Proceedings of the

38th SAAPMB and the 1st SARPA Congress

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  1. Introduction to Health Informatics
  2. Medical Informatics
  3. Informatics in Radiation Protection
  4. The year 2000 and the Internet
  5. First Plenary Session
  6. Radiobiology I
  7. Dosimetry
  8. Second Plenary Session
  9. Radiobiology II
  10. Radiotherapy
  11. Radiation Protection and Dosimetry
  12. Nuclear Medicine
  13. Radon
  14. Third Plenary Session
  15. Medical Physics
  16. Radiation Protection
  17. Posters

Autumn School: 12 - 13 May 1998

Health Informatics in South Africa

1. Introduction to Health Informatics
Mr John Tresling Introduction to Health Informatics
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Prof Ado J van Rensburg Standards in Healthcare Informatics
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Dr Steven Jones Epidemiology and Informatics
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2. Medical Informatics
Dr Tony Lomax, 
Paul Scherrer Institute,Switzerland.
The exchange of radiotherapy data sets and its application in the intercomparison of treatment plans.
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Ms Hester Burger How to write a DICOM specification
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3. Informatics in Radiation Protection
Mr Nestor Torres, GMSI Processing occupational hygiene dose data.
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4. The year 2000 and the Internet
Prof A.J. van Rensburg Healthcare 2000 - The bug
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Ms Rene van Zyl The weird and wonderful world of the Internet
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Mr Quintin Connell The Internet as a Resource for Medical Physicists
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Rumble in the Jungle Congress '98

