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Health Education England (HEE) South East Region has enabled stakeholder engagement across the region to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the current and projected workforce challenges across the radiography professions. The medical imaging team at specialist health sciences higher education provider AECC University College and HEE are pleased to announce the launch of a new […]

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has started to deliver a revolutionary cancer therapy to patients with certain forms of aggressive blood cancer. Chimeric antigen receptor t-cell (CAR-T) therapy is a personalised treatment that uses the patient’s own genetically modified immune system cells to target and kill cancer cells. The treatment brings new hope for […]

To mitigate the risks and costs associated with ‘dirty’ radiological data, some organisations implement data management and quality protocols, and use robust informatics tools to detect and correct errors. PACSHealth says informatics tools such as its VNAHealth can help. “Dirty data refers to inaccuracies, inconsistencies or errors in medical imaging data,” the company says. “So […]

AXREM, the UK trade association representing suppliers of diagnostic medical imaging, radiotherapy, healthcare IT and care equipment, has an active radiotherapy special focus group and represents most radiotherapy companies. It has appointed Elekta country manager UK and Ireland Dan Baines as convenor. “I believe the demands on healthcare providers and companies have never been greater […]

The 22nd International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists (ISRRT) World Congress on December 15-17, 2022, was attended by 900 delegates and exhibitors from 43 countries. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand. ISRRT World Congresses are always a very busy time and, while delegates assemble, a series of meetings are held days before the actual […]

The Chiltern Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has recently completed the installation of a new Revolution Ascend scanner. The system, by GE HealthCare, is designed to make the CT process faster, more intuitive, and approachable, while also providing the image quality radiographers expect. The CT scanner also leverages artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automatically […]

AXREM’s first Patient Monitoring Special Focus Group meeting took place at the end of February at its London offices. AXREM is the UK trade association representing the interests of suppliers of diagnostic medical imaging, radiotherapy, healthcare IT and care equipment in the UK. At the end of last year the association was approached by several […]

The CT team at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, has made the switch from a syringe-based injector system to a multi-dosing injector system from Bracco, which is expected to optimise how the CT department can use contrast. Cross-sectional imaging manager Kathryn Grundy said: “Making the switch from a syringe-based injector system to a multi- dosing […]