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'''Radiation oncology''' is a place where people go after the pathologist has | '''Radiation oncology''' is a place where people go after the [[pathologist]] has [[diagnosis|diagnosed]] it as [[cancer]]. | ||
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
* | *Measured with several units. | ||
===Gray=== | ===Gray=== | ||
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===Sievert=== | ===Sievert=== | ||
*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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*dose = dose in Gray. | *dose = dose in Gray. | ||
===Typical | ===Typical doses=== | ||
Single dose:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_222>{{Ref PCPBoD8|222}}</ref> | |||
*<0.5 Gy no histologic change. | |||
*1-2 Gy proliferating cells die. | |||
*10 Gy overt necrosis. | |||
Total: | |||
*Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy. | *Solid tumours ~ 60 to 80 Gy. | ||
*Lymphoma ~ 20 to 40 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.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_222>{{Ref PCPBoD8|222}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Oncology]]. | *[[Oncology]]. | ||
*[[Radiation colitis]]. | |||
*[[Radiation changes]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|1}} | {{Reflist|1}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Radiation_Oncology Radiation oncology (wikibooks.org)] - has substantial content and includes the AJCC staging. | |||
[[Category:Clinical]] | [[Category:Clinical]] | ||