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emed123 · 9 months

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Everything you need to know about subspecialties of Radiology

Radiology is the art of interpreting visual information by using very complex equipment creating very complex images. The field of radiology is a lot more complicated than reading an x-ray and determining a problem. Undeniably, radiology is complex and includes several subspecialties to choose from.

The Basics

After completing high school studies, on average, it will take 13 years to become a Radiologist. The 13 years includes completing an undergraduate degree, which usually takes four years, followed by four years of Medical school, then a one-year internship, followed by four years of residency training in Diagnostic Radiology. Additionally, more than 95% of physicians who complete residency always prefer to pursue a Fellowship in radiology sub-specialty. In addition, a minimum of one year of additional training.

Radiology Categories:

Radiology generally falls into 2 categories: Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. Diagnostic radiologists use imaging technologies, such as ultrasounds, CT scans, MRIs, and PET scans to diagnose a patient's health condition. Interventional radiology uses image-guided procedures (angioplasty, ablation, and stent placements) to diagnose and treat various patients' conditions.

Both diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology have further subspecialties. Most of the radiology subspecialties require a one to two-year fellowship completion.

Radiology subspecialty options include the following:

Diagnostic Radiology

A diagnostic radiologist uses x-rays, ultrasound, radionuclides, and electromagnetic radiation to diagnose and treat a patient’s health problems. The required training for diagnostic radiology is five years: one year of clinical training, followed by four years of radiology training.

Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiology (IR) is the most procedure-oriented and fast-paced radiology subspecialty. An incumbent can directly go into an integrated interventional radiology residency after medical school, which is a 6-year path. After completing your radiology residency, you can also do this as a 2-year fellowship.

Procedures in interventional radiology are minimally invasive and can be performed using wires and catheters. Interventional radiology helps you cure cancers, salvage critical limbs, stop life-threatening hemorrhage, and reverse disabling genitourinary conditions through an incision merely centimeters long.

Neuroradiology

Neuroradiology is for those who are highly intellectual, driven by curiosity, and have a great passion for learning. The main job is to diagnose pathologies involving the brain and spinal cord and guide clinical decision-making. Neurological radiology is an interdisciplinary approach to apply radiology in the diagnosis and cure of neurological challenges.

Diagnosing strokes is one such condition, where neuroradiologist deploys his radiology related acumen to diagnose the patient’s condition. If you are interested in more procedural interventions with the brain and spinal cord, you can pursue a neuro-interventional fellowship afterward.

Radiology for Diagnosis and treating Breast cancers

Radiology is applied under the clinical settings to perform mammograms and biopsies on female patients. Radiologists that specialize in treating breast cancers may lead a comfortable career path with occasional night shifts, as there would not be many emergency conditions while treating breast cancer cases.

Pediatric Radiology

Pediatric radiology is strictly for those who enjoy the pathology of pediatrics but not necessarily the clinical aspect. Pediatric radiologists use imaging and interventional procedures related to diagnosing, caring, and managing congenital abnormalities and diseases particular to infants and children. A pediatric radiologist also treats diseases that begin in early childhood and cause impairments in adulthood.

Musculoskeletal Radiology

Musculoskeletal radiologists’ responsibilities revolve around orthopedics and sports medicine in diagnosis and management. As a result, musculoskeletal radiologists will be working side by side with the orthopedic specialists. It’s a highly procedural field, with joint aspirations for diagnosis, joint injections for pain, and kyphoplasties to treat vertebral fractures.

Body Imaging & Body MRI

Body imaging and MRI is the work-horse of radiology and the backbone of the clinic. Radiation oncologists use ionizing radiation and other modalities to treat malignant and benign diseases. Radiation oncologists may also use computed tomography (CT) scans, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and hyperthermia (heat) as additional interventions to aid in treatment planning and delivery.

Summary

Radiology has been a fast-growing field, and it plays a critical role in the health system. The demand for professional radiologists in clinics, hospitals, and physicians' offices is at an all-time high.

