Consider This –> Let’s not treat the chin!

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created by Rahul Mohla (@rmohla)

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An Hispanic woman is being prepared for radiation therapy by an African-American female radiation therapist. The patient is placed in various positions. This is one of a series of six photos. Reuse Restrictions: None – This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and/or author listed above.

Rhoda Baer (Photographer)

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Above is an image found via Mediawiki Commons. Keywords utilized “female patient AND radiation therapist”. The caption above is (somewhat) self explanatory and includes the source, creator and license:

  1. Source: National Cancer Institute or NCI
  2. Creator: Rhoda Baer (Photographer)
  3. License: included in the attached file (the screenshot)

I said earlier that this is image is somewhat self explanatory. That is because in the eyes of the public domain, it would not be apparent what is happening in this situation, not entirely based on the caption. Coincidentally, this is also a concept students find difficult to visualize. In this image, a female Hispanic patient is being setup for radiation therapy treatment by an African American radiation therapist. While promoting diversity, inclusion, and gender equality, it also depicts a number of important concepts à pictures are worth 1000 words as they say! For brevity, we will stick to one: the therapists’ adjustments of the patient’s neck. Now, we do not have all the details of this patient’s treatment handy, however we can deduce that this female patient is being treated for breast cancer, and it could be advanced. Therefore, we are wary of any “normal” tissues being treated, including the oral cavity, represented by the chin. You are also accomplishing another task at the same time: straightening the patient for treatment, which internally will also straighten the spinal cord, a super important organ at risk!

This activity goes to show a quick search in an open domain allowed an important visualization of a difficult concept to grasp for learners!

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