_222>{{Ref PCPBoD8|222}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:57, 12 May 2011
Radiation oncology is a place where people go after the pathologist has called it cancer.
Dose
- Measure with several units.
Gray
- Abbreviated Gy.
- Energy/mass.
Sievert
- Abbreviated Sv.
- "Biologic effect"/mass.[1]
Where:
- X = fiddle factor for type of tissue and type of radiation.
- dose = dose in Gray.
Typical total dose
- Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy.
- Lymphoma ~ 20 to 40 Gy.
Biology
- DNA damage is thought to depend on reactive oxygen species.
- Therefore, poorly oxygenated and poorly vascularized tissues are less sensitive to radiation exposures/treatments.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 222. ISBN 978-1416054542.