5. First Plenary Session
Dr Myron Pollycove, NRC, Washington The rise and fall of the linear no-threshold theory.
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Dr Bernard Cohen, Pittsburg Test of the linear no-threshold theory of radiation induced cancer.
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A Tschaeche, CHP There is no scientific basis for the Linear Hypothesis' Extension to Low Doses
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Mr Phil Metcalfe, CNS Radiation risks from low radiation doses and practical basis for radiation protection.
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6. Radiobiology I
L Böhm, Tygerberg In vitro and in vivo effects of petoxyfylline on the control of tumour cells by irradiation.
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L. Böhm, Tygerberg Change of s-phase transition cyclin B1 and P34 CDC2 levels in tumour cell lines in response to DNA damage and abrogation of the G2/M block by pentoxifylline.
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A Binder, Tygerberg Cell cycle checkpoints in tumour cells and modulation of the damage response by G2 block abrogators.
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F. Verheye-Dua, Tygerberg Effects of ouabain on cell cycle progression and apoptosis in normal and tumour cells.
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7. Dosimetry
F. Beeslaar, UOVS Evaluation of a photodiode that is used as a densitometer.
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C Herbst, UOVS A practical approach for personnel dose monitoring.
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F Luhana, CSIR Alignment and characterisation of an x-ray unit used for the calibration of therapy-level dosimeters.
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T.C. Kotze, Department of Health Radiological survey of CT practices in South Africa
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F. Beeslaar, UOVS Revision of the SABS code of practice for the medical use of x-rays and sealed radioactive sources
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8. Second Plenary Session
Dr D Goodhead, UK Radiobiology ?
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Dr F Zywietz, Hamburg, Germany Influence of fractionated and hyperfractionated irradiation on tumour oxygenation:  
An experimental study.
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Dr Myron Pollycove, NRC, Washington Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation, Human Biology and non-Linearity
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9. Radiobiology II
G. Blekkenhorst, Groote Schuur Hospital Effect of radiation and gamma linolenic acid on cell cycle progression of TK6 lymphoblastic and U937 myelomonocytic cells in vitro.
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W.P. Roos, Tygerberg The dose dependence of G2 delay.
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F. Ferheye-Dua, Tygerberg Flow cytometric analysis of p53 protein expression in gamma irradiated wild type and mutant tumour cells.
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J.M. Akudugu, Tygerberg Assessment of proton radiobiology using established neuronal cell lines and peripheral blood lymphocytes.
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10. Radiotherapy
A.J. van Rensburg TIFF-DICOM file format
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N.J. van der Merwe, UOVS The development of a new compensator material for radiotherapy.
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H Burger, Pretoria Academic Hospital Electron beam characterization with the use of a simple magnetic spectrometer.
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Q Connell, Pretoria Academic Hospital Development of an orthovoltage computer planning system.
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W.J. Strydom, Medunsa Output factors for electron beams.
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D van der Merwe, Siemens Intensity modulation techniques in radiotherapy.
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11. Radiation Protection and Dosimetry
Dr Steven Jones, UK Radiation science and the law: experience in relation to childhood leukemia in the vicinity of Sellafield, UK
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Gert de Beer, AEC Assessment of the dose from contaminated surfaces via various exposure pathways.
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Riaan Strydom, PARC Scientific Assessment of radiological dose due to incremental radioactivity increases in cleared former mine land.
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Paul Hinrichson, CNS Radiation doses to South African underground mine workers
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Johan Botha The validation of "Electret" dosimeters for underground use.
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Rex Strong, BNFL, UK Radiation dosimetry services at BNFL's Sellafield site, United Kingdom.
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Zelma van Rooyen, CNS Discussion of the results obtained from the analysis of Ra and U in water performed by different laboratories.
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12. Nuclear Medicine
J van Staden, UOVS Left ventricular ejection fraction and volume calculated from gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging with 99m-Tc-MIBI
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P.D. du Toit, UOVS Conversion of attenuation coefficient measured with a 139-Ce transmission line source to emission with 99m-Tc in SPECT
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M.G. Lotter, UOVS Plasma volume measurement using 99m-Tc DMP-HSA
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A.J. White, Medunsa Measurement of renal perfusion index and renal uptake as an adjunct to conventional renography.
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13. Radon
A Tsela, CNS A theoretical study of the effect of various parameters on radon exhalation from mine tailings.
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R.J.N. Brits, CNS The theory and practice of the measurement of radon exhalation from mine tailings.
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A Tsela, CNS Radon measurements from milligram-samples.
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Jozua Ellis A comparison of different radon emanation measuring techniques.
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14. Third Plenary Session
Dr Tony Lomax, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland Intensity Modulation in Proton Therapy
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Dr F Zywietz, Hamburg, Germany Quantitative changes in the bioenergetic status, metabolism and oxygenation of rat tumours during fractionated irradiation.
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Prof A Del Guerra, Italy PET for small animals: experimental test of the YAPPET tomograph.
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15. Medical Physics
Rupert Schnell, PTW Freiburg, Germany Quality assurance and measurement of the patient's load (dose area product) in diagnostic radiology.
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M.D. Rana, Addington Relative diffusion in the brain as measured using MRI.
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N Schreuder, NAC The second proton therapy facility at the NAC.
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K.M. Langen, NAC Feasibility study on the use of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) in the neutron therapy beam at Fermilab
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M.G. Lotter, UOVS Continued Education in Medical Physics
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16. Radiation Protection
Denis Wymer A proposed national strategy for wastes containing radioactivity.
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Sietse van der Woude Ownerless, old and new mines: practice or intervention.
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Tony Wood, RadPro The development of an alternate decontamination technique.
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C Bothma, Radpro The effect of implementation of a radiation protection programme at a uranium calcining plant on potential annual doses.
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17. Posters
Egbert Hering Preliminary Dose Measurements on the SCANNEX Low Dose X-Ray Unit
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A Hendrikse Effect of Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) Supplementation on Mouse Tissue Radiation Response
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A.J. Hunter The Effect of Inhibitors of Energy Metabolism on the Radiation Response of Tumours In Vivo
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H Burger Rays of Hope: A Radiotherapy Information Video
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N. Falzone Fetal Dose Estimation during Three Different Diagnostic Radiology Procedures.
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P.C. Engel-Hills Dose Area Product (DAP) Measurement for Determining Reference Doses in Radiology
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GJJ Korf Implementation of Revised Dosimetric Quantities and Dose Limits for Radiation Protection in Medicine
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AC Chamberlain Radiation dosimetry of craniopagus twins during Tc99m-DTPA and Tc99m-HMPAO studies.
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S.S. Bakhane Simple Method of Measuring Glomerular Filtration Rate below 30 ml/min
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S Ghoorun Normalisation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Adults and Children: Body Surface Area or Extracellular Fluid?
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W I D Rae Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Normal Values
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W I D Rae I am a Medical Physicist
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M. D. Rana Quality Control for Diffusion Imaging in MRI
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I Dormehl Progressively Reduced Sm-153-EDTMP Uptake in Normal Bone after Multiple Applications; A Non-Human Primate Study
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W Louw Re-188-HEDP as a Therapeutic Bone Agent - Preparation, Experimental Pharmocokinetic and Biodistribution Studies in the Normal Baboon Model
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Mary Jean Scott Breast Tangential Fields: Penumbral Dose to Lung
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I H Boyd Calculation of Distances within and between Reconstructed SPECT Tomographic Slices
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B.S. Smit The Radiotoxicity of 4-[123I]-IODOANTIPYRINE in Normal and Cancer Cells
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F.M. Nortier Development of a Production Procedure for 139Ce at NAC
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