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Ionization vs. Excitation
Ionizing Versus Non-ionizing Radiation
Absorption Mechanisms
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Note: Gamma rays interact with the matter by the same way that X-rays interact with matter. In this lecture, we just focused on X-rays to complete our previous lecture about the production of X-rays
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Note: Gamma rays interact with the matter by the same way that X-rays interact with matter. In this lecture, we just focused on X-rays to complete our previous lecture about the production of X-rays
Photoelectron spectroscopy
- a single photon in/ electron out process
• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
- using soft x-ray (200-2000 eV) radiation to
examine core-levels.
• Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS)
- using vacuum UV (10-45 eV) radiation to
examine valence levels.
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Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
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Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
2. eNeRgy ABSORPTION IN
RADIOBIOLOgy
The enrgy is absorbed in form of
small discrete packets: PHOTONS
The energy deposition is uneven,
discrete & nonuniform.
Lead to chemical & biological
changes.
Absorption of radiation may lead
to ionization or excitation of atoms
3. IONIzATION vS.
excITATION
EXCITATION: raising of electron to
higher energy level without
ejection.
IONIZATION:ejection of orbital
eletron from atom resulting in
production of ion pair
5. TyPeS Of RADIATION
• Radiation is classified into:
–Ionizing radiation
–Non-ionizing radiation
6. Ionizing Versus Non-ionizingIonizing Versus Non-ionizing
RadiationRadiation
Ionizing RadiationIonizing Radiation
– Higher energy electromagnetic waves (gamma) orHigher energy electromagnetic waves (gamma) or
heavy particles (beta and alpha).heavy particles (beta and alpha).
– High enough energy to pull electron from orbit.High enough energy to pull electron from orbit.
Non-ionizing RadiationNon-ionizing Radiation
– Lower energy electromagnetic waves.Lower energy electromagnetic waves.
– Not enough energy to pull electron from orbit, butNot enough energy to pull electron from orbit, but
can excite the electron.can excite the electron.
9. PARTIcuLATe vS.
eLecTROMAgNeTIc RADIATIONS
Particulate Radiations are sub-
atomic particles with mass.
(e.g., alpha and Beta particles,
electrons, neutrons).
EM Radiations have no mass and
no charge.
(eg. X-rays and gamma rays)
10. Types of Ionizing RadiationTypes of Ionizing RadiationTypes of Ionizing RadiationTypes of Ionizing Radiation
β
α
γ or X-
rayneutron
13. absorPtion mechanisms
Radiation can be classified as
directly or indirectly absorption.
Direct absorption -
charged particles
Indirect absorption -
photons, neutrons
14. directly vs indirectly
ionizing radiation
Charged particles
can directly
distrupt the atomic
structure of the
atom through
which they pass &
produce chemical
and biological
damage.
• EM radiation &
neutron when
absorbed in
matter give up
their energy to
produce fast
moving charged
particle which in
turn produce
effect.
16. sPecific ionization
• No of ion pairs produced per unit
length of charged particle is called as
specific ionization.
• Depend on charge & mass of particle.
18. linear energy
transfer
Energy absorbed in medium per
unit length of particle is called
LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER
Expressed in kev/um
LET determines rate of energy
absorption in medium
19. low let radiations
Properties:
From x or gamma rays
Sparsely ionizing
Low specific ionization
They do not give up their energy
quickly:longer range in air
More penentration
Indirectly ionizing
20. high let radiation
Properties:
From particles that do possess mass
and charge
High specfic ionization
Their energy is exhausted sooner
than that of an x or gamma ray
Less penentration
Directly ionizing
23. Absorption of EM rADiAtion
Indirect ionization
depends on
energy of incident photon
Chemical composition of absorber.
Three ways of energy absorption
PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT
COMPTON EFFECT
PAIR PRODUCTION
24. photoElEctric EffEct
Interaction between photon & bound
electron
all energy transferred.
More likely for low-energy photons
Photon absorption proportional to Z3 (z is
atomic no of absorber)
Inner-shell electron is ejected
Vacancy filled with outer orbital electron
Characterisic x ray & auger electron
25.
26. coMpton scAttEr
interaction betweenphoton & free
electron
photon strikes a free or loosely-bound
orbital electron (outer shell)
transfers portion of kinetic energy
More likely at intermediate photon
energies
Photon absorption is independent of Z
of absorber, thus energy absorption by
this mechanism is similar for soft tissue,
muscle and bone
27.
28. pAir proDuction
Interaction between photon & nucleus
high-energy photon produces
positron/electron pair
Increases with square of atomic no. of
medium
Threshold energy of this process: 1.02MeV
Ultimately, the positron annihilates and
produces two 0.511 MeV photons
29.
30. Absorption of chArgEDpArticlEs
Directly ionizing
Larger mass than electrons
Greater KE deposited over a
shorter path length: short range
Greater specific ionization.
greater LET than photons
31. Absorption of nEutron EnErgy
Uncharged,
Indirect ionizing
Generate fast
recoil protons,
alphas, and
heavy
fragments