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The UK’s first 64-slice Veriton-CT64 SPECT/CT system, supplied by Link Medical, has been installed in the nuclear medicine department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. Consultant clinical scientist and head of nuclear medicine Chris Boivin said: “We felt it was vital that the latest technology was available to our patients. The Spectrum Dynamics Veriton-CT64 system will […]

French med-tech company TheraPanacea has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Oncology Systems Limited (OSL) for the UK and Ireland. TheraPanacea has developed AI-guided software ART-Plan for radiotherapy planning, which uses deep learning to speed up and standardise the contouring of organs at risk (OAR) and lymph nodes as well as to enable precision rigid […]

We are pleased to announce that in the absence of our face to face dinner event we are hosting the inaugural AXREM UKIO Virtual Awards event. This will take place on Wednesday, June 23, from 5.30pm – 6.45pm, so you can get a glass of fizz ready, dress up if you like and help us […]

Allan Elborn has been appointed as the new general manager of Fujifilm Medical Systems UK, following the departure of Adrian Waller at the end of 2020. Elborn has been with Fujifilm for over a decade and has worked in the medical systems business for the past six years, most recently as deputy general manager. As […]

Adept Medical has improved its Overhead Arm Support, removing metallic components so that it can be used during MRI examinations. The Overhead Arm Support is designed to comfortably support the patient’s arms while eliminating extreme shoulder flexion. It allows for abdominal access and removes unwanted artefacts when imaging with MR, C-arm or CT machines. The […]

Esaote’s MyLab Omega has been installed at The Keep Clinic, Grantham, to help diagnose the cause of shoulder pain as well as to guide injections. MSK Doctors consultant orthopaedic surgeon Professor Paul Lee is pictured with the MyLab Omega portable ultrasound system. He said: “MSK Doctors specialises in biological and minimally invasive treatments for sports […]

Cobalt Health has gone live with Soliton IT’s Radiology+ RIS. The scanning centre based in Cheltenham sees more than 75,000 patients a year at its imaging centre, the Institute of Translational Medicine, Birmingham, and at its mobile MRI scanners. Along with MRI, CT, x-ray and ultrasound imaging, Cobalt also offers specialist PETCT scanning across Gloucestershire, […]

Professor Stephen Keevil has been nominated by The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) council as president-elect. He has been nominated to become president in September 2022, when current president Dr Sri Redla ends his term of office. Professor Keevil is currently BIR vp external affairs and is head of medical physics at Guy’s and St […]