Radiation
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How to use the ultraviolet radiation index charts | ARPANSA
The ultraviolet (UV) radiation monitoring network was upgraded in 2017 to produce a more robust and flexible network, with the capability to be expanded to more locations in the future.
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Ultraviolet radiation monitoring | ARPANSA
We maintain a network of solar ultraviolet (UV) measurements in major Australian cities and in the Australian Antarctic territories.
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Ultraviolet radiation exposure and dose explained | ARPANSA
An explanation of ultraviolet radiation exposure and ultraviolet radiation dose.
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Ultraviolet radiation | ARPANSA
Solar UV radiation is the single most significant source of UV radiation and can reach a person on the ground from three sources, directly from the sun, scattered from the open sky and reflected from the environment.
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Radiation Therapist - Targeting Cancer
A Radiation Therapist calculates the radiation plan and operates the equipment used to deliver the overall treatment plan set out by the Radiation Oncologist.
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What is ultraviolet radiation? - Cancer Institute NSW
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is generated from the sun and enters our atmosphere—depending on the type of concentration it can have different affects on our skin.
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Radiation Therapy Treatment - Targeting Cancer
There are different types of radiation therapy including external beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy. Find out more here.
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What is Radiation Therapy? - Targeting Cancer
Find out more about what is radiation therapy.
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Radiation Therapy Side Effects - Targeting Cancer
Learn more about the side effects of radiation oncology.
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Exposure from ultraviolet radiation frequently asked questions | ARPANSA
A series of questions and answers about ultraviolet radiation, including from the sun, and how you can protect yourself from their harmful effects.
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Repair Follow-Up)
This pathway provides guidance for imaging follow-up of adult patients with endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Read more on Diagnostic Imaging Pathways website
Seizure (Investigation)
This pathway provides guidance on the imaging of patients presenting with their first episode of seizure. A protocol for imaging patients with recalcitrant seizures is also included.
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Orbital Foreign Body (Suspected)
This pathway provides guidance on the imaging of an adult patient with a suspected orbital foreign body.
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Paediatric, Hip Developmental Dysplasia
This pathway provides guidance on the screening imaging of paediatric patients to exclude developmental dysplasia of the hips.
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Mandatory reporting requirements for registered health practioners, employers and education providers
Mandatory reporting - What Practitioners need to know
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Endoscopic mucosal resection for early stomach cancer | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There is a lack of randomised controlled trials in which endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is compared with gastrectomy for early gastric cancer
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Light treatment for non-seasonal depression | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: For patients suffering from non-seasonal depression, light therapy offers modest though promising antidepressive efficacy, especially when administered during the first week of treatment, in the morning, and as an adjunctive treatment to sleep deprivation responders
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Absorbent products for light urinary incontinence in women | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Although data were available from only one eligible trial the data were sufficiently robust to make recommendations for practice
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) | Ausmed
If you think of Winter, you may at first associate it with the flu, colds, or respiratory complications such as pneumonia. However, in the cooler months, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may be often overlooked as a simple case of the 'winter blues' (Healthdirect 2016).
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How Our Eyes Process Light - The First Step of Seeing
This post is the second in a series about vision and visual perception. It will explore the anatomy of the eye as well as how rays of light are transformed into electrical impulses that can be transmitted along neural pathways to facilitate visual perception.
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