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Our hospital administrators recently expressed concern
over how to enhance the clinical treatment of cancer patients.
Patients with cutaneous lymphoma have lesions around their total skin area,
making treatment with surgical operation impossible and chemotherapy or
radiation therapy as the only viable options. Radiation therapy can alleviate the
condition of skin scratches. The most effective radiation therapy is the
Standford of six dual fields. However, this treatment requires a
relatively long distance away from the patient in the treatment room so that the
patients body can be covered. (NOTE : Add 2-4 sentences that describe
characteristics of the problem or statistics that reflect its severity)
Consequently, the source-to-surface distance must be set to 415cm, i.e.
longer than other hospital department uses, with electron beams having an
energy range of 4 to 9 MeV. A hospital without a large treatment room would
find such treatment impossible to perform. For clinical
considerations, this must be spread around to the dose distribution and
decrease the SSD to less than 300cm.
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Therefore, we recommend examining the feasibility of
adopting total skin electron beam irradiation (TESI) to treat patients with
pruritus skin cancer by attempting to improve the dose distribution and
decrease the SSD to less than 300 cm through variation of the dosage
level, as achieved by electron energy, the scattering material, proximity of
patient to the electron beam and variation in treatment angle.
To do so, uniform dose distribution and reduced photon dose for
patients can be achieved under the following conditions: a range of 4
MeV 12 MeV of electron energy, a distance of 3 5 meters between
the patient receiving treatment and the electron beam, and a range of
15 20 degrees in treatment angle. The scattering material can comprise
acrylic, wire netting and plastic material. Finally, the dose distribution can
be measured under various conditions. As anticipated,
analytical results can demonstrate the effectiveness of adopting TESI to
treat patients with pruritus skin cancer. The results of this
study can provide a valuable reference when treating patients with
pruritus skin cancer. (NOTE : Add 2-4 sentences that describe more
thoroughly how the proposed method contributes to a particular field or
sector)
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During our most recent weekly group meeting,
participants expressed concern over humans receiving radiation harm
during therapeutic treatment. Industrial Technology
Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan has been exploring the feasibility of
using natural radioactive material in clothing to preserve warmth and
comfort, with tentative plans to manufacture such clothing with
radioactivity material in the near future. However,
neither a comprehensive verification system nor standards have been
established for this method owing to its novel technological application,
possibly leading to damage to the human body from the radiation
spontaneously irradiated by natural radioactivity nuclei despite the
original intention of producing warmth. (NOTE : Add 2 sentences that
describe characteristics of the problem or statistics that reflect its
severity)
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Owing to their varying characteristics,
cells have different radiation dose acceptance levels. For
instance, while some cells, e.g., completed division cells,
can receive a radiation dose of 20Gy to induce certain
biological effects, others, e.g., uncompleted division cells,
can not receive a radiation dose exceeding 5Gy.
The inability to ensure that humans would not
incur radiation harm from such an application in clothing
manufacturing would neglect the potential of adopting
natural radioactive material to sustain body warmth and
comfort in apparel wear.
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Therefore, we recommend designing a
comprehensive verification system for a novel radiation
dose-based method developed at Industrial Technology
Research Institute (ITRI) to enhance the warmth and comfort
of clothing through radiation irradiated by natural radioactive
materials. To do so, the radiation dose in
clothing containing natural radioactive materials can be
measured. The radiation dose in the clothing can then be
calculated and simulated using Monte Carlo software. Next,
a correlation of the results can be made using the two steps
of radiation dose calculation. By using Monte Carlo software,
both the actual radiation dose measurements and the validity
of the actual human measurements can be verified. After the
validity of actual measurements is confirmed, the steps of
dose measurement can be constructed. The entire
verification standard can be established as well.
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As anticipated, according to the proposed
verification system the average human radiation dose
adopted from nature and article radiation can be 1.62 mSv/y.
Under 5 cGy, although the radiation dose does not have any
the biological effect, it causes a slight blood change when
the radiation dose exceeds 15 cGy. Therefore, adequate
control should be made of the radiation dose irradiated from
the clothing containing radioactive material; safety must also
be ensured when warming the clothing.
Results of this study can contribute to ongoing efforts to
establish a radiation dose measurement process and
standard, thus ensuring safety when warm and comfortable
clothing are worn. (NOTE : Add 2-4 sentences that describe
more thoroughly how the proposed method contributes to a
particular field or sector)
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