【医学英文ppt课件】-Understanding-Radiation-Therapy.ppt

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ForPatients,CareGiversandtheGeneralPublic
IntroductiontoRadiationOncology
Radiationtherapy,orradiotherapy,istheuseofvariousformsofradiationtosafelyandeffectivelytreatcancerandotherdiseases.
Radiationtherapyhasbeenaneffectivetoolfortreatingcancerformorethan100years.
Abouttwo-thirdsofallcancerpatientswillreceiveradiationtherapyaspartoftheirtreatment.
Radiationoncologistsaredoctorstrainedtouseradiationtotreatcancer.
Patientbeingtreatedwithmodernradiationtherapyequipment.
BriefHistoryofRadiationTherapy
Thefirstpatientwastreatedwithradiationtherapyin1896,justtwomonthsafterthediscoveryoftheX-ray.
Rapidtechnologyadvancesbeganintheearly1950s,withtheinventionofthelinearaccelerator.
Planningandtreatmentdeliveryadvanceshaveenabledradiationtherapytobemoreeffectiveandprecise,whiledecreasingtheseverityofsideeffects.
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Linearaccelerator]
Thelinearacceleratorisstillusedtodaytodeliverexternalbeamradiationtherapy.
IsRadiationTherapySafe?
Newadvancesintechnologyandtreatmentdeliverycontinuetomakeradiationsafeandeffective.
Ateamofmedicalprofessionalsdevelopandreviewthetreatmentplanforeachpatienttominimizesideeffectsandassurethattheareawherethecancerislocatedisreceivingthedoseofradiationneeded.
Thetreatmentplanandequipmentareconstantlyreviewedtoensurethepropertreatmentisbeinggiven.
WhyUseRadiationTherapy?
Tocurecancer:
Destroytumorsthathavenotspreadtootherbodyparts.
Reducetheriskthatcancerwillreturnaftersurgeryorchemotherapy.
Shrinkthecancerbeforesurgery.
Forpalliation(toreducesymptoms):
Shrinktumorsaffectingqualityoflife,likealungtumorthatiscausingshortnessofbreath.
Alleviatepainorneurologicsymptomsbyreducingthesizeofatumor.
MeettheRadiationOncologyTeam
Ateamofhighlytrainedmedicalprofessionalsworktogethertomakesureyoureceivethebestpossiblecarewhileyouareundergoingradiationtherapy.
RadiationOncologist
Overseestheradiationtherapytreatments,includingworkingwithothermembersoftheradiationtherapyteamtodevelopthetreatmentplanandensurethateachtreatmentisgivensafelyandaccurately.
MedicalRadiationPhysicist
Ensuresthatcomplextreatmentplansareproperlytailoredforeachpatientanddirectsqualitycontrolprogramsforequipmentandprocedures.
MeettheRadiationOncologyTeam,cont.
Dosimetrist
Workswiththeradiationoncologistandmedicalphysicisttocalculatetheproperdoseofradiationgiventothetumor.
RadiationTherapist
Administersthedailyradiationundertheradiationoncologist’sprescriptionandsupervision.
RadiationOncologyNurse
Caresforthepatientandfamilybyprovidingeducation,emotionalsupportandtipsformanagingsideeffects.
AdditionalMembersoftheTeam
Socialworkers,nutritionists,dentists,physicaltherapistsandpatientnavigatorsmayalsoassistinapatient’scareduringtheirtreatment.
WhattoExpect
Referral
Consultation
Simulation
TreatmentPlanning
TreatmentProcess
Referral
Acancerisdiagnosed.
Thediagnosingorreferringphysicianreviewspotentialtreatmentoptionswithpatient.
Treatmentoptionsmayincluderadiationtherapy,surgery,chemotherapyoracombination.
Itisimportantforapatientstoasktheirreferringphysicianaboutallpossibletreatmentoptionsavailabletothem
Consultation
Radiationoncologistdiscussestheradiationtherapytreatmentoptionswithpatient.
Atreatmentplanisdeveloped.
Careiscoordinatedwithothermembersofpatient’soncologyteam.
Theradiationoncologistwilldiscusswiththepatientwhichtypeofradiationtherapytreatmentisbestfortheirtypeofcancer