Compare a low-dose rate internal radiation treatment to a high dose rate internal treatment. What do you think are the positives and negatives of each?

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Answer 1
Internal radiation is also called brachytherapy. A radioactive implant is put inside the body in or near the tumor. Getting the implant placed is usually a painless procedure. Depending on your type of cancer and treatment plan, you might get a temporary or a permanent implant. Internal radiation therapy (brachytherapy) allows a higher dose of radiation in a smaller area than might be possible with external radiation treatment. It uses a radiation source that’s usually sealed in a small holder called an implant. Different types of implants may be called pellets, seeds, ribbons, wires, needles, capsules, balloons, or tubes. No matter which type of implant is used, it is placed in your body, very close to or inside the tumor. This way the radiation harms as few normal cells as possible.

During intracavitary radiation, the radioactive source is placed in a body cavity (space) , such as the rectum or uterus.
With interstitial radiation, the implants are placed in or near the tumor, but not in a body cavity. The implant procedure is usually done in a hospital operating room designed to keep the radiation inside the room. You’ll get anesthesia, which may be either general (where drugs are used to put you into a deep sleep so that you don’t feel pain) or local (where part of your body is numbed).

One or more implants is put into the body cavity or tissue with an applicator, usually a metal tube or a plastic tube called a catheter. Imaging tests (an x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or CT scan) are usually used during the procedure to find the exact place the implant needs to go.

Before being placed, implants are kept in containers that hold the radiation inside so it can’t affect others. The health professionals handling the implants may wear special gear that protects them from exposure once the implants are taken out of the container. High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy allows a person to be treated for several minutes at a time with a powerful radioactive source that’s put in the applicator. The source is removed after 10 to 20 minutes. This may be repeated twice a day over a few days, or once a day over the course of a few weeks. The radioactive material is not left in your body. The applicator might be left in place between treatments, or it might be put in before each treatment.

People getting HDR sometimes stay in the hospital if it involves multiple day treatments and if the applicator is left in place. There may be special precautions to take after the treatment, so be sure to talk to the cancer care team about this. In this approach, the implant gives off lower doses of radiation over a longer period.

Some implants are left in from 1 to a few days and then removed. You’ll probably have to stay in the hospital, sometimes in a special room, during treatment. For larger implants, you might have to stay in bed and lie still to keep it from moving.

Some smaller implants (such as the seeds or pellets) are left in place and never taken out. Over the course of several weeks they stop giving off radiation. The seeds or pellets are about the size of rice grains and rarely cause problems. If your implants are to be left in, you may be able to go home the same day they’re put in. There may be special precautions to take, so be sure to talk to the cancer care team about this.





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definition of atomic number ​

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The atomic number or proton number (symbol Z) of a chemical element is the number of protons found in the nucleus of every atom of that element. The atomic number uniquely identifies a chemical element. It is identical to the charge number of the nucleus. In an uncharged atom, the atomic number is also equal to the number of electrons.

Answer:

its basically represents the number of protons in the nucleus which in a neutral atom equals the number of electrons outside the nucleus and that determines the place of the element in the periodic table

Explanation:

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what is the name for a change in the enviorment that causes an organism to change it's activity
PLEASE HELP BY TODAYYYY!!!
A, brain
B,Response
C, Parasite
D,stimulus

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ANSWER: D (Stimulus)is the name for a change in the environment that causes an organism to change its activity

Answer: it’s D

Explanation:an event that provokes a specific functional response in an organ or tissue of an organism is called as stimulus

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What type of substances can we separate using electrolyisis and why?​

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Answer:

ionic substances because they contain charged particles

what type of cells are these?
(Plant or animal)

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Answer:

5 is an animal cell, 6 is a plant cell

Explanation:

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5.Animal because it looks like the cells on an octopus tentacle


6.Plant because that looks like the cells on a crease of a leaf



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what Is The Use Of Sulpurdioxide​

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Sulfur dioxide is used as a food preservative, disinfectant, etc.

zinc + hydrogen arsenate—>

What type of reaction is this? (Synthesis, Decomposition, or Single Replacement?

