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+=Nuclear Medicine PIC Outline = |
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+==A: FRAMEWORK: Util== |
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+Util is the only way actual policy-makers make decisions |
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+==B: COUNTERPLAN TEXT: == |
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+Countries ought to prohibit the production of nuclear power except in instances of using nuclear power for medical developments. |
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+http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear20medicine |
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+Nuclear medicine is defined by Merriam Webster as: a branch of medicine dealing with radioactive materials in the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
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+==C: COMPETITION:== |
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+===Mutual exclusivity – === |
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+You cannot advocate for anything but a complete ban on the aff and this is not a complete ban since nuclear power is key to the production of nuclear medicine |
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+Department of Energy 01, 2001, Report to Congress on the Extraction of Medical Isotopes, http://www.nuclear.gov/pdfFiles/U233RptConMarch2001.pdf |
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+U.S. must develop its own nuclear power to lead in radio isotope development For the United States to continue contributions in the application of radioactive materials for biomedical investigations, it is essential that we establish a reliable source and supply of radioisotopes. Because of the uncertain supply of radioisotopes in the United States, many nuclear medicine researchers have become dissuaded from pursuing their ideas for new medical advances, threatening the future of nuclear medicine in the United States. To correct this gradual decline, the Department must continue to invest in dedicated, state-of-the-art facilities in order to reliably supply existing radioisotopes in use and develop new radioisotopes in sufficient quantity and year-long availability to support clinical research. Alpha-emitting radioisotopes are an example of this investment. |
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+===Net benefits === |
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+====Part 1) nuclear medicine saves thousands of lives per year and improves health care==== |
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+Department of Energy 01, 2001, Report to Congress on the Extraction of Medical Isotopes, http://www.nuclear.gov/pdfFiles/U233RptConMarch2001.pdf |
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+Nuclear power save lives and reduce health care costs. Some of the more frequent |
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+AND |
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+the debilitating side effects and extended hospital stays associated with more common treatments. |
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+====Part 2) The use of nuclear medicine is so common that prohibiting it could billions of lives and dollars to replace==== |
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+Department of Energy 01, 2001, Report to Congress on the Extraction of Medical Isotopes, http://www.nuclear.gov/pdfFiles/U233RptConMarch2001.pdf |
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+Each year, about one-third of the 30 million Americans hospitalized are diagnosed |
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+AND |
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+Part 2) Alternatives to medical isotopes are overpriced or impossible to find |
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+====Part 3) Nuclear power crucial to advancing cancer treatment ==== |
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+International Atomic Energy Agency, 2008, Nuclear Technology Review, http://www.iaea.org/About/Policy/GC/GC52/GC52InfDocuments/English/gc52inf-3_en.pdf |
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+Successful treatment of cancer requires a comprehensive understanding of the complex interaction among the various |
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+AND |
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+treating localized or disseminated solid cancer and for treating blood-borne malignancies. |
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+====Part 4) There is no alternative to nuclear medicine ==== |
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+Radiology information 16 http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=gennuclear |
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+Nuclear medicine imaging uses small amounts of radioactive materials called radiotracers that are typically injected |
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+AND |
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+other imaging procedures and offers the potential to identify disease in its earliest stages |