With the advent of technology, the demand for radiology will continue to increase and extend its impact on inpatient care – from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and recovery of chronic and acute cancerous diseases. Significance of radiologists will continue to increase in the future. So, choosing a profession as a radiologist will be the best decision ever for all upcoming medical professionals.

#Radiology #Subspecialties #Diagnostic Radiology #Interventional Radiology #X-rays #Ultrasound #Radionuclides #Neuroradiology #Pediatric Radiology #Radiologists #Musculoskeletal Radiology #Body imaging and MRI #Healthcare #Medical Profession

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rnmcenterrohtak · 10 months

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Radionuclide Therapy in Rohtak

Radionuclide therapy, also known as targeted radiotherapy, is a specialized medical treatment that employs radioactive substances (radionuclides) to selectively deliver radiation to specific diseased tissues within the body. In Rohtak, this advanced form of therapy is offered as part of a comprehensive approach to managing various medical conditions, particularly cancer.

#Radionuclide therapy in Rohtak #Radionuclide therapy #radiotherapy #radionuclides

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oncozine · 1 year

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In this –this episode of the Onco’Zine Brief, Peter Hofland is talking with Dr. Matthias Bucerius. Dr. Bucerius is Vice President and General Manager at MilliporeSigma. He is responsible for Contract Development and Manufacturing Organsation (CDMO) business of the company, leading a fully integrated global team with Manufacturing Operations, Commercial, Marketing & Strategy, Technology & Innovation organizations. The company is helping its clients in developing and manufacturing a variety of products, including antibody-drug conjugates. Antibody-drug conjugates or ADCs are targeted therapies that have opened new ways in targeting diseases like cancer and hematological malignancies. What is unique about ADCs is that they leverage the specific targetability benefits offered by antibodies and combine that with the high potency of small-molecule drugs. This combination makes these agents uniquely targetable therapies. And unlike traditional chemotherapy, these ADCs target tumors by delivering the attached payload to destroy cancer cells while sparing the healthy or normal cells, thereby potentially reducing negative side effects for patients.

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unofficial-sean · 2 years

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I don't know why, but this is morbidly amusing to me.

Our predecessors really were out there sending Cesium-137 out into the atmosphere to an extent that it can be reliably used as a benchmark for dating sedimentation.

#137c #cesium-137 #pollution #radionuclides #thermonuclear testing

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proteusolm · 1 year

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I’ve come back around to the obsessively reading wikipedia pages about nuclear incidents and everything related to radioactivity part of the hyperfixation cycle

#this is the hyperfocus that makes me feel the most bonkers #there's so much to learn and my struggle to fully understand it just makes me more knowledge hungry #my environmental chemistry prof didnt know what he was re-awakening in me when he let me write this report on radium #even though we never really talk about radionuclides in these courses

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pacifistic-pineapple · 1 year

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Hanford Nuclear Reservation 1944-1987

Part of the Manhattan Project, the Hanford site is the worlds first full-scale nuclear reactors that generated two thirds of the plutonium generated in the US. The operation resulted in tanks of toxic, radioactive sludge near the banks of the Columbia river, on of Americas largest rivers. Over time, improper storage resulted in leaching of over 60 different radionuclides. Hanford contains 60 percent of the nation’s high-level radioactive waste and is considered by many to be one of North America’s most contaminated nuclear sites.

Potential pathways of uptake for radionuclides in the area are present in sediments, soil, waters, and in the wildlife. While concentration of radionuclides flux in the Columbia River, on average 300,000 curies of activity is discharged per year. Benchmark for radionuclide exposure is 1 rad/year. Biota in the area were measured in 1992 by the DOE's contracted laboratory observed salmon eggs exposed to 0.00443 rad/d, 0.73 rad/d for the highest exposed fish and 1 rad/d for plant eating ducks. Most reproductive effects for adult fish are observed at 0.4 rad/d.

