My cousin has stage 4 lung cancer and has been on radiation treatments for 3 weeks to reduce tumors. Wondering if anyone can give me information on really good products to help treat the resulting radiation burns.What is the best treatment for radiation burns from cancer treatment?
His oncologist should give him a prescription for a soothing burn cream. I was very lucky, as my radiation didn't burn my head or face. It just turned a really tan color.
Aww, mommy to super Conrad it's a shame you don't allow people to add you. I've met so many wonderful people on here in the worst of situations. Prayers and Blessings to your little man.What is the best treatment for radiation burns from cancer treatment?
Changes in the skin because of exposure to radiation are often classified as burns. The damage to the skin is caused by the ionizing effects of radiation rather than heat. The depth and severity of the wound, burn or irritation depends on the intensity and frequency of the exposure. While accidental radiation exposure is possible, most cases of radiation burns are among patients who are undergoing radiation therapy as part of cancer treatment.
Cleanliness
1. Keeping your skin clean is the first step to minimizing and treating skin irritation caused by radiation. Use a gentle, non-alkaline soap, avoid oily or perfumed soaps, and use warm water rather than hot water. Gently pat your skin dry rather than rubbing it and don't be alarmed if your skin may be reddened--this is normal. For radiation treatments or exposure to the head, choose a gentle, non-medicated shampoo like baby shampoo.
Comfort
2. Your skin needs moisture to heal properly. Radiation damages your skin and compromises its ability to retain moisture. To soothe your skin, apply skin preparations that contain no petroleum products, alcohol or menthol. Hydrophilic lotions or creams are effective choices, as is natural aloe vera gel. Your doctor can also recommend a brand of lotion or cream, or even prescribe one for you. Pat the lotion or cream gently onto your skin; do not rub. If your skin is unbroken, you can use powder on your skin, but powders tend to be drying rather than moisturizing, so use sparingly.
Inflammation and Infection
3. If your skin is inflamed, your doctor may prescribe a corticosteroid cream. These creams should be used only as directed to prevent further damage to your skin. Steroid creams cannot be used on skin that is broken. If your skin is broken, your doctor may provide special treatment to help prevent infection, particularly since your immune system may be compromised if you are undergoing treatment for cancer. In the case of open wounds, broken skin, or broken and weeping skin, your doctor may prescribe silver sulfadiazine cream or suggest treatment in a hyperbaric chamber. If you develop a break in your skin while using a steroid cream, notify your doctor right away.
4.Hyperbaric oxygen is latest.
Read more: Best Way - Radiation Burn Treatments | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/way_5325720_radiatio鈥?/a>What is the best treatment for radiation burns from cancer treatment?
My son's oncologist prescribed a cream to help ease the pain of the severe burns he got on his back from radiation. Don't put anything on the burns without talking to the oncologist first.
Prayers,
Mommy to Super Conrad, 4 year old brain cancer smasher!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
What type of radiation is let out by paper document scanners?
Can someone let me know what type of radiation is let out by paper document scanners?What type of radiation is let out by paper document scanners?
None unless you consider light a form of radiation.
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/scanner.htm
None unless you consider light a form of radiation.
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/scanner.htm
What proteins absorb high amount of radiation and emits later?
I'm trying to find a protein that absorbs a lot of radiation and emits it later. I'm also trying to find a protein that is not harmful to humans but does absorb radiation. Finally I plan to take the gene of this protein and insert it to a plasmid for cloning. Please help me out thanks.What proteins absorb high amount of radiation and emits later?
Melanin absorbs UV and transforms it to heat.
Melanin absorbs UV and transforms it to heat.
What type of radiation can kill every living organism in less than hours?
Heat can destroy any living organism if the right temperature is met with, the sun is able to destroy anything due to its extreme temperatures.
But what type of radiation can kill every living organism in this planet?What type of radiation can kill every living organism in less than hours?
UV radiations and alpha rays.
But what type of radiation can kill every living organism in this planet?What type of radiation can kill every living organism in less than hours?
UV radiations and alpha rays.
What happened to the news about the nuclear radiation leak in Japan?
The media reported on the Tsunami in Japan for days non-stop. Now they don't even mention the fact that there is radiation spilling out and a possible radiation fallout in Tokyo. And not to mention thousands of people brutally died and are many are still displaced. Shouldn't we be informed about what's going on? Are high levels of nuclear radiation in the atmosphere all of a sudden not a big deal any more?What happened to the news about the nuclear radiation leak in Japan?
I'm a Japanese.
I would like to express deep gratitude to all the people, organizations, and countries that have had concerns about the disaster and offered help to my affected fellows and our country Japan.
As one of the assisted nationals, I would like to tell you some of what I know now.
Now, here in Japan, the central, local governments, and Tokyo Electric Power Company(TEPCO), the operator of damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, conduct surveys and release the findings on radiation or radioactive substances almost every day.
http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/鈥?/a>
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/incident鈥?/a>
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html
According to the survey, few radioactive substances have been detected in the atmosphere over Tokyo for more than ten days. If any, the level of it was far less harmful to people.
