Various forms of radiation can be used in low doses to diagnose disease and in high doses to treat disease. A measure of the likelihood of some uncertain or random event with negative consequences for human life or health. Conditions or agents that increase a person's chances of getting cancer. The image produced by ultrasound. The surgical removal of tissue for microscopic examination and diagnosis.
Surgical biopsies can be either excisional or incisional.
An abnormal growth of tissue. Tumors may be either benign or cancerous. The use of sound waves to produce images of body tissues. A high-energy form of radiation. X-rays form an image of body structures by traveling through the body and striking a sheet of film.