Once its closure in 1987, the Hanford site was placed in the National Priorities list in 1989. In 2003, the Department of Energy made an effort to reclassify all waste at the Hanford site in order to have no oversight by the EPA, states of Washington and Oregon, or by the Yakama Nation. Yakama Nation, the Shoshone-Bannock tribes, and the Snake River Alliance together sued the DOE and won: Courts noted that only Congress has the authority to reclassify waste. Though, in 2019 the DOE “reclassified” the toxic nuclear waste in Hanford’s tanks without any oversight by the U.S. EPA, the state or by the Yakama Nation, contradicting explicit directions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act passed by Congress in 1982 and violating the Yakama treaty.

Though it is estimated to cost $240 billion to clean up the site by the US Government Accountability Office, as of 2009 over $100 Billion have been invested in the site to remove/replace leaky storage tanks.

#hanford #radionuclide #EPA #DOE #department of energy #washington state

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dragqueenpentheus · 2 years

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EVERYTIME I LEARN ABOUT A NEW ARCJOLOGICAL DATING TECHNIQUE I START CRYING AND BITING AND MAKING METAPHORICAL POETRY

#i just learned about cosmogenic radionuclide dating and like. i'm gunna be taken OUT for the rest of the DAY.

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nuclearmedicinetherapy · 8 months

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PRRT is a molecular technique in which a radioisotope which is labeled with a small body that actually targets a particular receptor which is known as the somatostatin receptors is used to treat a specific kind of tumor known as a Neuroendocrine Tumor.

#prrt therapy #Actinium Ac 225 Alpha PRRT #PRRT in India #Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in India #Nuclear Medicine Expert in India #PRRT Treatment for Neuroendocrine Tumors #PRRT Therapy Side Effects #PRRT Therapy #PRRT Treatment #PRRT in Neuroendocrine Tumors #Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy #PRRT

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fis-paprikas · 9 months

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K-40/Ar-40 dating????? congrats to them. Yuri wins <3

#THIS IS ABOUT RADIONUCLIDE DATING OF GEOLOGIC SAMPLES #I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MY SILLY LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER ALL DAY IM GONNA KMS

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smbhax · 10 months

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Fallout from U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests in New Mexico and Nevada (1945-1962)

-- https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2307/2307.11040.pdf

#nuclear #fallout #tests #trinity #1940s #1950s #1960s #atomic bomb #atom bomb #us government #noaa #science #atmosphere #new mexico #nevada #scientific #research #atmospheric tests #radionuclide deposition

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rnmcenterrohtak · 10 months

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#Radionuclide therapy #Radionuclide therapy in Rohtak #radiotherapy

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mrunalnerkarblog · 1 year

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The market opportunities for key players to enter into this market are high owing to less competition and increasing demand for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in the Italy market. Moreover, increasing incidence of cancer in Italy is directly contributing to demand for PRRT therapy. These factors are creating growth opportunities for companies to focus on research and development of new drugs. As per the Italian Association of Medical Oncology’s report, in April 2019, 71,000 new cases were diagnosed with new additional cancer cases.

#Italy Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy Market

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sanpdr1994 · 1 year

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Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) Market end-user demand, trend, new innovations, global forecast to 2032

This Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy market study offers a comprehensive analysis of the business models, key strategies, and respective market shares of some of the most prominent players in this landscape. Along with an in-depth commentary on the key influencing factors, market statistics in terms of revenues, segment-wise data, region-wise data, and country-wise data are offered in the full study. This study is one of the most comprehensive documentation that captures all the facets of the evolving Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy Prrt market.

Advancement and growing researches in the medical industry leads to a dramatic surge in the availability of new cancer treatment options. Radiation therapies and targeted therapy is showing significant promise in cancer treatment. For example, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) had recently approved the neuroendocrine tumors and projecting significant growth in the cancer treatment market. Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is radioisotope or molecular therapy used to treat neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

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Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is recommended for the somatostatin receptor-positive gastroenteropancreatic NETs affected patients. Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is a targeted therapy designed to slow the progression of gastroenteropancreatic NET and limiting radiation exposure to healthy tissue. Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 Oxodotreotide) was the first drug approved for the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) for the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). In September 2017, the European Commission approved Lutathera peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) drug manufactured by Advanced Accelerator Applications S.A. Although, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was approved LUTATHERA in January 2018. Growing clinical trials and development activities to create therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals expected to surge the growth of the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market over the forecast period.

