1 / 10

Nuclear Medicine South Africa

Nuclear Medicine South Africa. Dr N.Soni. South Africa. Population ~ 52 million with a 1,2% annual growth ~ 2800 km of coastline GDP ~ 384 billion USD 11 Official languages 9 provinces. Nuclear Medicine A trip down memory lane. 1948: Import of radioisotope for medical use

keola
Download Presentation

Nuclear Medicine South Africa

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Nuclear Medicine South Africa Dr N.Soni

  2. South Africa • Population ~ 52 million with a 1,2% annual growth • ~ 2800 km of coastline • GDP ~ 384 billion USD • 11 Official languages • 9 provinces

  3. Nuclear MedicineA trip down memory lane • 1948: Import of radioisotope for medical use • 1952: First sodium iodide counter – Pretoria General Hospital • 1964:First rectilinear scanner – CSIR Pretoria • 1969:First gamma camera – Pretoria General Hospital • 2006:First PET/CT scanner in the public sector – IALCH Durban

  4. The Specialty • Independent specialty since 1987 • 4 year postgraduate degree (College of Nuclear Physicians of SA) - www.collegemedsa.ac.za • Training Institutions: • Western Cape: Cape Town and Stellenbosch • Free State: Bloemfontein • Gauteng: Johannesburg and Pretoria • Kwazulu Natal: Durban • Functional Departments: • Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Kwazulu Natal

  5. Industry • Cyclotrons • State owned (2): • Itemba labs – Western Cape • NECSA – Pretoria - Private: • Pretoria • Service providers: • AEC Amersham • AXIM • Covidien • PET Labs • NTP

  6. Facilities • Camera’s(Public and Private): • PET/CT: 10 • Private = 6 • Public = 4 • SPECT/CT: 9 • Private = 4 • Public = 5 • Gamma: approximately 100

  7. South African Society of Nuclear Medicine(SASNM) • Established in 1974 • One of the oldest NM societies in Africa • ~ 200 Members: • Nuclear Physicians • Radiographers • Medical Physicists • Radiopharmacists • Radiochemists • Industry • Biennial conference: • Next conference – 2014 • Venue: Maharani Hotel, Durban • Date: 19-21 September 2014

  8. Expected growth • Facilities: • Cameras • SPECT/CT • PET/CT • Gamma camera’s • Human resources • Therapy

  9. Thank You www.sasnm.com

More Related