L15: Clinical response of Normal Tissue Flashcards
1
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A
2
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A
3
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Early effects
A
results from death of large number of cells
Occurs within days to weeks of exposure
Mainly affects tissues with a rapid division rate
Eg: Gut, heme stem cells
4
Q
Late effects
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occurs with a delay of months to years after exposure
Occurs in slowly proliferating tissues
eg: Lung, Liver, Kidney, Heart, CNS
5
Q
Acute radiation toxicities
A
6
Q
Serial Tissues
A
7
Q
Parallel Tissues
A
8
Q
Serial Tissue
A
9
Q
Parallel
A
10
Q
Board Q
A
11
Q
A
12
Q
Cytokines
A
13
Q
Board Q
A
G-CSF
14
Q
Cataractogenesis, ICRP and NCRP threshold doses
A
0.5 Gy o 50cGy
15
Q
LD 50 for humans
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3.5Gy
16
Q
Alpha/Beta ratio
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