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Browsing Radiography - Master's Degree by Title
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An evaluation of fetal growth in human immunodeficiency virus infected women at Khayelitsha and Gugulethu midwifery obstetric units in the Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006)A prospective cohort study was done on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected and uninfected women attending Khayelitsha Midwifery Obstetric Unit (MOU) and Gugulethu MOU from June 2003 to December 2004, primarily ... -
Anthropometric measurements versus computed tomography for the assessment of metabolic syndrome in the Bellville South mixed ancestry community, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors which include abdominal obesity, hyperglycaemia, hyper-triglyceridaemia, low HDL-cholesterol and hypertension. This cluster ... -
Brachytherapy in cancer of the cervix : an African perspective
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)Introduction: Brachytherapy plays an essential role in the management of patients with cervical cancer. The high cervical cancer burden in Africa presents challenges with regard to provision and sustainability of these ... -
Brain compatible learning in the radiation sciences
(Peninsula Technikon, 2003)Brain Compatible Learning (BCL), as its name suggests, is a type of learning which is aligned with how the human brain naturally learns and develops. BCL offers many different options and routes to learning as alternatives ... -
Cobalt-60 radiation beam verification in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a Kenya experience
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)Background and purpose The primary aim of this study was to analyse the accuracy and reproducibility of radiation treatment to patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma at the only tertiary teaching and referral hospital in ... -
Computer tomography dose index for head CT in northern Nigeria
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014)Aim: The aim of this study was to record the values of CTDIw and DLP displayed on the Computed Tomography (CT) scanner monitors of patients undergoing CT examinations of the head as Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) for ... -
Determination of effective dose and entrance skin dose from dose area product values for barium studies in adult patients at a large tertiary hospital in the Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)Background and objectives The issue of patient doses received during fluoroscopy procedures, raised concerns for the researcher, as there may have been probable past skin injuries or deterministic injuries that may not ... -
Development of a radiographic dental implant guide for forensic identification using current dental implants
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)Introduction: Forensic dentistry plays a key role in identifying human remains that cannot be identified visually or by other means. Studies have shown that in cases of single or multiple deaths, scientific identification ... -
Diagnostic radiography requests in Zimbabwe’s public hospital complex: completeness, accuracy and justtification
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012)Complete, accurate and justified radiological examination requests are prerequisite to radiological exposures. However, global research shows evidence of high numbers of incomplete and inaccurate requests as well as that ... -
Distance assisted training for nuclear medicine technologists in anglophone sub-Saharan Africa
(Peninsula Technikon, 2003)Five of the seventeen countries with Nuclear Medicine facilities in Africa have training programmes for Nuclear Medicine Technologists (NMT's). Four of the countries are in Northern Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and ... -
Echocardiography for early detection of heart disease in high risk diabetic patients
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015)Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with a significant impact on personal lifestyle and wellbeing. It is associated with a high prevalence of myocardial disease, the early detection of which is important ... -
Enhancing academic writing competence in radiography education
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)This thesis records a study undertaken by a radiography lecturer at a satellite campus of a University of Technology (UoT) in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The study investigated the academic writing practices ... -
An evaluation of fetal growth in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infected women at Khayelitsha and Gugulethu midwifery obstetric units in the Western Cape
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2006)A prospective cohort study was done on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected and uninfected women attending Khayelitsha Midwifery Obstetric Unit (MOU) and Gugulethu MOU from June 2003 to December 2004, primarily ... -
Evaluation of the labelling and binding efficiency of Tc-99m to red blood cells of patients who are being exposed to a cocktail of anti-tuberculosis drugs
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)Radioactively labelled red blood cells (RBC) are used in various nuclear medicine studies. In order to obtain accurate results when performing these studies, it is of paramount importance that a good binding of the ... -
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Biochemical markers to assess disability in female subjects with Multiple Sclerosis.
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016)Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the central nervous system (CNS) and is characterized by multiple demyelinating lesions. It is in this context that a need arises for reliable biomarkers such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... -
Measurement of absorbed dose for paediatric patients for the purpose of developing dose guidelines in paediatric radiology
(Peninsula Technikon, 2004)The radiation risks associated with children are higher than the risk for adults. Children have growing organs and they have a longer life expectancy than that of adults. As a consequence the effects of damage from ... -
Pain assessment : the role of the radiation therapist
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)The focus of this study is the role of the Radiation Therapist (RTT) in the assessment of pain in cancer patients. The study was carried out at a Radiotherapy Department of a large Teaching Hospital in Ghana and addressed ... -
Presentation patterns of invasive cancer of the cervix : a Zimbabwean study
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)The focus of this study is on the presentation patterns of invasive cancer of the cervix (CaCx) in Zimbabwe. The study was undertaken at a large referral cancer treatment centre in Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe. ... -
Professional communication practices of radiotherapists in the workplace and classroom in higher education in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008)The focus of this study is the professional communication practices of radiotherapists as clinical practitioners and as teachers of student/novice radiotherapists. The study was undertaken at a higher education institution ... -
Professional communication practices of radiotherapists in the workplace and classroom in higher education in the Western Cape, South Africa.
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008)The focus of this study is the professional communication practices of radiotherapists as clinical practitioners and as teachers of student/novice radiotherapists. The study was undertaken at a higher education institution ...
