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Radiology with a Dose of Insight

Where South Africa's Imaging story comes alive

From hospital corridors to cutting-edge labs — this podcast explores the science, people, and innovations transforming radiology across South Africa.
Occasionally English South Africa Health & Fitness · Science
2 Episodes

The Invisible Revealed: Iodine and the Birth of Clearer Medicine

Why Radiology's most powerful tool isn't the scanner - it's the element inside it. In this episode, we journey through one of medicine’s most dramatic transformations: how a single element turned blurry shadows into lifesaving clarity. From Röntgen’s eerie glowing screen in 1895 to the high-stakes, trial-and-error era of early…
15 Jan 29 min

125 Years of Radiology

Paying Homage to the Pioneers. Step inside the story of how radiology taught the world to see the unseen. Host Dr. Mantha Makume chats with Dr. Ashesh Ranchod, one of South Africa’s leading radiologists, to trace the fascinating evolution of medical imaging — from Wilhelm Röntgen’s mysterious “X-rays” to modern…
23 Oct 2025 25 min