Slide1 : Did you know?
∙The McMaster Nuclear Reactor is the only Canadian medium flux reactor in a university environment
Slide2 : A Look at the Nuclear Reactor
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Safety Comes First… : Safety Comes First…
Issues in Radiation Biology… : Issues in Radiation Biology…
Slide6 : ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN THE ULTRAVIOLET RANGE CAN CAUSE SKIN CANCER
Slide7 : To date, there has been no reliable evidence that electromagnetic radiation from cell phones can harm our health.
Slide8 : What is the effect of low dose and low dose rate radiation on occupationally exposed workers? Nuclear Research Reactor at Chalk River Laboratories, Ontario
Slide9 : TECHNIQUES IN RADIATION BIOLOGY…
Slide10 : Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH):
Detects Mutations in Specific DNA Sequences
Slide11 : DELETION TRANSLOCATION Spectral Karyotyping (SKY):
Detects Damage to Chromosomes
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Slide13 : A behind the scenes look at laser eye surgery…
IMAGING : IMAGING
Slide15 : Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Slide16 : Positron Emission Tomography of the Brain
Slide17 : Positron Emission Tomography (PET) as a Diagnostic Tool
Slide18 : MRI Images of the Brain
Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT SCAN) : Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT SCAN)
CANCER TREATMENTS : CANCER TREATMENTS
Slide21 : RADIATION THERAPY
Slide22 : Linear accelerators rotate around the patient in order to maximize the dose to the cancerous region of the body and minimize the dose to healthy tissues. Before treatment, the patient is contoured to provide computerized images.
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY : PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY www.bmb.leeds.ac.uk/pdt/PDToverview.htm
Slide24 : SOME COURSES IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH PHYSICS…