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direct action

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Compton and PE electrons ionize molecules

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indirect actions

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compton/PE electrons interact with water to produce free hydroxyl radicals that are chemically reactive

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how much damage is caused dy direct vs indirect action

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2/3 by indirect action
1/3 by direct action

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why are mammalian cells easier to kill than bacteria?

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hey have more DNA
the more DNA = the easier to inactive biological system
bacteria easier to kill than viruses

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dose required for sterilization

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20,000 Gy

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what is radiobiology

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studies effects of ionizing radiation in cells and animal models

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single strand vs double strand breaks

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single strand is most likely repaired, double strand more likely to result in cell death, carcinogenesis, mutation

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what can damaged somatic cells do?

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Induce cancer
-takes years or decades to develop

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what happens to cells at lower vs higher doses

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lower doses: cells more likely to undergo modification
higher doses: cells more likely to be killed

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what can damaged sperm and egg cells lead to?

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hereditary effects
changes in genetic code of a germ cell can affect future generations

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what does cell killing depend on?

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LET of radiation
dose rate (higher = more kill), repair can occur when delivery is protracted
fractionation (reduces cell kill- helps protect normal tissues)
oygenation (2-3 X more sensitive than anoxic cells)

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what does law of bergonie and tribondeau state?

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highest sensitivities occur when cells are undifferentiated and have high mitotic rates
therefore rapidly proliferating cells (ex bone marrow stem cells) are sensitive whereas highly differentiated and non-proliferating cells (ex neurons) are least sensitive

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are peripheral lymphocites sensitive to radiation?

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YES
even though they are differentiated and don’t divide
(they are an exception)

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why are oxygenated cells more sensitive than anoxic cells?

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oxygen prolongs lifetime of free radicals, promoting bond breaking

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deterministic effects

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have a treshold dose
-for doses below treshold, effect won’t occur, for doses much above, effects are expected to occur in all exposed individuals
severity may increase with increasing dose

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examples of deterministic effects

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skin burns
epilation
eye cataracts
sterility

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stochastic effects

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have no treshold dose
-pertain to carcinogenesis and induction of hereditary effects in offspring of exposed individuals
-severity is independent of radiation dose
-dose only affects probability of effect occurring

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lethal uniform whole body dose

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5 Gy

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how do you triage the severity of acute radiation exposures?

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-peripheral lymphocyte count
-immediate diarrhea, fever, hypotension

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what whole body dose sterilizes stem cells

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2 Gy
reduces circulating blood elements within 2-3 weeks
hematopoietic syndrome

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what is LD50

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uniform whole body dose that kills 50% of population
3-4 Gy without medical intervention
-at whole body doses above 8 Gy, absence of immune system means survival is very unlikely

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what would whole body doses of > 10 Gy do?

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lilely kill everyone in 5-10 days due to loss of epithelial lining of GI tract (GI syndrome)

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what would whole body dose of 100 Gy do

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kill everyone in 1-2 days from permeability changes in brain blood vessels (cerebrovascular syndrome)

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peak skin dose

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-usually occurs where radiation enters patient
-used to predict likelihood of skin burns

