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Siemens Healthineers has revealed the Magnetom Viato.Mobile, its latest MRI scanner optimised for mobile use and featuring a patient bore of 70cm. “With Magnetom Viato.Mobile, we plan to offer the most powerful innovations at 1.5T for mobile use,” explained Siemens Healthineers GB&I magnetic resonance business manager Alistair Piggot. Operation and service of the Magnetom Viato.Mobile […]

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) in Carlisle has commenced offering a stereotactic ablative radiotherapy treatment (SABR) service. This follows a collaboration between North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates the radiotherapy centre at Carlisle. Although access to SABR for patients in north Cumbria […]

Envirotect has again received ISO:9001:2015 certification by UKAS accredited ISO certification body Alcumus ISOQAR. “I am delighted to announce that Envirotect has successfully renewed its ISO 9001:2015 certification,” commented managing director Niven Smith. “I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the consultancy support we receive from Continual Improvement Limited. Nathaniel [Smith, co-founder] […]

In July 2022, GE HealthCare completed the upgrade of the Diagnostic Healthcare Limited (DHC) Mobile Voyager with the AIR Coils and AIR Recon DL that was facilitating additional patient capacity at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust. Diagnostic Healthcare chief operating officer David O’Brien said: “We have spent the last two plus years supporting NHS trusts […]

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised as the Best NHS Trust for Delivering Radiology Services at the Radiology Awards 2022. These awards are an opportunity for organisations and professionals working in diagnostic and interventional imaging to be recognised for their contributions to patient outcomes. Trust general manager for imaging and diagnostics […]

A collaboration between Royal Surrey County Hospital’s anaesthetic, oncology and radiotherapy teams to introduce the use of an inhaled painkiller for cancer patients has won two awards. Their use of Penthrox for cervical cancer patients is said to be a UK first and won top prize at the Association of Anaesthetists’ winter scientific meeting, as […]

Hospital Services Limited (HSL) has launched a subsidy programme that will enable UK radiology departments to invest in retrofit systems at a discounted price. Distributor of medical and surgical equipment HSL has partnered with Shimadzu to offer DR retrofit systems for the discounted price of £25,000 until March. A limited number of retrofit systems, typically […]

Rad Chat is an award-winning oncology podcast, designed for cancer patients, healthcare professionals and academics. It is hosted by therapeutic radiographers Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara, who bring specialist knowledge and skills to the conversation. Guests have included ceo of Macmillan Lynda Thomas, co-host of You, Me and the Big C Steve Bland, oncology breast […]