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In front are radiographer Vicky Middleton, Philips UKI district general manager Alex McFarlane, chief executive Sue Jacques, trust chairman Professor Paul Keane OBE and Philips UKI account manager Paul Mason.  Behind are lead MRI radiographer Lakshmi Pillai, general manager radiology Judith Allan, service delivery manager Philips UKI Chris Taylor, care group director for clinical specialist services […]

University College London Hospital (UCLH) has received the 90-tonne cyclotron that will form the heart of its proton beam therapy (PBT) centre.  Having travelled 400 miles from Germany via Holland the machine was lowered into its specially constructed vault, a key milestone in the construction of the 11-storey facility. The NHS has one of the […]

The X-Porte has touch screen control. Watford Hospital, part of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, is using ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of critical care patients.  Consultant in anaesthesia and intensive care Dr Devaraja Acharya explained: “The hospital has a busy 19-bed ICU that relies on point-of-care (POC) ultrasound to assist patient diagnoses, and […]

Clinical radiology manager Stephen Ackers, clinical tutor Nicola Marlow, radiographer Niall Rowlands, senior radiographer Tom Leyland and Agfa HealthCare imaging business development manager Chris Heys. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has implemented Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit direct radiography solutions at three of its sites. “As part of our radiology modernisation, Agfa’s DR Retrofit […]

Front row, third from the left, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust consultant urologist Mr Stephen Gordon pictured with colleagues at a RAPID training day at Epsom Hospital. Hitachi Medical Systems Europe has won the contract to supply six ultrasound systems that will help to improve prostate cancer diagnosis as part of the […]

Dani Langson welcomes visitors to the stand. At the Medical Imaging Convention in June, Future Medical Equipment introduced its new business to healthcare experts and demonstrated a portable MRI patient monitor and pump. Monitor specialist Dr Christopher William said of the two-day event: “We were able to meet radiology managers and show the non-magnetic portable […]

Specialist radiographer Luke Davy with one of a trio of new mobiles. When the radiology team at Royal United Hospital, Bath, needed to replace its 20-year-old CR mobiles, it needed mobile x-ray systems that delivered excellent image quality, dose performance, easy user interface and value for money.  They also had to be reliable and robust […]

Canon Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Lisa Wright, radiology clinical service manager Christian Kasmeridis, consultant radiologist lead of breast imaging Dr George Stasinos, specialist radiographer Barbara Jaggard and HCA, radiology department, Glenys Wiltsher. Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has acquired a Canon Medical Systems Aplio i700 ultrasound system for its breast unit, based on its positive […]