CHARLES WILLIAMS, SSC OPERATOR, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
'You have got a number of control systems together here... the interlock system it shows that the personnel, as well as the equipment, are safe. If anything does happen the interlock system PC will be aware of default. Anything highlighted in red shows that there is a problem here. Using the Interlock system we can track down the source of the area.'
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'We radiate blood with neutrons because astronauts beyond our orbit are also exposed to neutrons. They are exposed to a very low dose for a very long term.'
Charlotte Vandervoorde, Researcher, IThemba LABS, Cape Town. The microscope is used to analyze radiation-induced DNA damage in cells. The microscope is scanning slides with irradiated cells to identify the breaks in the chromosomes which can result in mutations or cell death.
AUTOMATED METASYSTEMS MICROSCOPE, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
'We radiate blood with neutrons because astronauts beyond our orbit are also exposed to neutrons. They are exposed to a very low dose for a very long term.'
Charlotte Vandervoorde, Researcher, IThemba LABS, Cape Town. The microscope is used to analyze radiation-induced DNA damage in cells. The microscope is scanning slides with irradiated cells to identify the breaks in the chromosomes which can result in mutations or cell death.
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DR. FAICAL AZAIEZ, DIRECTOR OF ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
'So once the particle reach their maximum energy, then, they get extracted again, and get sent down to wherever we want them to go, for experiments or isotope production.'
Dr Ricky Smit is showing a schematic representation of the principle of acceleration of the charged particle through the Separated Section Cyclotron (SSC) at iThemba LABS.
DR. RICKY SMIT, SENIOR RESEARCHER, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
'So once the particle reach their maximum energy, then, they get extracted again, and get sent down to wherever we want them to go, for experiments or isotope production.'
Dr Ricky Smit is showing a schematic representation of the principle of acceleration of the charged particle through the Separated Section Cyclotron (SSC) at iThemba LABS.
BONNER SPHERES, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
The study on the response of cells to neutron irradiation is a crucial aspect for the feasibility of future human mission in space.
‘The wooden bench looks primitive but neutron activates anything, so another material would become radioactive…’
Charlotte Vandervoorde, Researcher, IThemba LABS, Cape Town.
NEUTRON THERAPY VAULT, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
‘The study on the response of cells to neutron irradiation is a crucial aspect for the feasibility of future human mission in space.’
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The old Van de Graaff accelerator, now substituted with a new Tandetron accelerator, is manly used for materials research such as nano-structures or composite materials studies.
THE OLD VAN DE GRAAF ACCELERATOR, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
The old Van de Graaff accelerator, now substituted with a new Tandetron accelerator, is manly used for materials research such as nano-structures or composite materials studies.
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DR. LUNA PELLEGRI, SENIOR RESEARCHER, ITHEMBA LABS, CAPE TOWN
‘You don't always have to look for something because it is useful for the next day. It's like for the sake of knowledge..."
‘BaGel (Ball of Germanium and LaBr) It is used to detect the de-excitation radiation (gamma rays) from nuclei excited via nuclear reactions. Nuclear structure studies have important impact in the understanding of astrophysical phenomena such as the dynamics of neutron starts and the production of heavy elements in the universe.’
Dr. Luna Pellegri, Senior Researcher, iThemba LABS
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