Medical Physics Research Papers/Topics

Assessment of medical students’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards medical waste management in KIUTH in Bushenyi Uganda

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To Assess the Knowledge of Danger Signs in Pregnancy Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Kampala International University -Teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT A cross-sectional study was done on the Topic: Assessment of knowledge of Danger Signs among pregnant women attending ANC in KIU-TH). Pregnancy is a normal process that results in a series of both physiological and psychological changes in expectant mothers. However, normal pregnancy may be accompanied by some problems and complications which is potentially life-threatening to the mother and the fetus. Fraser et al (2003). Danger sign(s) is a term used to refer to a group of symptom...

Evaluation Of Performance Of The SPECT Camera In Elnilien Medical Diagnostic Centre In Khartoum

Abstract The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the SPECT gamma camera at Alnilien Medical Diagnostic Centre of Khartoum This study was carried out in Nuclear Medicine Department in Alnelein Medical Diagnostic Centre (NMDC) and the results were compared with the international guidelines. The study evaluates the following parameters: energy resolution, uniformity, sensitivity and linearity All results that obtained from the study have been compared with the accepta...

Evaluation of the Operation system for the hydrometric Measurement stations using Value Engineering

Abstract Integrating Administrative and Engineering Sciences, It has profound effect in Enriching both for the good of mankind, As the value management Approach depends on the Organization of Scientific Steps in order to reach the point of balance between quality, cost and time ,Which invited engineers to exploit and apply this approach during the different phases of the project to achieve this balance in all aspects of technical and administrative project in general. And the Proportion of h...

Evaluation Of Radioprotective Effect Of Gongronema Latifolio Leaf Extract On Whole-Body Irradiated Wistar Albino Rats

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to evaluate the radioprotective effects of Gongronema latifolio (GL) leaf extract on a whole-body irradiated wistar albino rats. A prospective experimental and cross-sectional design was adopted for this study and it included a control group and experimental group. Part of the control group (normal control NC) was not irradiated neither was it administered with GL extract but the other part (experimental control EC) was only exposed to graded radiation ...

Texture Characterization Of Stroke Lesions In Noncontrast Computed Tomography Images Of Nigerian Patients

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to characterize stroke lesions and normal brain tissue in computed tomography (CT) images of Nigerian patients using statistical texture descriptors, and to identify the class of texture descriptor that is most suitable for computer-aided diagnosis of stroke. Non-contrast CT images of 164 stroke patients were obtained in contiguous slices from the base of the skull to the vertex from two private radiodiagnostic centres. Initially, two experienced radiologis...

Modelling Radiation Doses to Critical Organs of Patients Undergoing Intracavitary Brachytherapy Treatment at Komfo ANOKYE Teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT  The main aim of radiotherapy is to destroy cancerous tissues with ionizing radiation while the other normal parts of the body are saved or spared. Intracavitary brachytherapy is a procedure in which radioactive sources are placed in the body cavities close to or inside the target volume to deliver radiation at short distances. In this mode of treatment, high radiation dose can be delivered to the tumour volume with rapid dose fall-off into the surrounding normal tissues. In brachyt...

Assessment And Evaluation OF Photon Beam Dosimetric Accuracy Requirement of Tuning Medical Linear Accelerator

ABSTRACT In radiotherapy, accuracy and precision are key, and thus, a small deviation in dose delivered by a treatment machine can be detrimental to patients. For this reason, in any radiotherapy department, linacs that have been tuned to match each other dosimetrically require critical assessment and evaluation since patients may be moved between linacs without any adjustments to treatment plans. The main aim of this study was to assess and evaluate the photon beam dosimetric accuracy betwe...

LOCATION OF RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS, MEASUREMENT OF ABSORBED DOSE TO RADIOSENSITIVE ORGANS AND USE OF BISMUTH SHIELDS IN PAEDIATRIC ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was in two to investigate; firstly, (i) location of radiosensitive organs in the interior of four (4) paediatric anthropomorphic phantoms, and, secondly, (ii) effectiveness of single and double bismuth thyroid shields, distance between shield and phantom surface, during paediatric multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) using fixed tube current (FTC) and automatic exposure control (AEC) on dose reduction and image quality. Four (4) paediatric anthropomorphic p...