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Evaluation of the effect of low and intermediate frequency electromagnetic waves on radiosensitivity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : The incidence of epidemic Kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV/AIDS patients is high due to their compromised immune system. HIV-positive individuals presenting with cancer tend to be more sensitive to ionizing radiation ...
Radiotherapy in the management of carcinoma of the vulva in HIV positive and negative patients : an institutional experience
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Radiotherapy in the Management of Carcinoma of the Vulva in Human Immune-Deficiency Virus
(HIV) Positive and Negative Patients: An Institutional Experience.
Opakas J.
Department of Medical Imaging and ...
Breast cancer diagnosed in women with the Human Immune-Deficiency Virus (HIV)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: HIV is the defining pandemic of our era, with an estimated 5.9 million people
infected in South Africa according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates for 2011.
The expression and ...
Monitoring various eluate characteristics of the iThemba LABS SnO2-based 68Ge/68Ga generator over time and validation of quality control methods for the radiochemical purity assessment of 68Ga-labelled DOTA peptide formulations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : PET imaging with gallium-68 (68Ga) has become widely used due to the availability of 68Ge/68Ga generators and DOTA-derivatised peptide ligands for radiolabelling. The purpose of this study was to monitor ...
The value of different reconstruction algorithms for quantification of FDG PET brain imaging
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Modern reconstruction techniques of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) data are optimized for whole body imaging. Such optimization is less developed for brain imaging. This study ...
Targeting the EBFR and PI3K pathways as a therapeutic strategy for prostate cancer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Targeted therapy for prostate cancer may offer potential improvement over current
conventional therapies because of its specificity. Although conventional treatments
are effective, they are not curative ...
Radiosensitisation of low HER-2 expressing human breast cancer cell lines
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Breast Cancer remains one of the world’s leading causes of cancer related deaths
amongst women. Its treatment has evolved from invasive, highly toxic therapies to
treatments that possess a higher ...
Extended Cr-51 RBC combined with Tc-99m RBC for the detection and localisation of occult GIT bleeding
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background
Occult blood loss from the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), causing iron deficiency often with anaemia, can be diagnostically and therapeutically challenging. This is because the endoscopic and ...
Investigation into various aspects of radiolabelling somatostatin peptide derivatives with 68Ga eluted from a SnO2-based 68Ge/68Ga generator
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : 68Ge/68Ga generators ensure the supply of 68Ga for positron emission tomography (PET), for instance for somatostatin receptor imaging with 68Ga-DOTA-labelled somatostatin analogues. There are
various ...
Design of a universal phatom for quality assurance in diagnostic radiology x-ray imaging
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)
ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: In medical X-ray imaging several diagnostic x-ray imaging modalities are applied to enable disease diagnosis, i.e. general projection radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography and Computed ...