As for spreading of radioactive substances, it seems hydrogen explosions at the reactors in the damaged Fukushima plant triggered those materials release in the air. Now no explosion like that has occurred since May 15.
As for radiation leak from the crippled plants, monitored data announced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shows though many times the regulated levels of radiation were detected in some areas around 30 km from the plant, no high level radiation was detected in the areas farther than 50 km from the plant. ( Tokyo is about 200 km far.)
As for restoration at the plant, high level radiation and contaminated debris prevent workers from continuous steady progress. Things are going back and forward.
From these, the possibility of immediate radiation fallout is considered low.
Media must have got no big news these days.
I hope this could ease you.
- the fact that there is radiation spilling out and a possible radiation fallout in Tokyo
I have no idea where you got that garbage from, but it's not correct. If anything, the situation shows how safe nuclear power is. Consider that forty year old plants were hit with an earthquake five times the strength they were designed for and yet they still shut down safely. The generators came on like they were supposed to when grid power was cut. Then the tsunami hit and the generators were wiped out. However, the battery backup still worked for the designed eight hours. The problem happened when no new generators could be put in. Even so the problems have been minimal--media scare mongering for ratings not withstanding.
Here is an informative article describing the situation:
http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fu鈥?/a>
And here is where you find current, factual status information:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsun鈥?/a>
Historical status:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2011鈥?/a>
And a slide presentation that describes the effects:
http://www.slideshare.net/iaea/radiologi鈥?/a>
And here is a chart that helps make sense of the numbers:
http://www.xkcd.com/radiation/
Of course, media news these days is only entertainment, and scare stories bring in the most ratings.What happened to the news about the nuclear radiation leak in Japan?
I think that high levels of radiation in the atmosphere are a big deal, and this is why there is a media blackout. When the media doesn't tell us what is happening with serious matters, it is quite suspicious.
I looked today all over the internet for any new reports on Fukushima, and March 29 was the newest one I could find.
You might look at RT reports on YouTube, as I've been. Russian news seems to be covering this better than our 'free (sup)press' US media.
I keep running into posts from this guy. He seems to know what he's talking about
http://vimeo.com/22960877
Just shows you how important the subjects that are shouted about in our news really are. The Fukushima reactor meltdown has joined the "mosque at ground zero", "anti-immigrant legislation" and a host of other controversial and/or important headlines and disappeared.
The Japanese are still reporting on it and it's where I get my news re the quake.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/What happened to the news about the nuclear radiation leak in Japan?
We have to find out on our own, just like everything else.
Fukushimi reactors were designed by General Electric = NBC = Huge Political Donor = No Radiation News from the controlled government or the controlled mainstream media.
http://whatreallyhappened.com/category/f鈥?/a>
http://fairewinds.com/
As horrible as the nuclear radiation leak and the Japanese tragedy are, we lost hundreds of our fellow citizens in the tornado outbreaks yesterday and that should get our attention at the moment.
well why worry the world or at least america hey lets all sit back and watch the shotgun wedding taking place over the pond the one with the fairy who got his on more off than on girlfriend pregers and is being forced to marry herstage stores veganism
I'm a Japanese.
I would like to express deep gratitude to all the people, organizations, and countries that have had concerns about the disaster and offered help to my affected fellows and our country Japan.
As one of the assisted nationals, I would like to tell you some of what I know now.
Now, here in Japan, the central, local governments, and Tokyo Electric Power Company(TEPCO), the operator of damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, conduct surveys and release the findings on radiation or radioactive substances almost every day.
http://www.mext.go.jp/component/english/鈥?/a>
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/incident鈥?/a>
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html
According to the survey, few radioactive substances have been detected in the atmosphere over Tokyo for more than ten days. If any, the level of it was far less harmful to people.
As for spreading of radioactive substances, it seems hydrogen explosions at the reactors in the damaged Fukushima plant triggered those materials release in the air. Now no explosion like that has occurred since May 15.
As for radiation leak from the crippled plants, monitored data announced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology shows though many times the regulated levels of radiation were detected in some areas around 30 km from the plant, no high level radiation was detected in the areas farther than 50 km from the plant. ( Tokyo is about 200 km far.)
As for restoration at the plant, high level radiation and contaminated debris prevent workers from continuous steady progress. Things are going back and forward.
From these, the possibility of immediate radiation fallout is considered low.
Media must have got no big news these days.
I hope this could ease you.
- the fact that there is radiation spilling out and a possible radiation fallout in Tokyo
I have no idea where you got that garbage from, but it's not correct. If anything, the situation shows how safe nuclear power is. Consider that forty year old plants were hit with an earthquake five times the strength they were designed for and yet they still shut down safely. The generators came on like they were supposed to when grid power was cut. Then the tsunami hit and the generators were wiped out. However, the battery backup still worked for the designed eight hours. The problem happened when no new generators could be put in. Even so the problems have been minimal--media scare mongering for ratings not withstanding.
