rrt Flashcards
what is the use of pet scan specifically in cancer
to know the scope of cancer. they already established that there is cancer
determines the stage of cancer
biopsy
determines what cells are affected
PET scan
what stages of cancer are hard to detect
stage 1 and 2
simulate how to do the radiation therapy
CT simulation
1 session of radiation with low dose (radtera
protractionation
multiple session with high dose, giving time for cells to recover (radthera)
fractionation
what is a radiosensitizer
oxygen
water in lungs specifically the pleural cavity
pleural effusion
air sacs inflammation
pneumonia
lung inflammation
pneumonitis
produces bile
gall bladder
what can spread to the heart
tonsillitis
it is for immunity
appendix
most common infection
UTI