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Phase one of the establishment of the South African Isotope Facility kicked into first gear with the arrival of the cyclotron to the site in Faure, Cape Town, in March.

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Scientists at iThemba LABS in Cape Town are applying their knowledge in nuclear medicine to improve cancer treatment while preserving as much healthy tissue as possible.

Hannelie Snyman (56) from Johannesburg was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of eleven and after having been in remission for 34 years, doctors in 2011 discovered that she had developed stage-3 breast cancer. In 2016, she was given three years to live after the cancer metastised to stage four.

“These parameters are consistent with clinical public health measures that can contain, control and mitigate against the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Dr James Orbinski, director of the York University Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. The AI-based algorithm works in parallel and supports the data of an already existing algorithm based on more classical analytics. Both algorithms work independently and are updated daily. The existence of two independent algorithms adds robustness...

Capetonians urged to cut down on water usage this weekend Share Cape Town – The City of Cape Town has requested residents to reduce their water consumption this weekend due to the temporary shut down of the Faure Water Treatment Plant. The City’s Water and Sanitation Department will be temporarily shutting down production at the Faure Water Treatment Plant to enable maintenance and repair work on a bulk water pipeline this weekend. The Faure Water Treatment Plant, which is one of the major ...