Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems

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dc.contributor.advisorNicolls, Freden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWong, Denis Kow Sonen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-11T04:42:42Z
dc.date.available2015-01-11T04:42:42Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractX-rays have played a vital role in both the medical and security sectors. However, there is a limit to the amount of radiation a body can receive before it becomes a health risk. Modern low dose x-ray devices operate using a c-arm which moves across the entire human body. This research reduces the radiation applied to the human body by isolating the region that needs exposure. The medical scanner that this work is based on is still under development and therefore a prototype of the scanner is developed for running simulations. A camera is attached onto the prototype and used to point out the regions that are required to be scanned. This is both faster and more accurate than the traditional method of manually specifying the areas.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWong, D. K. S. (2012). <i>Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12027en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWong, Denis Kow Son. <i>"Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12027en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWong, D. 2012. Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wong, Denis Kow Son AB - X-rays have played a vital role in both the medical and security sectors. However, there is a limit to the amount of radiation a body can receive before it becomes a health risk. Modern low dose x-ray devices operate using a c-arm which moves across the entire human body. This research reduces the radiation applied to the human body by isolating the region that needs exposure. The medical scanner that this work is based on is still under development and therefore a prototype of the scanner is developed for running simulations. A camera is attached onto the prototype and used to point out the regions that are required to be scanned. This is both faster and more accurate than the traditional method of manually specifying the areas. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems TI - Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12027 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12027
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWong DKS. Automation of region specific scanning for real time medical systems. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Department of Electrical Engineering, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12027en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Electrical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEngineeringen_ZA
dc.titleAutomation of region specific scanning for real time medical systemsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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