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One hundred radiographers and students attended a CT conference in Edinburgh in November. This was the first joint MDCT and CT/ MRI Safety Matters CT Angiography event in the UK. CT physics including resolution, pitch, collimation and strategies to reduce patient radiation were covered before the cardiovascular system was illustrated with detailed slides. It was […]

Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Londonderry, has invested in a Philips Veradius Unity C-arm and a Stille imagiQ2 table, which will be used predominantly for abdominal fluoroscopy. Senior radiographer Nuala Quigg said: “We selected Veradius Unity to reduce patient dose and, in order to further reduce dose and improve image quality, we purchased the Stille table. […]

German medical technology manufacturer ulrich medical presented a version of its CT motion contrast media injector designed for the American market at RSNA in Chicago. It has FDA approval and will be marketed in cooperation with partner GE Healthcare. ulrich medical already supplies its contrast media injectors to more than 60 countries. “We have been […]

At this year’s BMUS annual scientific meeting Canon Medical Systems UK provided an education session delivered by CO2balance to detail how every imaging system in a health establishment has a carbon footprint. Director Paul Chiplen said: “It was great to be at BMUS 2019 with Canon. There was great enthusiasm from delegates about how the […]

Radiotherapy teams from Singleton Hospital in Swansea and St James’s University Hospital in Leeds performed a fact-finding tour of the radiotherapy department at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough. Pictured are RT radiographer Julie Wood, RT physicist Dr Steve Weston, RT technical research radiographer Peter Enever and RT engineer Chris Forrest all of St James’s, […]

Greater diagnostic accuracy in detecting significant prostate cancer using the Aplio i700 ultrasound system with Smart Fusion application has been reported following a four-year clinical evaluation at Castle Hill Hospital, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Smart Fusion imaging application from Canon Medical Systems UK enables the accurate targeting of prostate biopsies by merging […]

Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton has introduced a consumable management service by Althea as an integral part of its radiology managed service. Althea has  enabled the trust to track all radiology products from the moment they are sourced until they are assigned to a patient. This service is said to enable the delivery of better […]

The Rutherford Cancer Centre North East is collaborating with Nuffield Health Newcastle Hospital on a new oncology pathway for the north-east in which prostate cancer patients can be offered hydrogel spacers that reduce radiation exposure during radiotherapy treatment. The pathway is designed to meet increasing demand for precision radiotherapy in the region. After under-going the […]