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Jamie Douglas of the medical physics department, Philips UKI IGT sales specialist Simon Wilsdon, account manager for imaging systems, Scotland, Louise Jones, consultant radiologist Dr Simon Jackson and lead radiographer/PACS manager/clinical radiology Peter O’Byrne. Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, has received an AlluraClarity FD20 from Philips UKI, with XperCT software and FlexVision XL screen.  The system […]

BMA president Sir John Temple with book authors Mark Rodrigues, Na’eem Ahmed, Rashid Akhtar, Zeshan Qureshi and BMA junior doctor committee chair Dr Jeeves Wijesuriya. Mark Rodrigues, Na’eem Ahmed, Rashid Akhtar and Zeshan Qureshi have won the Young Authors Award with their book ‘The Unofficial Guide to Radiology: 100 Practice Chest X-rays with Full Colour Annotations […]

Synapse Medical UK clinical applications specialist Gabriel Araoz Zapata with senior radiographers Lynsey Thom, Louise Vesco, Ash Phelan, Andrew Hope and Keith Foulner. Western General Hospital in Edinburgh has received an Ulrich CT Motion injector from Synapse Medical UK.  The injector provides 10 second patient turnaround times and Synapse says feedback from customers has been […]

In front are nurse Hannah Thomas, radiographer Rebecca Tilleke and nurses Helen Dawes and Sara Bryant.  Behind them are Jane Robinson and Lee Moger of Philips UKI, nurse Gareth Holden, Sally Maclachlan and Chris Bax of Philips UKI, superintendent radiographer Penny Lloyd, nurse Steve Newman, Aiden Jones of Philips UKI and consultant cardiologists Dr Harjinder […]

The team from The Christie, Seddon and Arup tackle Mount Kilimanjaro. The Christie staff members were on top of the world after conquering one of the world’s highest mountains and raising funds for research.  Sporting events officer for The Christie charity Amy Blackburn and project managers Phil Turner and James Weightman, took on the challenge […]

Summer school delegates gain hands-on experience with SonoSite instruments. In July, more than 160 medical students from across Europe and the Middle East congregated in Manchester for the Doctors Academy International Medical Summer School, a five-day programme of workshops, lectures and social events.  Fujifilm SonoSite continued its support of medical training and education by supplying […]

Some of the delegates enjoy a drink on Captain Scott’s Antarctic vessel RRS Discovery. The Erasmus Courses on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (EMRI) were formed in 1991, and as part of this a basic MRI physics module was formed as a resource for radiology audiences.  The course is run annually by one of five European universities […]

The Peninsula Ultrasound team. Established in 2008 and operating from its head office in Truro, Peninsula Ultrasound is formed from a partnership of clinical professionals with many years’ experience in healthcare and the NHS.  The company offers the primary care sector a diagnostic service performed in a cost-effective and community-driven method. In 2014, the scanning […]