Radiotherapy services in low resource settings: The situation in Nigeria.

Objective: About 50%-60% of all cancer cases will require radiotherapy during their treatment. Nonetheless, radiotherapy facilities are limited in low- and middle-income countries and despite high cancer burden in these regions of the world, only 5% have access to radiation therapy. This study identified the location of radiotherapy centers, the types of radiotherapy machines available and the personnel available in each radiotherapy center in Nigeria.

Appraisal of trimester-specific fetal heart rate and its role in gestational age prediction.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate and report normal sonographic FHR values among low-risk singleton women across the three trimesters of pregnancy and determine FHR role in gestational age prediction.

Method: A prospective cross-sectional study of 2727 low-risk singleton pregnant women was undertaken. FHR measurements were obtained by a consultant radiologist and three experienced sonographers using transabdominal approach from January 2019 to December 2020.