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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has upgraded one of its Varian radiotherapy machines, which it says makes it the first in the country to offer Ethos therapy that uses AI to tailor treatment to the daily needs of patients. The upgrade went live in August, treating three prostate cancer patients on its […]

MRI Safety Week is an international event held annually in July to commemorate six-year-old Michael Columbini, who died in 2001. After undergoing an MRI examination at Westchester Medical Centre, New York, he was involved in an accident whereby his head was crushed by a metal oxygen tank being pulled across the room from the MR […]

The obstetric department at Bedford Hospital, part of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has installed two Aplio a450 diagnostic ultrasound systems to replace ageing units. The new systems introduce refreshed imaging technology and continue a long-standing imaging relationship between the trust and Canon Medical Systems UK. “The new Aplio systems are great all-rounders for our […]

Ultrasound and MR system manufacturer Esaote was among the exhibitors at UKIO’s online congress in June and approached the event with great enthusiasm, as UK country manager Nicky Mills explained: “We have a lot to say about our products and if doing it over the internet is the way forward, we decided to give it […]

Fujifilm has released a poster warning patients to speak to their radiographer if they think they may be pregnant. Produced in conjunction with the Society of Radiographers, the poster is printed in A3 size or can be downloaded as a pdf. It is available to all imaging departments free of charge on request. “We contacted […]

Royal Philips is expanding its remote clinical collaboration and virtual training offerings across its portfolio, building on the IIT (Innovative Imaging Technologies) Reacts collaborative platform. Using technologies such as augmented reality for remote virtual guidance, supervision and training, the platform provides interactive tools designed to meet the collaborative needs of healthcare professionals and patients. “With […]

Rheumatologists Professor Yasser El-Miedany and Dr Amjad Jilani have purchased two Esaote MyLab X7s for a new service within a community setting, offering the Dartford and Medway area of Kent fast access to MSK/rheumatology services. This service follows the model Professor El-Miedany set up in the Dartford, Grave-sham and Swanley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and […]

Radiologists at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are now well placed to cope with rising demand and better connected with colleagues across the region, since the trust implemented its new PACS. Installed by imaging technology provider Sectra, the system offers instant access to images from several hospitals in the region and has already started to […]