GAC013 Assessment Event 2 Draft: Case Study Investigation

Compare & Contrast of Two

Scientific Advances

Student's Name: Jaehyung Chung

Student ID#:

Teacher: Elmer Kang

Due Date: July 19, 2012

Word Count: 796 Table of Contents GAC013 AE1# Chung Jaehyung

Abstract TThis report was written to compare and contrast between two technologies; tsunami warning system and tumor-tracking device, this report was written. Information of on each technology can be found through in articles on the internet. After the research, it is true proven that both technologies are useful for human society. The numerical values of people who got beneficial aspects from each technology can prove that. Therefore, it is hard to say that one of them is superior technology than to the other because they. Both are equally helpful.

1. Introduction The purpose of this report is finding the superiority forto determine which can contribute more to human progress between two different scientific advancements through comparisones and contrasts them. However, readers may notice that both are equally helpful for human society. Two advancements are RTerg; , a new system for warning tsunamis and 4D robotic tumor-tracking devices.

RTerg is a system for alarming almost exact location and time of tsunamis for saving to save thousands of life. It was is worth helpful in detecting other tsunamis, & earthquakes case. The tumor- tracking device is an accurate radioactive therapy to minimizethat lessens the pain of cancer patients for by killing only the tumor cells. Accordingly, both technologies equally contribute to human progress.

2. Methodology To find out information about both technologies; articles were needed to be utilized. Before searching for data, a list was given. Through the list, the articles about each technology were chosen. After that, four more articles – which were given from research engines such as E-science News and BBC News.

Each article indicates provides information of on technology such as history, advantages and belonged

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science area. Therefore, it they also supports the main point of this report.

3. Finding Both technology technologies give further progressed level of life to human life. In 2008, the tsunami early warning system, which predicts the exact location and time of tsunamis, firstly was invented.

However, it needs to be improved because of its inaccuracy. Therefore, the improved version; RTerg was invented from by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. According to figure 1, people around the world can predict the location, time and magnitude of tsunamis through the scaled model line graph. Hence, using this, people can forecast tsunami and consider measures. The

Similarly, the tumor-tracking technology is helpful too. Figure 2 indicates that cancer patients deeply have significantly increased since 2000. The tumor-tracking technology which was created by physicists at Thomas Jefferson University, Kimmel Cancer Center shortens the errors during cancer patients’ radioactive surgery, . hence Thus, patients get beneficial aspects from it. Moreover, after the invention of technology, the advanced one s occurred. It includes 4D robotic technology, so it that can automatically follows the tumors. Each technology is related to different scientific area, seismology and medicine respectively.

Figure 1: Effectiveness of RTerg for warning tsunami

(Newman, 2011) Figure 2: Number of cancer patients in Pennsylvania

(National cancer institute)

4. Discussion Looking through six articles, the advancements of two technologies can be found. Both technology technologies give benefits to human beings. In case of the predicting system, it can save thousands of

people at once. According to figure 3, the occurrence of tsunami is more frequent than past. However, tsunami’s strength characteristic; huge calamity, it cannot be exactlywasn’t predicted before the invention of the system that resulted to a huge calamity. At In the past, when prior to the existence of the RTerg system was not existed, people anticipatednotice the occurrence of tsunami about 10 minutes before. IHowever in 2010, all things changed. The system can predicts one of the cruel calamities in a minute, ; hence it can save precious life lives of tons of people. According to the inventors who work at Georgia Institute of Technology (2011), the improved system exactly predicts predicted the tsunamis and earthquakes which happened at in Sumatran. Moreover, it also forecasts the magnitude of tsunamis, therefore people or federal government can make preparations to against for tsunamis for the systemthem. In case ofSimilarly, the tumor-tracking device, it is also helpful.

Every year, about 100 thousands of people have cancer. Most of them are get in pain because of radioactive therapy which is non-elaborate of treating exact tumor cells. HoweverOn the other hand, when the robotic tumor-tracking device was invented, the radioactive therapy for cancer treatment becomes became more elaborate and accurate. Moreover, it predicts the tumor cell’s movement for by using 4D technology. Therefore, the surgery can minimize damage of healthy cells. According to New

Tumor-tracking Technique (2011), Dr. Yu argued that the result of treatment for lung cancer shows that the skill reduces in dosereduction of damaged healthy tissue and that it potentially minimizes side effects of radioactive therapy too. Hence tThrough these researches, it is truly enough that two mentioned technologies can overcome troubles and give progression to human society equally. During research, lack of source and time is the hardest problem. Especially, the definition of RTerg cannot be found everywhereanywhere. MoreoverFurthermore, all six articles are composed of scientific issues.

That is to sayTherefore, they were all written by with scientific terminology. It was also hard to for readers such as students to understand..

5. Conclusion Both technologies truly advance improve human life. The system which forecasts tsunamis saves tons of lives of human beings at once. In case of technology which tracks tumor and supports radioactive

therapy, it also assists the success of surgery for cancer patients which number about 100 thousands a year. Therefore, both technologies equally progress develop life of human beings.

Appendices

Figure 3: Occurrence of tsunami

(International Tsunami Information Centre Data)

References

“A world novelty for an improved tsunami early warning.” e Science News. e Science News, 9 July 2008. Web. 19 July 2012.

Newman Andrew V., Gavin Hayes., Yong Wei, Jaime Convers. “The 25 October 2010 Mentawai tsunami earthquake, from real-time discriminants, finite-fault rupture and tsunami excitation.” Geophysical Research Letters. VOL.38, 5 Mar. 2011. Page 1~7. Geophysical Research Letters. Web. 19 July 2012. http://geophysics.eas.gatech.edu/people/anewman/research/papers/Newman_etal_GRL_2011.pdf

“New system can warn of tsunamis within minutes.” e Science News. e Science News, 4 March 2011. Web. 19 July 2012.

“New tumor-tracking technique for radiotherapy spares healthy tissue, could improve cancer treatment.” e Science News. e Science News, 1 February 2011. Web. 19 July 2012.

Reynolds, D. “New Tumor Tracking Technique Could Improve Cancer Treatments.” eMaxhealth.com 2 February 2011. Web. 19 July 2012.

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