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Ntokozo Ndlovu Radiation Oncologist Harare, Zimbabwe Population - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ntokozo Ndlovu Radiation Oncologist Harare, Zimbabwe Population - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Ntokozo Ndlovu Radiation Oncologist Harare, Zimbabwe Population 12 million 7,000 new cancer cases per year 2000 3000 cases referred for radiotherapy each year 80%+ - for palliative treatment All Zimbabweans : Female
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10 20 30
% frequency
Stomach Oesophagus Liver Ovary NHL Eye Non melanoma Breast Kaposi's sarcoma Cervix uterine All Zimbabweans : Female
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10 20 30 40
% Frequency
Colon Stomach Bladder Lung Liver Oesophagus NHL Prostate Non melanoma Kaposi's sarcoma Harare all races : Males
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3 linear accelerators 25+ years experience in using linear
accelerators
One Co-60 unit (awaiting decommissioning ) Last patient treated on this unit – August
2001 ( 8yrs and 9months).
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THEN …. NOW
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Takes 3-4 years to train RTTs and 4 years to
train a RO.
With high staff migration;
- Only 2 of 9 doctors ever worked with Co-60
- Only 2 of 25+ RTTs ever worked on Co-60 unit
- No MP ever worked on Co-60 unit
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Dual photon energies and several electron
beam energies can facilitate a variety of palliative as well as curative work.
No source to replace and all the logistics to
go with it.
Training of personnel is not more “difficult”. Power supply – arrangements were possible
even in the most difficult of times.
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