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Designed for the MIMI (multiple imaging modality isocentricity) phantom, HexaCheck allows secure integration with the phantom to make it simple to perform 6D couch commissioning and QA in image-guided radiotherapy. Treatment delivery systems commonly incorporate 6DoF (six degrees of freedom) couches able to correct for rotational errors in all three directions along with translational corrections. […]

Medical technology manufacturer ulrich medical achieved a six per cent increase in sales for 2020 compared to the previous year and generated more than €110 million together with its two subsidiaries. More than 450 employees work for the family-owned company at its headquarters in Ulm, Germany. Even under  pandemic conditions, the company says it offers […]

The Queen Square Imaging Centre, a non-for-profit trading arm of the University College London Hospitals Charity, has upgraded its specialist neuroimaging capabilities with the replacement of its 1.5T Optima MR450 MRI scanner to a state-of-the-art SIGNA Premier XT from GE Healthcare. The SIGNA Premier XT is an ultra-high performance, 70cm bore, 3.0T system built with […]

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has praised the benefits of a ceiling-mounted Alphenix Sky+ interventional imaging system, six months on from becoming the first location in the UK to receive the equipment from Canon Medical Systems. Located at Leicester General Hospital, the system’s 270° C-arm rotation around the table gives flexibility for patient access […]

A radiographer who made the career change from technical manager at a road building and construction materials business to radiology, has become radiology manager at Practice Plus Group Hospital Shepton Mallet (formerly Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre). James Mico joined the hospital from Taunton Nuffield Hospital where he was interim imaging manager. While working at […]

Independent hospital and charity The London Clinic says it is the first independent hospital in the UK to employ OncoSil, said to be a breakthrough new treatment for pancreatic cancer. OncoSil is a single use brachytherapy device that delivers a pre-determined dose of beta radiation directly into cancerous tissue. It is used in combination with […]

Royal Philips’ vendor-neutral image viewer Vue Motion has won KLAS Research’s 2021 Best in KLAS Universal Viewer (Imaging) award. This marks the fourth year in a row that Philips’ zero footprint, enterprise wide viewer has received recognition in KLAS Research’s customer review-driven awards programme. Philips says this latest accolade demonstrates its commitment to optimising workflows […]

Question: If user ultrasound QA activities only take five minutes to do per month, what is stopping some ultrasound departments from doing QA checks? This was the question that was posed to various ultrasound departments around the country last year. The answer came back:  knowledge, time and resources. As a result of these responses, Multi-Medix […]