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The breast screening department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has added another five Vela mammography chairs to its existing fleet. Vela says that staff were so pleased to receive the new chairs they stopped their lunchbreak in order to help wheel them in. Specialist radiographer and lead mammographer Vickie Sanderson commented: “We just all […]

Micrima continues to increase the number of sites collecting data for the development of its early breast cancer detection system Maria. During December the third Maria breast imaging system in the UK was installed at the St James’s University Hospital site, part of The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The system will initially be collecting […]

Installations of Nanosonics’ trophon device in the UK have come full circle, with the 1,000th system going to King’s Mill Hospital, which was the first location to receive a device. Manufactured in Sydney, Australia, the trophon automated system for high level disinfection of ultrasound probes came to the UK in 2013, with the installation at […]

Davies Veterinary Specialists existing neurology team member Johnny Plessas has become the new head of neurology. The promotion reflects his significant experience and capabilities as an RCVS and EBVS European specialist in veterinary neurology. A graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Plessas went on to spend three years working as a general practitioner in […]

Royal Bolton Hospital, part of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, has ordered its first Agfa solutions: three fully automated DR 600 direct radiography rooms. Turnkey works at the hospital began in October and delivery of the DR solutions took place in December. Lead radiographer Dr Amanda Martin commented: “The Royal Bolton x-ray team takes great pride […]

Siemens Healthineers’ Magnetom Free.Star is a cost-effective whole body MRI scanner that is designed to enable significantly better access to MR imaging worldwide. Together with the Magnetom Free.Max system, Magnetom Free.Star is part of a new generation of scanners that are said to achieve excellent image quality with digital technologies. The two MR systems are […]

A charity that is working to develop ‘dose-on-demand’ radiotracers to enable improved detection and personalised treatment for patients with cancer, heart disease and dementia has taken a major step towards its goal with the delivery of PETCT scanning and research equipment to Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham. Founder and chair of the Daisy Appeal Professor Nick […]

Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, has purchased Esaote’s flagship ultrasound system. The MyLab X9 will allow the breast unit to obtain high diagnostic image quality using the latest technology. Patients will benefit from the easy visualisation of small structures and changes in breast tissue. Consultant radiographic practitioner Sarah Fox said: “We have patients travelling […]