A level students have a taste of ultrasound at Wolverhampton x-ray department

Visiting students and their teachers, with radiology manager Lucy Willcox and radiographers Sue Roberts and Rebecca Kettleborough.

To support the medical imaging section of their curriculum, a group of 11 A level physics students from The Royal School, Wolverhampton had an educational visit to Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital’s imaging department.  This is one of the ways that the private hospital is involved with the local community.

During a three-hour visit at the end of April, students had presentations and quizzes and tried out the equipment.  Sponsor Philips provided goody bags, brought in the latest ultrasound scanners and created a number of practical demonstrations for the students to try.

Imaging manager Lucy Willcox said: “In x-ray, the students had a go at manoeuvring a digital x-ray system and an image intensifier, which is used to produce live images in theatre.  In the MRI suite we showed them the different pieces of equipment we use to scan each area of anatomy.  While the scanner was not in use, they had the opportunity to lie on the scanner bed and experience what it’s like to move into the scanner and we created a demonstration model so that they could safely experience the magnetic pull and torque of the scanner.”

Read the full report on page 2 of the August 2018 issue of RAD Magazine.