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Visbion works with NHS Breast Screening Services nationwide to provide connectivity between mobile screening trailers and the host hospital site. The Image Cube managed service allows mammography scans to be quickly and safely encrypted and transferred via 4G from the mobile screening van to the hospital systems. This ensures there are no delays in making […]

At the end of March, Esaote delivered 103 portable ultrasound systems to four regions in Italy. The tender was for the delivery of 155 ultrasound platforms to support the national health system and was launched by Consip, the purchasing body that procures goods and services for Italian public administrations. The systems will support intensive care […]

A new interventional radiology hub has been created at Basildon Hospital to offer out-of-hours emergency care for patients across mid and south Essex, avoiding the need for them to be transferred out of the area for treatment. The IR suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art, floor-mounted Siemens Healthineers Artis pheno and has a dedicated six-bed […]

Following the introduction of the Epsilon Radioactive Sources range of PET and PETCT sources, MediScientific has extended its product line-up to include Rod Sources and Pen Point Markers. To complement the existing Ge-68 and Na-22 Line Sources, Co-57 Flood Sources and Ge-68 Phantoms, the range includes Co-57 Pen Point Markers with activities of 3.7MBq, 7.4MBq […]

Ultrasound 2020 has been cancelled. The BMUS Council has regrettably made the very difficult and unprecedented decision to cancel Ultrasound 2020 which was due to be held December 8–10, 2020 at Cardiff City Hall. Ultrasound 2021 will be held at Cardiff City Hall, December 7-9, 2020. Exhibition link

Craigavon Area Hospital in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has received a Fujifilm FDR Go Plus mobile DR system. Lead radiographer Carl Marsh is impressed with the benefits that the new mobile x-ray system has delivered to his team and his patients: “The FDR Go Plus exceeds what is expected from a digital mobile,” he said. […]

In 2015 Deos Consultancy Limited and WH Bence embarked on a joint venture to overhaul the way mobile medical units transfer sensitive personal data. The government-funded project via Innovate UK has culminated in a tried and tested method of information delivery that is efficient and financially beneficial. An historical issue with mobile trailers is the […]

Anthony Kerslake and Emma Carr of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust have received the first batch of 300 Ebola-proof, medical grade PPE gowns that have been made through a collaboration between Eizo Limited and couture designer Lynda Yong. Eizo and Yong partnered with the trust to produce an initial run of at least 8,000 PPE […]