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Health Sciences
The Division of Medical Physics continues to provide
Medical Physics services to Nuclear Medicine at Red Cross
Hospital. This service has been expanded by our physicist
in Nuclear Medicine to regular quality control checks.
Chris Trauernicht will do Monte Carlo simulations of
the dose distributions around I-125 seed ophthalmic
applicators as part of his PhD thesis.
Research Fields and Staff
Head of Department
Jan Hough MPhil (UCT) (Retired September 2012)
Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
H. Burger MSc (Med Phys) (UP) (Appointed
December 2012)
Deputy Manager
H. Burger MSc (Med Phys) (UP)
Modern Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Treatments and
Treatment Planning
Assistant Managers (Medical Physics):
G Maree PhD (UCT) (Retired October 2012)
Brachytherapy and Radiation Dosimetry
H MacGregor BSc (Hons) (Started November
2012)
Radiotherapy and IMRT QA and Treatment Planning
T Kotze PhD (US)
Diagnostic Radiology teaching and Radiation Protection
C Trauernicht MSc (Med) in Medical Physics (UCT)
Nuclear Medicine and Brachytherapy
Technical Staff
CHIEF RADIOGRAPHER
K Botha Nat Dipl Radiography (Therapy), Dipl
Computer Science
Mould Room
CHIEF RADIOGRAPHER
S Tovey Dipl. Radiation Technology, Nat Dipl
Radiography (Diagnostic and radiotherapy),
BTech (Radiography Radiotherapy)
RADIOGRAPHER
G Siebrits Nat Dipl. Radiography (Radiotherapy)
(Started October 2012)
INTERN RADIATION TECHNOLOGIST
M Hendricks Nat Dipl Radiography (Diagnostic)
Mechanical Workshop
CHIEF INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN
C Thomson NTCII
ARTISAN
RE Hiscock NIII
Secretarial
SENIOR ADMIN CLERK
O Kwayiba
Contact Details
Division of Medical Physics, Groote Schuur Hospital/
University of Cape Town, Observatory, 7925 Cape Town
Telephone: +27 21 404-6240
Fax: +27 21 404-6269
Email: Hester.Burger@uct.ac.za
Department Of Radiation
Medicine
Division Of Nuclear Medicine
Head of Division: Dr Tessa Kotze
Divisional Profile
Nuclear medicine currently provides a wide spectrum of
diagnostic procedures, in-vivo studies and therapy; all
pertaining to the use of unsealed sources of radioactivity.
Procedures cover the central nervous system, respiratory,
cardiac, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine,
lymphatic and skeletal systems. There is access to both
SPECT/CT and PET/CT. All procedures are integrated into
service provision, training and research. In the department
is also an osteodensitometer.