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Evangelisches Krankenhaus Unna, a district hospital in Germany, has a certified stroke unit and a trauma centre. It sees more than 20,000 patients a year in its emergency department where point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become an indispensable tool, particularly for the acute care of severely injured patients admitted to the resuscitation room. Lead consultant Dr […]

Peterborough City Hospital has received new radiology equipment installed by Althea as part of the hospital’s ongoing managed equipment service (MES) contract. The first replacement was an interventional suite in December 2018, which included the installation of a Philips UKI AlluraClarity FD20. This involved the clinical team revising the layout of the x-ray room to […]

Ulster University in Jordanstown has installed a Shimadzu Radspeed MC analogue x-ray room supplied by HSL, comprising a ceiling-suspended tube, heavy duty Bucky table and chest stand. The tube is said to feature movement flexibility and provide easy patient access. It offers a long vertical travel range from the Bucky table and four-way floating table […]

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust has installed a Symbia Intevo Bold SPECT/CT from Siemens Healthineers. The scanning room at GOSH helps to promote a calm and relaxing atmosphere in order to improve the patient experience and help children to stay still during scans. Colour changing LED lights, a sound system and […]

A puppy sponsored by Canon Medical Systems UK under its #madeforlife philosophy will soon enter the Support Dogs training academy. For two years the puppy will be trained in life saving and independence-inspiring skills before being matched with an owner to provide a lifetime of assistance. Trained assistance dogs provide health and well-being support to […]

Specialists from Vertec Scientific attended the ESTRO 38 congress in Milan and took the opportunity to discuss latest updates and future trends with delegates. Among its key partners are Canada-based CDR Systems, with a range of innovative patient positioning systems, and Sweden’s C-RAD with the Catalyst patient positioning monitoring system. The company says its reputation […]

Hospitals across Scotland will soon benefit from cutting-edge imaging equipment to improve women’s health, precision medicine and general imaging services. The equipment from Siemens Healthineers forms part of a multimodality tender. Two Mammomat Revelations are the first systems scheduled to be installed at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. The Mammomat […]

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH) has chosen the Fujifilm Visionary Suite for one of its emergency department x-ray rooms, following a full evaluation and tender process. The hospital was already familiar with the image quality and service that Fujifilm provides, as it currently uses Fujifilm PACS and CR and has three FDR […]