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is exposed skin area taken into account when predicting burns?
No
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time scales for onset of skin deterministic effects
prompt: < 2 weeks early: 2-8 weeks mid term: 6-52 weeks long term: > 40 weeks
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peak skin dose levels with effects
< 2 Gy : no effects 2-5 Gy: erythema possible (prompt or early) 5-10 Gy: for sure erythema (prompt or early), prolonged erythema may occur mid-term, with dermal atrophy or induration long term 10-15 Gy: prompt erythema + early dry/moist desquamation; mid-term erythema, long term dermal atrophy, induration, telangiectasia, weak skin > 15 Gy: prompt erythema, edema, acute ulceration, mid term dermal atrophy, secondary ulceration, dermal necrosis; long term includes telangiactasia, dermal strophy or induration, skin breakdown likely requiring surgery
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national cancer institute categorization of radiation-induced skin injuries
grade 1, 2-10 Gy, faint to moderate erythema grade 2, 5-15 Gy, erythema grade 3, > 10 Gy, moist desquamation in areas other than skin folds and creases grade 4, > 15 Gy, skin necrosis or ulceration of full-thickness dermis
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epilation
occurs temporarily for scalp dose of 3-5 Gy after 2-3 weeks (regrowth of hair starts 2 months after irradiation, may be gray) for dose > 7 Gy epilation likely permanent
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what are cataracts
opacification of eye lens normally transparent eye lens has no way of removing dead or damaged cells -cataracts caused by radiation migrate to posterior pole of lens
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treshold dose for cataracts
per up to 2011: 2 Gy for acute 5 Gy for chronic now ICRP considers treshold to be 0.5 Gy for acute and chronic
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latency period of cataracts
several years after eye lens doses of a few Gy -as doses increases, latency periods may get shorter
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dose tresholds for sterility
0.2 Gy- diminished sperm count 0.5 Gy- azoospermia (temporary sterility, recovery can be 3 years) 6 Gy- permanent sterility
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is acute or fractionated exposure in gonads worse in males?
fractionated permanent sterility can result from 3 Gt fractionated over a few weeks
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doses for sterility in females
depend on age 10 Gy in pre-puberty 2 Gy in premenopausal women
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what is main concern following exposure to radiation below the treshold of deterministic effects?
carcinogenesis
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how are links between exposure and ionizing radiation established?
epidemiologic studies -
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what do epidemiologic studies require?
-large cohorts -control groups -long follow-up periods
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who is usually studied for epidemiological studies?
-A bomb survivors -radiation workers -patients exposed to high doses from therapeutic x-rays
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what do excess cancer deaths depend on?
dose age at exposure time since exposure gender
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where have excess cancers been observed for high dose?
-lung cancer in miners -bone sarcomas and nasopharynx cancers in dial painters -skin cancers in radiologists, dentists, when safety was lax -cancer following radiotherapy for lymphoma, breast cancer -secondary cancers following radiation therapy for chilhood cancer -breast cancer in women who underwent fractionated fluoroscopy
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where have excess cancers been observed for high dose?
-thyroid cancer in kids treated for tinea capitis -10 mGy to uterus= childhood cancer -cancer in bomb survivors exposed to only 30 mGy -leukemia and brain tumours in children who underwent CT -
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for whom is thyroid cancer more likely?
women, children
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what organs are most susceptible to radiation-induced malignancy
bone marrow, colon, lung, breast, stomach, childhood thyroid
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moderately radiosensitive organs
bladder, liver, esophagus
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what is latency
time between irradiation and appearance of malignancy
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latency period for leukemia
few years at least 2 years
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latency period for solid tumours
decades at least 5 years
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what model is used for cancer risk estimates in diagnostic imaging?
linear no treshold model
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beneficial effect of radiation
hormesis not accepted as an excuse for radiating someone
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what is BEIR
Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation US comittee that provides detail on radiation risks -similar risk estimated to UNSCEAR and ICRP
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what is UNSCEAR
UN Scientific committee on effects of atomic radiation - similar risk estimates to BEIR and ICRP
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what is ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection -similar risk estimates to BEIR and UNSCEAR
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are males or females more radiosensitive?
females, by 70 % -breast and lung cancer account for these differences
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newborns are how much more radiosensitive than 25 year olds?
3 X seniors are 3 X less sensitive than 25 year olds
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how much are we likely over or underestimating radiation risks?
2-3 X
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what is the risk of cancer for an american who isn't exposed to radiation
40 %
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how do hereditary effects occur?
-irradiation of germ cells involved in reproduction -stochastic process with no treshold -radiation increases incidence of mutations that occur spontaneously
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is there epidemiological evidence of hereditary effects in exposed humans?
No -children of A bomb survivors did not show effects -all data comes from animal studies
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types of hereditary effects
mendelian chromosomal multifactorial
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ICRP hereditary risk
0.2%/Gy to the 2nd generation for the whole population 0.1%/Gy for the working population since this excludes children
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what percent of spontaneous mutations in humans is due to natural background radiation?
a few percent
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what is doubling dose
-absorbed dose to gonads of whole population that would double the spontaneous mutation incidence 1-2 Gy
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hereditary effects account for what % of total detriment when populations are irradiated
8 % i.e. Wt of 0.08 for gonads
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how is gestation in humans divided?
pre-implantation (conception to 9 days) organogenesis (10 days to 6 weeks) fetal (6 weeks to term)
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what can happen to fetus given exposure to radiation?
nothing if exposed before fertilization -radiation can result in death to fetus -congenital malformations if exposed during organogenesis -can get growth retardation and mental retardation -depends on gestational age and amount of radiation received
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what is background incidence of congenital abnormalities in US in absence of any radiation
5 %
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who offers advce on deterministic risks at different levels of radiation exposure?
ACR practice guideline for imaging pregnant women
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deterministic risk to fetus for dose < 50 mGy
-no risk
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deterministic risk to fetus for dose 50-100 mGy
-scientifically uncertain -may be too subtle to be detected
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deterministic risk to fetus for dose > 100 mGy
-deterministic effect may occur -embryo death during pre-implantation -major malformations during organogenesis -reduced head size and mental impairment most likely during 8-15 week gestational age, with much lower risk for 16-25 weeks
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dose for risk of carcinogenesis in the fetus
10 mGy, especially during 3rd trimester
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plot of deterministic effect and childhood cancer incidence as a function of dose
for deterministic, x goes from 100-10,000 mGy, risk goes from 0 (100) to 50 (1,000) to 100 (10,000) in a sigmoid shape for chilhood cancer, x goes from 0 to 100 mGy risk increases as straight lie from 0.2 (at 0 mGy) to 1 (at 100 mGy) 0.2 % at 0 mGy is background childhood cancer incidence
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what has been used for radiation protection purposes regarding carcinogenesis due to exposure of fetus
-for dose of 25 mGy, risk of 0.2% of childhood cancer -likely reasonable during 3rd trimester but conservative during 1st and 2nd trimester therefore, a scan that delivers 25 mGy to fetus doubles the likelihood of childhood cancer since background incidence is 0.2 %
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when is radiation induced erythema likely to be observed after skin is exposed?
10 days most lilely to occur for peak skin dose of 5 Gy or more
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for a population exposed to uniform whole-body doses, genetic defects are currently estimated to contribute what % to the total detriment?
8% because wt = 0.08

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