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Maternity imaging service provides local scanning

Toshiba Medical ultrasound specialist Tracey Bellas, consultant midwife Jaki Lambert, radiology department manager Mark Nichols, Toshiba ultrasound sales specialist Scott Couper, midwife sonographer Becky Brown and sonographer Helen Payne. Lorn and Islands District General Hospital has partnered with Toshiba Medical to launch a maternity scanning service for expectant mothers across the Oban region in Scotland.  […]

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Hull’s x-ray room overhaul brings benefits

Section manager Liz Crook, speciality manager Ann McFadyen, MIS Healthcare account manager, x-ray products Phil Jones, senior radiographer super-user Elin Morgan, MIS Healthcare account manager peripheral products Paula Croft, and radiographer-super users Lucy Winstanley and Cher Silvester. Hull Royal Infirmary’s imaging patients are appreciating the modernisation of its x-ray rooms since the installation of Samsung’s […]

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CE approval for 7.0T system

Project manager Dr Matthew Longfield, principle magnet engineer Graham Hutton, head of product innovation and chief technology officer Simon Calvert and head of manufacturing John Laister. Siemens Healthineers has received CE approval for its 7.0T Magnetom Terra MR scanner, making it the first ultra-high field MR scanner to be approved for clinical use.  Clinicians in Europe […]

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First UK install of Voyager 1.5T MRI for Nuffield Health

MR superintendent Kathryn Appleyard, GE Healthcare, UK and Ireland MRI modality manager Sean Keefe and account manager Terrie Ellis, senior MRI/CT radiographer Emma Clarke, MRI/CT radiographer Jo Gerhardt and care assistant Lesley Griffiths. Nuffield Health Derby Hospital has installed the UK’s first Signa Voyager 1.5T wide bore MRI system. This is a direct replacement for […]

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Mobile disinfection units boost safety

Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Professor Grant Cumming with the trophon automatic, which is placed on a custom-made cart. Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin, Scotland, is ensuring high-level disinfection of its intracavity and surface ultrasound probes using the trophon EPR automated disinfection system from Nanosonics. Explaining the reasons for the trophon purchases, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist […]

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Specially designed scoliosis chair for Bristol Royal

Wolverson X-ray sales manager Gurpal Matharu, senior paediatric radiographers Emma Norbury, Ruth Field and Jon Green and superintendent radiographer Elin Jones. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children has received a specialist battery operated x-ray chair for scoliosis procedures from Wolverson X-ray.  This 8100 Model, manufactured in Sweden by Mercado Medic, is easily controlled using a remote […]

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Ultrasound system for busy urology department

Hitachi regional sales manager Tom Dolton, clinical application specialist Annie Dunham and urology nurse practitioner Sue Thompson. Peterborough City Hospital has chosen a Hitachi Hi Vision Noblus for its recent ultrasound upgrade in the urology department.  Urology nurse practitioner Sue Thompson said: “We are delighted with our decision to upgrade our ultrasound machine to the Hitachi […]

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£8,500 raised for the British Heart Foundation

Pictured with the British Heart Foundation’s Sophie Tibbitts are RAD Magazine’s Sue Wallbank, Mechel Roberts and Katherine Powell. The British Heart Foundation’s local fund-raising manager Sophie Tibbitts has visited RAD Magazine’s office to receive a cheque for £7,500, the profits from this year’s RAD Magazine Foundation Charity Golf Day that took place in June. As […]

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