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DXA scanner maximises contact with patient

Vertec product specialist Bill Reid with radiographer specialists Pippa Weston and Georgina Hollick. Hertford County Hospital’s bone mineral density service has received a Horizon W DXA scanner supplied by Vertec Scientific.  In a typical week around 95 patients will be scanned. Radiographer specialist Pippa Weston said: “Patients find the Horizon more friendly than previous systems […]

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Western General replaces five general rooms

Radiographer Sara Kennedy, Philips UKI account manager, imaging systems, Scotland, Louise Jones, Jamie Douglas of the medical physics department, radiographer Huzefa Munir, lead radiographer/PACS manager/clinical radiology Peter O’Byrne and radiographers Allison Timmins and Joan Patton. Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, has upgraded its x-ray rooms with five DigitalDiagnost 4.1 High Performance systems from Philips UKI. Radiologists […]

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South Tyneside installs latest ultrasound systems

Advanced practitioner Janet Edge, midwife sonographer Susan Byrne, advanced practitioners Louise Hall, Linzi Bryne and Lynn Gibson, lead sonographer Jayne Richardson and Toshiba Medical ultrasound specialist Tracey Bellas. South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust is one of the first in the country to install the latest Aplio i-series ultrasound systems from Toshiba Medical.  The trust purchased […]

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Frimley Park looks forward to opening dedicated breast unit

Senior radiographer Katie Longmore, Hologic breast health sales specialist for UK south Kathryn Cooke, consultant radiologists Dr Pippa Skippage, Dr Shireen Ahmad and Dr Fiona Hearn, lead mammographer Mary Bourak, Hologic clinical applications specialist Marcia Resende and consultant radiologist Dr Kirsten Stafford. Frimley Park Hospital has replaced a 10-year-old mammography system and installed a second […]

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Agile x-ray cart begins three month tour

The tour visits Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. After making an entrance at UKRCO 2017 for its launch party, the new Fujifilm FDR nano x-ray cart hit the road this month with a UK-wide tour of radiology departments and clinics.  During October, November and December the FDR nano will be visiting NHS hospitals and private […]

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CR solutions still fit the bill

Fujifilm account manager Iain Sims, radiographers Claire Butler, Stephanie Gomes and Abdulai Yakubu, lead radiographer – generals Kerry Rogers, Fujifilm applications team lead Stuart McTavish, radiographer Sanna Jan Mohammed, Fujifilm clinical applications specialist Jamie Birkett and radiographer Charline Hensley. Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, found Fujifilm was able to offer a comprehensive solution for replacing its […]

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County Hospital adds MRI scanner to meet future needs

Seated are radiographers Daniel Smith and Tonderai Mudyawabikwa, imaging assistant Jenni-Lee Darby and radiographer Louise Perry.  Behind them are radiographer Gill Hall, imaging assistant Emily Burgess, non-executive director Steve Burgin and imaging scheduler Jayne Williams. County Hospital, part of University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, has celebrated the installation of its second MRI scanner.  […]

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Wimbledon receives imaging support on site

Central Middlesex Hospital consultant radiologist and specialist in MSK imaging Dr Andrew Hine, club doctor Dr Jane Allen, GE Healthcare application manager Karen Walton, consultant radiologist Dr Christine Heron, nurse administrators Geraldine Ball and Siobhan Bridgwater and tournament sports physician Dr Philip Bell. At the Wimbledon Tennis Championships this year, GE Healthcare provided support with […]

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