Here is an informative article describing the situation:
http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fu鈥?/a>
And here is where you find current, factual status information:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/tsun鈥?/a>
Historical status:
http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2011鈥?/a>
And a slide presentation that describes the effects:
http://www.slideshare.net/iaea/radiologi鈥?/a>
And here is a chart that helps make sense of the numbers:
http://www.xkcd.com/radiation/
Of course, media news these days is only entertainment, and scare stories bring in the most ratings.What happened to the news about the nuclear radiation leak in Japan?
I think that high levels of radiation in the atmosphere are a big deal, and this is why there is a media blackout. When the media doesn't tell us what is happening with serious matters, it is quite suspicious.
I looked today all over the internet for any new reports on Fukushima, and March 29 was the newest one I could find.
You might look at RT reports on YouTube, as I've been. Russian news seems to be covering this better than our 'free (sup)press' US media.
I keep running into posts from this guy. He seems to know what he's talking about
http://vimeo.com/22960877
Just shows you how important the subjects that are shouted about in our news really are. The Fukushima reactor meltdown has joined the "mosque at ground zero", "anti-immigrant legislation" and a host of other controversial and/or important headlines and disappeared.
The Japanese are still reporting on it and it's where I get my news re the quake.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/What happened to the news about the nuclear radiation leak in Japan?
We have to find out on our own, just like everything else.
Fukushimi reactors were designed by General Electric = NBC = Huge Political Donor = No Radiation News from the controlled government or the controlled mainstream media.
http://whatreallyhappened.com/category/f鈥?/a>
http://fairewinds.com/
As horrible as the nuclear radiation leak and the Japanese tragedy are, we lost hundreds of our fellow citizens in the tornado outbreaks yesterday and that should get our attention at the moment.
well why worry the world or at least america hey lets all sit back and watch the shotgun wedding taking place over the pond the one with the fairy who got his on more off than on girlfriend pregers and is being forced to marry her
What is the longest wavelength of radiation with enough energy to break carbon-carbon bonds?
Ultraviolet radiation and radiation of shorter wavelengths can damage biological molecules because they carry enough energy to break bonds within the molecules. A carbon-carbon bond requires 348 to break.What is the longest wavelength of radiation with enough energy to break carbon-carbon bonds?
344 nm.
e=hc/lambda
348kj/mol = 348000 j/mol
divide by avogadro's number to get 5.78x10^-19 J to break one bond, set this equal to e
5.78x10^-19 = (6.626x10^-34)(3.00x10^8)/lambda
from there i'ts pretty straightforward...
lambda = 344 nmWhat is the longest wavelength of radiation with enough energy to break carbon-carbon bonds?
i think beta radiation can break them
344 nm.
e=hc/lambda
348kj/mol = 348000 j/mol
divide by avogadro's number to get 5.78x10^-19 J to break one bond, set this equal to e
5.78x10^-19 = (6.626x10^-34)(3.00x10^8)/lambda
from there i'ts pretty straightforward...
lambda = 344 nmWhat is the longest wavelength of radiation with enough energy to break carbon-carbon bonds?
i think beta radiation can break them
What is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
Hi there,
I am doing a physics assignment and am asked to research the relationship between radiation and thickness of a material and wondering if there is a formula for it.
I have searched wikipedia and various websites but it gets EXTREMELY complicated very quickly.
If there is such a thing, can someone please take the time to explain all the terms etc. I am quite slow on the physics stuff.
This would be especially helpful if the formula could be used when only the count rate of the radiation and the density of the material was known.
Thanks for any help!What is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
Io= initial radiation intensity
I= intensity of radiation at thickness x
u=attenuation constant (actually mu) - is related to density, but I don't know a formula for it
x=thickness of material
the equation is I=Ioe^-ux
you might find this link helpful, i don't know what part of wiki you looked atWhat is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
if you have 'Io' intense of radiation in front of the material and 'I' behind that
and the thickness of a material is 'x'
then
I=Io*exp(-m*x)
m=grammical linear density
http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nudat2/What is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
The thicker the material, the less likely you will turn green and smash things.
I am doing a physics assignment and am asked to research the relationship between radiation and thickness of a material and wondering if there is a formula for it.
I have searched wikipedia and various websites but it gets EXTREMELY complicated very quickly.
If there is such a thing, can someone please take the time to explain all the terms etc. I am quite slow on the physics stuff.
This would be especially helpful if the formula could be used when only the count rate of the radiation and the density of the material was known.
Thanks for any help!What is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
Io= initial radiation intensity
I= intensity of radiation at thickness x
u=attenuation constant (actually mu) - is related to density, but I don't know a formula for it
x=thickness of material
the equation is I=Ioe^-ux
you might find this link helpful, i don't know what part of wiki you looked atWhat is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
if you have 'Io' intense of radiation in front of the material and 'I' behind that
and the thickness of a material is 'x'
then
I=Io*exp(-m*x)
m=grammical linear density
http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nudat2/What is the relationship between gamma radiation and the thickness of a material?
The thicker the material, the less likely you will turn green and smash things.
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