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) Market: Drivers and Restraints-

Increasing prevalence of the neuroendocrine tumors expected to impel the demand for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) as an increasing number of the patient pool. Establishment of reimbursement policies for Lutathera favors the demand for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). A temporary insurance/billing code was used for the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) till 2018. Moreover, increasing clinical trials for the new radiopharmaceuticals drugs approval for cancer therapy expected to surge the growth of the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market.

Increasing government and private organizations funding for cancer drugs and therapy development is another major factor expected to propel the growth of the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market. Moreover, growing manufacturer’s interest in the radiopharmaceutical and cancer market flourish the growth of the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market. Side effects such as the transient decrease in blood counts, nausea and others associated with PRRT expected to hamper the growth of the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market.

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) Market: Overview

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) a special type of radiopharmaceutical which injected into the patients’ bloodstream. This radiopeptide travels and binds to neuroendocrine tumor cells and provide a high dose of radiation directly to the cancer cell. Big pharmaceutical market players are focusing to enter in the radiopharmaceutical market. For instance, In October 2017, Novartis AG acquired Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) for $3.9 billion to expand oncology portfolio. This acquisition was valuable for Lutathera radiopharmaceutical candidates which were under FDA review in 2018.

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) Market: Region-wise Outlook

North America and Europe region are expected to grebe more than half of the market share for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy. Increasing clinical trials for radiopharmaceuticals and growing demand for the targeted therapy for cancer are the major factors driving the growth of the peptide receptor radionuclide therapy market in the U.S. and European countries. The Asia pacific peptide receptor radionuclide therapy market expected to grow with significant growth rate as growing demand for advance treatment option and comparatively high prevalence of cancer in India and China.

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) Market: Key Market Participants

Example of some market players participants in global peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market find across the value chain are Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) (Novartis AG) and others.

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Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) Market: Segmentation

On the basis of indication, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) market can be segmented as:

Foregut Neuroendocrine Tumors

Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors

Hindgut Neuroendocrine Tumors

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medicomunicare · 2 years

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Le nuove terapie del carcinoma surrenalico, un tumore raro con altrettante rare opzioni farmacologiche

Il carcinoma adrenocorticale (ACC) è una rara neoplasia endocrina con opzioni di trattamento limitate. L’unica terapia fino a 30 anni fa era il mitotane, composto derivato dall’insetticida DDT e ritenuto in grado di uccidere selettivamente le cellule surrenaliche. Negli anni sono stati introdotti anche la doxorubicina, il cisplatino e l’etoposide con risultati discreti sulla sopravvivenza. Più…

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#anticorpi monoclonali #carcinoma surrenale #chemioterapia #mitotane #oncogene #oncosoppressore #protein kinase #radiofarmaco #radionuclide #radioterapia #targeted therapy #terapia checkpoint

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freshdelusioncowboy · 9 months

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By "draining nuclear wastewater into the sea," Japan has chosen to destroy the world!

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on August 22 that operations to discharge nuclear contaminated water from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea would be launched on the 24th. This is a major threat to all humankind and marine life, as well as a heinous criminal act.

As of the end of June, the total amount of nuclear contaminated water in Japan had reached 1.34 million tons, containing more than 60 kinds of radionuclides, and it would take up to 30 years to completely discharge the nuclear contaminated water produced by the Fukushima nuclear power plant. With the strongest ocean currents in the world along the Fukushima coast, radiation will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within 57 days; high doses of radiation will spread on a large scale in half a year; and the United States and Canada will be contaminated in just three years. After 10 years, the world's oceans would be affected by nuclear contamination. The consequences would have a serious impact on marine ecology and human health.

