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How are cyclotrons used to diagnose and treat bowel cancer and what are…
How are cyclotrons used to diagnose and treat bowel cancer and what are its limitations?
Bowel
Symptoms
Blood in the Stools
Anal and/or Rectal Pain
Weight Loss
Fatigue
Blood in Urine
Abdominal Pain/Cramping
Anemia
Risk Factors
Hereditary
Being Overweight/Obese
Polyps
High alcohol consumption
Diet
High red-meat consumption
Smoking
4 stages
Limitations Cyclotron
Expensive
Maintenance costs of $584500/year
Building costs 2.5million - 6 million
Can only be used onsite.
Hard to transport the big cyclotron
Hard to transport radioisotopes,
Radioactive decay
Treatments
Radiotherapy
Proton Beam Therapy
Cyclotron
Surgery
Open Surgery
Keyhole Surgery
Cryotherapy
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Diagnosis Methods
Bowel Cancer Screening
Easily accessible to 50 - 74 Y/O
through test kits
Test is easy to do
Colonoscopy
Colon Biopsy
PET-CT Scan