Research into advanced treatment of Graves’ disease – an immune system condition that affects the thyroid gland – rewarded Dr Sphelele Masikane with his master’s degree in Nuclear Medicine. Masikane’s dissertation: “Efficacy of a Fixed Low Dose of Radioactive Iodine in the Treatment of Graves’ Disease in an Iodine Deficiency Endemic Area in Sub-Saharan Africa”,
PhD Graduate Wants to Revolutionise Breast Cancer Diagnostics
‘I am passionate about training future nuclear physicians and expanding nuclear medicine accessibility throughout KwaZulu-Natal. There’s a need for equitable healthcare, and I want to be part of that change,’ says Dr Bawinile Pearl-Gene Hadebe, who read for a PhD at UKZN. Her research sought to revolutionise breast cancer diagnostics with her research focusing on
International Recognition for Nuclear Medicine Cancer Finding
The award for Best Poster Presentation at the 2024 International Conference on Hybrid Imaging (IPET) in Vienna, Austria, went to the Discipline of Nuclear Medicine’s Registrar at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) in Durban, Dr Thembelihle Nxasana, who presented a rare case of prostate cancer which identified through medical imaging. In 2021, the oncology
International Award for Head of Nuclear Medicine’s Clinical Unit
The Head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine’s Clinical Unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), Dr Bawinile Hadebe, received the Best International Abstract Award at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Conference in Toronto. Under the mentorship of her Head of Department, Professor Mariza Vorster, who introduced the innovative Ac-225
Fellowship Award for Nuclear Medicine’s Clinical Unit Head
The Head of the Nuclear Medicine Department’s Clinical Unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), Dr Bawinile Hadebe was awarded the 2023 Discovery Foundation Fellowship Award for her pioneering PhD research on The Impact of Gallium-68 Pentixafor in Solid Tumours. Hadebe’s study explores the potential of Gallium-68 Pentixafor, a novel radiotracer targeting Chemokine receptor
BREAKING NEWS- International Award For Innovative Prostate Cancer Therapy
UKZN’s Head of Nuclear Medicine, Professor Mariza Vorster is the proud recipient of the Maurits W. Geerlings 2023 Next Generation Award for Outstanding Research and Contributions to Actinium-225 Radiopharmaceuticals. The award was bestowed on Vorster in Munich, Germany, by the International Centers for Precision Oncology Foundation (ICPO) which is a non-profit organization established in 2019
Seasoned Nuclear Physician Appointed Head of Nuclear Medicine at UKZN
Professor Mariza Vorster has been appointed Head of the Discipline of Nuclear Medicine at UKZN. Vorster is also an associate professor at the University and is based at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital’s Department of Nuclear Medicine. She is the President of the Colleges of Nuclear Physicians and serves on the management committee of the
Nuclear Medicine Department Administers First Targeted Alpha Therapy to Prostate Cancer Patients
The Department of Nuclear Medicine at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH) treated the first 11 patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer in January 2023 with Actininum-225 PSMA and Actininum-225 DOTATATE under the leadership of UKZN’s Head of Nuclear Medicine, Professor Mariza Vorster. The IALCH became the second site in the country, the first in
IALCH’s Nuclear Medicine Department provides First Targeted alpha therapy to Prostate Cancer Patients
The Department of Nuclear Medicine at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital treated the first 11 patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer in January 2023 with Actininum-225 PSMA and Actininum-225 DOTATATE under the leadership of Prof Mariza Vorster. Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH)/ University of KwaZulu Natal’s Nuclear Medicine department became the second site in