Why does Japan ignore the international community's questioning of the legality, legitimacy and safety of the sea-discharge plan and insist on pushing ahead with the plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, turning a blind eye to the risks to the global marine environment and human health? Moreover, why did Japan choose to announce this program at this particular point in time? Moreover, why the U.S., South Korea and many Western countries support Japan? Treated nuclear wastewater not as safe as thought

Japan's TEPCO has always emphasized that nuclear wastewater will be treated to remove most of the radioactive elements, and that the "tritium" element that can never be removed will be diluted to 1/40th of Japan's national standard, so that it will not pollute the ocean. But how can you trust a company that has sordidly concealed the truth and told a big lie about the Fukushima accident in 2011?

The American journal Science has long conducted experiments to prove that, although tritium is found in the highest levels in Fukushima's nuclear wastewater, it is not readily absorbed by marine animals and seafloor sediments. Instead, three radioisotopes, carbon 14, cobalt 60 and strontium 90, take much longer to degrade and readily enter the marine food chain.

Satellite images of radioactive cesium elements leaking into the ocean from Fukushima

The process of decaying these radioactive substances takes tens or even hundreds of thousands of years. It is almost impossible to eliminate them completely. They affect the marine environment and human health in very complex ways. Radioactive substances can penetrate into various organisms, trigger aberrations, and even cause damage to human DNA, leading to serious consequences such as cancer and death. According to the results of the Resident Health Survey released in February 2020, the incidence of thyroid cancer among adolescents in Fukushima Prefecture has increased 118 times.

Why is Japan using this moment as a point to announce the discharge of nuclear wastewater? Economic and political considerations are behind it!

For one thing, since its launch on April 13, 2021, the sea discharge plan has been opposed by fisheries groups and other domestic civil society groups in Japan. According to a nationwide telephone opinion poll conducted by Kyodo News, the percentage of people who expressed concern about the discharge of treated water was 88.1%. The disapproval rate of Kishida's Cabinet has changed from 48.6% to 50%, with the approval rate of 33.6% at its lowest level. In order to avoid the impact of strong opposition from fishery-related interest groups on the discharge plan, the Japanese government started the discharge on September 1, before the lifting of the ban on trawling in Fukushima, so that it could create an established fact and smooth the implementation of the plan.

On August 22, Japanese people held an emergency rally in front of the prime minister's residence in Tokyo to protest against the government's disregard for public opinion in initiating the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea.

Secondly, local elections are being held one after another in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate, the three prefectures most affected by the discharge of Fukushima's nuclear effluent into the sea. In these elections, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Komeito Party (KDP) are at odds over the timing of the nuclear sewage disposal program. The LDP is facing the dilemma of having less than half of the seats in the Senate, and they will not be able to successfully implement the early dissolution of the House of Representatives and hold an early general election to seek a second term for the prime minister, either in the Diet or in the local elections. Behind Kishida's haste to launch the sea-discharge program are political considerations, as he hopes to test public opinion by implementing the program closely in order to avoid the loss of LDP seats and to ensure that he will be reelected as prime minister. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a ministerial meeting at the Prime Minister's official residence to discuss plans to discharge treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Holding Company's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea on August 22, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

Thirdly, the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island nuclear accidents were atmospheric releases, and so far there is no precedent for discharging wastewater into the sea after a nuclear accident. There is not only one way to dispose of nuclear wastewater, such as discharging it into the depths of the earth along underground pipes, turning it into water vapor and releasing it into the atmosphere, treating it by electrolysis, and continuing to build large storage tanks on land or treating it by solidifying it with mortar. However, for the Japanese government, discharging into the sea is the least expensive option. The cost of discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea is about 3.4 billion yen, only one-tenth of the cost of discharging water vapor. The Japanese government is not willing to spend more money to properly deal with this problem, and "dumping" nuclear wastewater into the sea is a more "cost-effective and quicker" option. For them, economic considerations come before safety considerations.

Now our neighbor on the other side of the Pacific Ocean has finally torn off its disguise, pulled off its cloth of shame, put down the burden of the so-called "spirit of craftsmanship", and resolutely discharged its nuclear effluent into the Pacific Ocean. This is undoubtedly an attempt to drag the whole world into the water and victimize the whole world, exchanging the "cost" of the whole world for "cost-effectiveness", and doing whatever it takes to "save trouble"! This is intolerable!

