lehnerj1@ix.netcom.com wrote:
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> Purple1496@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > I'm an 8th grade student. I have to do a project on corbalt-60 used in
> > radiation therpy. I was wondering if you could give me some information
> > about? Thanks so much for your time. If you could get back to me A.S.A.P!
> > A 8th grader.
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> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------> Dear 8th Grader,
>
> While I can't help you with Corbalt 60, I can tell you what happens to
> someone like me who has Radiation therapy. I had cancer of the nose
> and mouth. After the doctors performed surgery to remove the cancer
> that could be seen, they wanted to be sure that all the cancer cells
> were killed. They therefore performed Radiation Therapy on the part of
> my face where the cancer had been.
>
> Since they wanted to protect my eyes and brain (as well as other
> functions such as my ability to generate saliva in my mouth and tears
> in my eyes) they had to carefully measure me for both the location of
> the radiation on my face and the intensity. This was done by a team of
> doctors including the Radiation Oncologist (a medical doctor
> specializing in radiation therapy for cancer patients), a medical
> physicist (a doctor who is expert in nuclear physics), technicians,
> and nurses. The team is very careful in their measurements and
> development of the treatment plan. An actual mask was made to cover
> my face. On the mask was marked the exact location of each spot that
> was to receive radiation.
>
> Each time I went for treatment (there were 37 treatments), they would
> put the mask on me and the machine would line up to the marks on my
> mask with a beam of light. At first the treatments didn't bother me
> but after a while I noticed that my mouth and throat were getting
> burned. This was the effect of the radiation which was killing both
> any cancer cells as well as normal cells in my mouth.
>
> At the end, I was unable to even swallow and had to be admitted back to
> the hospital so I could be fed by tube and receive liquids. I am now
> OK and back to work. The Radiation left me VERY tired but even that
> has passed now. I am very lucky that the technology and skill was
> available to assure that I can be there for my four children ages 17,
> 7 and twin 4 year olds. I love every minute I have with them.
>
> I hope this helps in some way. Like Radiation, the Bad helps one to
> appreciate the Good. Good Luck :) and God Bless.
> John
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