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Esaote has appointed Emma Burgess as clinical applications specialist who will primarily work across the north of England and Scotland. Burgess started her career as a diagnostic radiographer, before embarking upon a role as an advanced practitioner sonographer and imaging specialist advisor with the Care Quality Commission. She went on to gain an MSc in […]

University Hospital Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, is introducing remote digital pathology capabilities to enable pathologists to socially distance when needed and offer more flexible ways of working. Philips is providing an IntelliSite Pathology Solution comprising an Ultra Fast Scanner and Image Management System to help reduce pressure on the hospital’s pathology service by streamlining workflow and extending […]

As the impact of the pandemic started to hit the UK in March, the team at Fujifilm was determined to provide the best service possible. While most of the organisation started to work from home, a core team remained at the Bedford headquarters. Engineers have been busy in the workshop getting mobile systems configured and […]

An optimised intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) pioneered at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has been shown to spare adverse life-long side effects in head and neck cancer patients following treatment. Initial results from the Dysphagia-Aspiration Related Structures (DARS) trial, funded by Cancer Research UK and the […]

Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) has become a corporate member of The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) and a platinum sponsor. BIR corporate members collaborate in developing educational events and publishing activities. AAA develops targeted radioligand therapies and precision imaging radioligands for oncology. General manager Jeevan Virk said: “As pioneers in the use of radioisotopes for […]

We are pleased to announce that Rhenus Lupprians Limited has now officially changed its name to Rhenus High Tech Limited. In the past, Rhenus High Tech has operated with different company names across Europe. This was a deliberate decision in order to retain established local country company names post-acquisition, providing familiarity and continuity to the […]

Fairford Medical has completed an upgrade to the scanner installed in its first CT ScanBox. Brought to market two years ago, the CT ScanBox was initially fitted with a Canon Medical Systems Aquilion 64. However, demand for higher quality, lower dose, reliable CT scanners was fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fairford Medical decided to replace […]

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust increased its Samsung ultrasound portfolio in April and May with four RS85 Prestige systems and four HS40 systems. The trust now has three RS80s, seven RS85s, five RS85 Prestiges, four HS40s and an HS60 in its radiology, obstetric, breast and neurophysiology departments. Supplier MIS Healthcare says the trust […]