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Answer:

Single Replacement

Explanation:

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11. A chemical reaction happens when chemicals combine to form a new _______

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Answer:

substances

Explanation:

A chemical reaction happens when substances break apart or combine to form one or more new substances.

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At STP (101.3 kPa, 0 °C), what volume would 2.00 moles of oxygen gas occupy? The gas constant is 8.31

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Answer:

44.8 L

Explanation:

Ideal Gas Equation -

i.e.,

PV = nRT

where,

P = pressure

V = volume

n = moles

R = universal gas constant

T = temperature

Using the information given in the question, Volume of the gas can be calculated -

P = 101.3 kPa

V = ?

n = 2.00 moles

R = 8.31

T = 0 degree C = 273.15 K

Using the above data, and putting the data in the respective formula -

PV = nRT

101.3 kPa * V = 2.00 moles * 8.31 * 273.15 K

V = 44.8 L

Hence, the volume of the given gas = 44.8 L

A3.00 mol sample of CO2 (g) is in a rigid 6.00 L container at 400.°C.

Which of the following is the pressure of the gas?

16.4 atm

27.6 atm

200. atm

995 atm

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Answer:

i'm thinking 27.6 not sure

Explanation:

Acids are what and can destroy your skin and bones.​

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Answer:

Yes

Explanation:

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) differs from other acids because the fluoride ion readily penetrates the skin, causing destruction of deep tissue layers, including bone.

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A student prepares four different aqueous NaCl solutions according to the table. Which solution will have the highest molarity?

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how does salt alter the boiling point and freezing point of water

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Answer:

adding salt is like adding an impurity therefore the boiling point might increase from 100°c to maybe 102°c

At a football stadium, 5% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 160 teenagers at the football stadium, what was the total number of people at the stadium?

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Answer:

yes

Explanation:

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Answer:

3200

Explanation:

A 220.0 mL sample of helium gas is in a cylinder with a movable piston at 105 kPa and 275 K. The piston is
pushed in until the sample has a volume of 95.0 mL. The new temperature of the gas is 310 K. What is the new
pressure of the sample?
274 kPa
216 kPa
Piston
243 kPa
51.1 kPa


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Answer:

Explanation:

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What is the density of krypton gas (MM = 83.8 g/mol) at 3.00
atm and 100. °C?
g/L

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Answer:

8.21

Explanation:

How did the us stop the spread of communism during the Cold War

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Answer:

With the policies of containment, the United States hoped to effectively stop the spread of communism and their newest threat. After the war, the United States and the Soviet Union had very different ideas on how to rebuild.

In the above equation how many moles of NO can be made when 43 moles of HNO3 are consumed?

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Answer:

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Explanation:

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Convert 2.35 atm to mmHg.

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1786 mmHg
Correct sig figs: 1790 mmHg

How many liters of ammonia gas can be formed from 24.5 L of hydrogen gas at STP?

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Answer:  16.3 L of ammonia gas can be formed from 24.5 L of hydrogen gas at STP

Explanation:

According to avogadro's law, 1 mole of every substance occupies 22.4 L at STP and contains avogadro's number [tex]6.023\times 10^{23}[/tex] of particles.

The balanced chemical equation is:

[tex]3H_2+N_2\rightarrow 2NH_3[/tex]

According to stoichiometry :

[tex]3\times 22.4=67.2L[/tex] of [tex]H_2[/tex]  produce = [tex]2\times 22.4=44.8L[/tex] of [tex]NH_3[/tex] at STP

Thus 24.5 L of [tex]H_2[/tex]  will produce= [tex]\frac{44.8}{67.2}\times 24.5=16.3L[/tex] of [tex]NH_3[/tex] at STP

Thus 16.3 L of ammonia gas can be formed from 24.5 L of hydrogen gas at STP

Which of these is a learned behavior of a dog?
1.Begging for food
2.Drinking water
3.Panting on a hot day
4.Chewing on a bone

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I think the answer is 2
It’s 1 begging for food is the learned behavior. panting on a hot day is not something you pick up it’s natural. Chewing on a boy is also natural. And also drinking water

What fossil helped support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

A. Gondwanaland
B. Kannemeyerid
C. Mesosaurus
D. Glossopteris

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Answer:

Glossopteris

Explanation:

Glossopteris is a fossil fern that helped support Wegener's hypothesis.