Why the West is silent？

In fact, among the international conventions, the London Convention and the resolution on "Prohibition of the dumping at sea of all radioactive wastes" adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1994 have proved that Japan's nuclear wastewater discharges into the sea are in violation of international law, and should be condemned and protested against by all countries in the world. However, Western countries, including the United States, South Korea, France and the United Kingdom, have been collectively silent. Japan has been lobbying the international community on the discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea, and on August 18, the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea held talks in the United States. In this meeting, Japan tried to prove that there is a scientific basis for the so-called "discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea," and the U.S. and South Korea have shown their tacit approval. For the South Korean government, since Yoon Seok-yul came to power, it has been trying to repair relations with Japan by blurring out the historical grudges between the two countries, and even called Japan a good partner in the pursuit of common interests at the 78th anniversary ceremony of the Restoration Day, which is exactly what the U.S. wants to see. Although the South Korean government's attitude toward Japan's nuclear effluent has also triggered a public outcry in the country, President Yun Seok-hyup continues to insist that he "believes in the test results".

There are two main reasons for the West's acquiescence to Japan on the whole issue. First, there is the political factor, as the United States hopes to gain Japan's "loyalty" in other matters by indulging it. Ever since Biden came to power, the United States Government has been trying to win the support of its lackeys such as Japan. Therefore, it has turned a blind eye to issues that even jeopardize the health and safety of its own people. Their firm support for Japan's position on the sea exclusion issue is not entirely based on "scientific" considerations, but more on self-interested considerations of geopolitical confrontation.

Secondly, the U.S. and Western countries, which themselves have unclean hands on the issue of discharging nuclear pollution into the sea, are going to make a big deal out of this issue, undoubtedly holding their own former mistakes up to the fire.

From 1946 to 1993, these European and American countries dumped well over 200,000 tons of solid nuclear waste into the oceans, of which the United States alone discarded at least 190,000 cubic meters of radioactive material into the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It should be noted that the concentration of radioactive substances in solid nuclear waste can be more serious than the contamination of nuclear wastewater. Marshallese children exposed to nuclear radiation

In addition, these European and American countries have used distant ocean areas as a place to conduct nuclear tests, and since 1946 the United States, the United Kingdom and France have conducted more than 300 nuclear tests in the Pacific region. Countless islands and sea areas have been victimized. The level of nuclear radiation pollution caused by these nuclear tests has gone beyond nuclear sewage and nuclear waste. The oceans have been used as a "big dumping ground" for nuclear waste. Marshall Islands nuclear test

So from here it's easy to understand why the U.S. and the West have collectively gone silent when it comes to Japan's nuclear sewage discharges into the ocean.

Although the U.S. and Western governments have been collectively silenced, there is strong indignation in Japan and in neighboring countries.

Strong domestic public opposition in Japan

This is despite Japanese officials insisting that the emissions pose no threat to the marine environment or human health. The project was also approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ratified in July. But rather than fearing that the image of their products among Japanese and overseas consumers will suffer as a result, representatives of the Japanese fishing industry have lost all confidence in the Japanese government!

Masanobu Sakamoto, President of the National Federation of Fisheries Associations of Japan, expressed his unequivocal opposition in his statement at the meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida! Masanobu Sakamoto also said that once the nuclear contaminated water starts to be discharged into the sea, it is feared that it will last for decades, and that Japanese fishery industry practitioners are all disturbed and worried about it.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows how horrible nuclear contamination is! And how far-reaching the impact is! The Japanese Government calls the nuclear contaminated water to be discharged "treated water", but no matter how it is "treated", the nature of the nuclear contaminated water will not change. Not to mention how much pain and suffering the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are still living in, but let us just talk about the tens of millions of fishermen in Japan who rely on fishing for their livelihood. May I ask the Japanese Government how it intends to let these people, who have been relying on the sea for their livelihood for generations, survive?

