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The Royal College of Radiologists’ clinical radiology undergraduate day attracted 46 delegates from medical schools across the UK. The meeting was organised by chair of the undergraduate committee Dr Pat Set and other committee members. Delegates were welcomed with an enthusiastic introduction to a career in radiology from president of the college Dr Nicola Strickland. […]

The third Rutherford Cancer Centre in the UK has opened in Bomarsund, Northumberland and the first prospective cohort of patients are undergoing assessment for proton beam therapy. Centre manager at Rutherford Cancer Centre North East Chris Land commented: “This is a significant step in transforming the way certain types of cancer are treated. While proton […]

University College London Hospitals (UCLH) has upgraded its current PETCT system to a Siemens Healthineers’ Biograph Vision, as part of NHS England’s National Contract for PETCT to expand current capacity to improve patient experience and mitigate waiting times. “UCLH was one of the first PETCT centres in the UK and is considered a thought-leader in […]

A South Yorkshire community outreach initiative run by professional basketball club Sheffield Sharks is celebrating its 10th anniversary of delivering proactive sports, social and citizenship workshops to primary school children. The RESPECT scheme is supported by Canon Medical Systems UK as part of its corporate social responsibility ‘made for life’ commitment. It currently sees more […]

Two 3D mammography systems that offer women a more comfortable breast examination experience have been installed at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The GE Senographe Pristina mammography systems were installed by Althea as part of the trust’s managed equipment service contract that began in 2014. The upgraded facilities include tomosynthesis, […]

Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, has received a Philips Ingenuity Elite with IMR CT scanner. The small, specialist NHS hospital provides reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services for people across the south of England. The hospital had outsourced its CT requirements to local NHS and private providers, but wanted to develop an in-house CT […]

More than 75 healthcare professionals from the NHS, private and commercial sectors attended a study day in Warwick to learn about local and international high level disinfection trends for ultrasound probe reprocessing. Hosted by infection control solutions company Nanosonics, the event attracted a range of healthcare staff from sonographers, midwives, infection prevention and decontamination experts […]

The ONEBridge positioning aid is part of the Body Pro-Lok ONE immobilisation system by Civco. It provides improved patient positioning and compression plate restriction and can be used with a wide or standard respiratory plate, which places pressure at the level of the diaphragm to assist in restricting respiratory movement. Available from IEL, ONEBridge allows […]