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Two containers, illustrated below, are filled with the same amount and the same kind of ideal gas.

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between the contents of the two containers?


Container 1 particles have higher average kinetic energy and higher temperature than Container 2 particles.


Container 1 particles have lower average kinetic energy and lower temperature than Container 2 particles.

Container 1 particles have lower average kinetic energy and lower temperature than Container 2 particles.

Container 1 particles have lower average kinetic energy and higher temperature than Container 2 particles.

Container 1 particles have lower average kinetic energy and higher temperature than Container 2 particles.

Container 1 and Container 2 particles have the same average kinetic energy and the same temperature.

Container 1 and Container 2 particles have the same average kinetic energy and the same temperature.

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Answer:

Container 1 particles have lower average kinetic energy and higher temperature than Container 2 particles.

Explanation:

Kinetic energy is the speed of the particles in the bottle.

As you can see in the illustration below, the patricles in Picture 2 are moving faster than the ones in Picture 1.

The tempature of Container 1 is higher because all of the particles are sitting on top of one another. Not being able to move, their pressure builds up and creates heat.

It take 38.70cm³ of 1.90 NaO4 to neutralize 10.30cm³ of H2So4 in a battery. Calculate the molar concentration of H2So4

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Answer:

The molar concentration of base Cb = 14.2777M

Explanation:

Volume of acid Va = 38.70cm^3,

Concentration of acid NaO4 C_a= 1.90M

Volume of Base Vb = 10.30cm^3

Also, Equation of the reaction

H2SO4 + 2NaOH = Na2SO4 + 2H2O

No of mole of acid Na = 1

No of mole of base Nb = 2

CaVa/CbVb = Na/Nb

Cb = CaVaNb/VbNa

Cb = 1.9×38.7×2/(10.30×1)

Therefore, Cb = 14.2777M

The molar concentration of base Cb = 14.2777M


The four structures that both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have are

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* Cell membrane

* Cytoplasm

* DNA and RNA

* Ribosome

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3. The hydroxide-ion, [OH-], concentration in a detergent solution is 1.0 x 10-3 M. What is [H+] concentration in the detergent solution?
A) 1.0 x 10^-11 M.
B) 1.0 x 10^-9 M.
C) 1.0 M
D) 0.001 M

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Answer:

c

Explanation:

h

Is there massless ness in space?Why?

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If we are comparing two different things to each other on Earth, they are pulled the same by gravity and so the one with more mass weighs more. But in space, where the pull of gravity is very small, something can have almost no weight. It still has matter in it, though, so it still has mass.

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, are a kind of bacteria found in lakes. These organisms make their own food through photosynthesis. Small animals including mayfly larvae eat the cyanobacteria, and small fish such as yellow perch eat the larvae. The small fish provide food for larger fish, such as walleye.

Choose the level of the food pyramid that represents the energy role of cyanobacteria in the lake ecosystem.

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It may be the third level

Clasifica cada uno de los siguientes incisos como sustancia pura (elemento y compuesto) o mezcla (homogénea y heterogénea). Explica brevemente. (a) arroz con leche (b) agua de mar (c) magnesio (d) gasolina

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Answer:

Ver explicacion

Explanation:

Un arroz con leche es una mezcla heterogénea porque está compuesto por partículas sólidas de diferentes tipos y tamaños.

El agua de mar es una mezcla homogénea de sustancias todas en la misma fase.

El magnesio es una sustancia pura y es un elemento.

La gasolina es una mezcla homogénea de sustancias comúnmente utilizadas como combustible.

How many moles of mercury(II) oxide, HgO, are needed to produce 125 g of oxygen, O2? How many moles of mercury is produced?​

Laughing gas (nitrous oxide, N2O) is sometimes used as an anesthetic in dentistry. It is produced when ammonium nitrate is decomposed according to the following reaction.
NH4NO3(s) ---> N2O(g) + H2O(l) How many grams of NH4NO3 are required to produce 33.0 g N2O? and How many grams of water are produced in this reaction?

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Answer: 7.81 mol HgO (How many moles of mercury(II) oxide, HgO, are needed to produce 125 g of oxygen, O2?)

Explanation:

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