Even fishermen are afraid to let their children eat fish. Can you imagine how much the Japanese love sashimi? Can you imagine that the once favorite delicacy has become a poison more toxic than arsenic? Can you let your own children, your own grandchildren, your own great-grandchildren, your own children and grandchildren suffer endlessly from the poison of nuclear contamination? Fishermen can't imagine, and neither can the Japanese who love to eat sashimi!

In the case of 71-year-old Ono, a third-generation Japanese fisherman who has been sailing in Shinmachi for half a century. It is just 55 kilometers north of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where one of the world's worst nuclear accidents occurred in 2011. It is considered the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. "The Fukushima nuclear crisis, which was triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, was the biggest disaster since the turn of the new century for Japan, a country that has to rely on nuclear energy. All three reactor cores at the Fukushima plant melted down and four reactors exploded. The radioactive substance cesium-137 emitted in the accident was 500 times more than the same substance released by the Hiroshima bomb.

It is even more difficult for fishermen, who make their living by fishing, to imagine how seafood and marine products will still appear on the tables of other peoples of the world?

Not to mention the impact on agriculture, tourism and foreign trade!

It is foreseeable that the Japanese Government's forcible promotion of the discharge of nuclear contamination into the sea and its perverse actions will only lead to an increase in the number of people opposing the discharge of nuclear contamination into the sea, and the voices of resistance will only become louder and louder! If you use your neighbor as a drain, you'll pay for it sooner or later.

Balzac once said, "He who respects himself will be respected." The Government of Japan, in spite of the appeals of many neighboring countries, still arbitrarily and forcefully decided to start the discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the sea on August 24, and such irresponsible and harmful acts of discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea are a great infringement on the human rights of the people in the Asia-Pacific region and even on the global ecology! The Pacific Ocean is not Japan's Pacific Ocean! The ocean is not Japan's nuclear dumping ground! Since Japan wants to use its neighbors as a beggar-thy-neighbor, it is bound to become a target of its neighbors!

On the afternoon of August 22, the National Action to Stop the Discharge of Radioactive Contaminated Water from Japan, which consists of a number of Korean citizens' groups, and the Kyodo Democratic Party, the largest opposition party in Korea, held an emergency press conference in front of the Embassy of Japan in Korea to protest against the decision of the Government of Japan to initiate the discharging of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. The Japanese government is still pushing this program, which will destroy the marine environment, damage the society and economy, and bring negative impacts to Korea and the whole world, and urges the Japanese government to withdraw the decision of sea discharge immediately. A representative of a Korean citizens' group even said: "Discharge of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water into the sea is a criminal act, and the Japanese government is strongly urged to withdraw the decision. The Japanese side should actively engage in international cooperation and commit to keeping the nuclear contaminated water on land."

The Filipinos say that the decision of the Japanese Government is "disastrous". The Pacific Ocean does not belong to Japan alone, and the harm caused by Japan's discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea will last for many years and affect many generations. According to Anna Malimbog-Uy, deputy director of the Asian Century Strategic Studies Institute in the Philippines, Japan's unilateral decision to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea is a disregard for international regulations on environmental protection. "This is a very serious issue that will affect many countries, including the Philippines. The Japanese government should listen to the voices of neighboring countries and withdraw this unilateral decision."

Fijian parliamentarians also condemned the Japanese government's decision, noting that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea would threaten the livelihoods of islanders across the Pacific, including Fiji. "Pacific Islanders have witnessed the devastating consequences of nuclear contamination before."

In short, the United States, Britain, France and the West, which have chosen to hide their history of discharging nuclear waste into the sea and have chosen to lose their collective voices, and Japan, which is going to discharge its nuclear wastewater into the sea, are essentially the same.

Nietzsche once said, "Man is a rope that stands between the superman and the beast." Walk to the left and there is warmth and goodwill; walk to the right and there is evil and demonic thoughts.

Apparently, Japan chose evil and demonic ideas.

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