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Chapter 15 - Atomic Structure, Radiation, Imaging and Lasers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2019

By
David Ashton-Cleary  and
Jumana Hussain
Edited by
Hozefa Ebrahim  and
David Ashton-Cleary
Hozefa Ebrahim
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation NHS Trust
David Ashton-Cleary
Affiliation:
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
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Summary

You are asked to anaesthetize a 56-year-old man for laser-debulking of a glottic tumour. He has already undergone various imaging processes and some of these are of direct relevance to you.

What role does PET scanning have in these cases and how are the images obtained? The patient has had a CT scan of the head and neck; what is the particular relevance in this case? Having undergone radiotherapy, what are the anaesthetic challenges to you as the anaesthetist? Does he pose any health hazard to you and the team, having received such therapy?

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Maths, Physics and Clinical Measurement for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , pp. 226 - 245
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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References

ICRP. The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. ICRP Publication 103. Annals of the ICRP, 37 (2–4), 2007.Google Scholar

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