Expectation Of Death
When a person is exposed to radiation of this level, there is a very small chance of survival. This was the reason everyone did not expect him to live for long. However, it is also important to remember that this was the first case of proton beam radiation exposure. There was still a chance he would make it. In the following days, the skin on his face that was exposed to the radiation peeled back and fell off. Essentially, Bugowski was experiencing extreme burning. This was not limited to the exterior as the inside of the skull was going through the same thing as it spread through the cerebral tissues. Doesn’t that sound incredibly painful?
Expectation Of Death
He Still Finished His Ph.D.
It was nothing short of a miracle that Bugorski did not die. He somehow managed to live through everything. However, he experienced an array of problems that considerably depreciated the quality of his life. The list includes all sorts of conditions like a loss of hearing in one ear, partial paralysis, and fatigue that extended from his mind to his body. It would not be wrong to assume that the damage was brought about by the photon beam radiation spreading into the cerebral tissue. It was not enough to damage his brain and keep him from finishing his Ph.D. program, although he had to deal with other problems like seizures.
He Still Finished His Ph.D.
