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George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton, has installed an Ultimax-i multi-purpose digital C-arm from Canon Medical Systems UK. The unit was selected for its small footprint in order to fit a restricted space, and also for the versatility of being able to undertake fluoroscopy, angiography and digital radiographs on a single system. The Ultimax-i replaced an end-of-life […]

Like many screening services around the country, Kettering General Hospital complied with government lockdown advice during the COVID-19 pandemic and made the decision to pause its National Health Service Breast Screening Programme for the health and safety of clients and colleagues. When lockdown restrictions began to ease, the team at Kettering immediately started to consider […]

Book now to see Physics Broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalil and comedian Dr Phil Hammond at MPEC 2020. IPEM’s annual conference and Biennial Radiotherapy Meeting is online from September 21, with daily sessions on Clinical Engineering, MR in RT, and features an opportunity to find out how COVID-19 will change how we work. Find out more […]

Leeds General Infirmary has replaced a ten-year-old CT system with a Somatom Force dual source CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers. CT lead radiographer Scott Viggars said: “The Somatom Force has brought dose neutral dual energy capabilities to the trust due to the unique design of having two x-ray tubes and two detectors. Patients are now […]

Thursday, September 10, at 1 pm (BST) International experts, Fred Lee MD, Professor Eric de Kerviler and Professor Alban Denys present their experience using the IMACTIS CT-Navigation system during challenging, complex and difficult CT-guided procedures.  Moderated by UK experts who have their own experience with the IMACTIS CT-Navigation system Dr Jon Bell and Dr Previn […]

Rutherford Health has agreed a contract with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to provide diagnostic services via a new state-of-the-art diagnostics facility. The agreement has been reached with diagnostics subsidiary Rutherford Diagnostics and will last for five years, with an option to extend to 10 years. The centre is expected to be built and operational by […]

This cutting-edge technology developed by Brainlab is the first application of a 4D Thermal Camera tracking the patient’s external surface whilst correlating with X-Rays internal anatomical information for submillimetric accuracy radiotherapy treatment. Deep integration with Varian and Elekta delivery platforms enables a broad range of streamlined workflows accommodating both Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR). Building […]

Orbit21 Consulting was set up in mid-2019 with the aim of providing ‘practical consulting services that deliver’ by Ian Graves, who left Philips at the end of the previous year. The business is primarily aimed at the healthcare sector where he has undertaken a range of radiology-based projects working with customers including the NHS, service […]