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Dr Joshua Shur and BIR past president Dr David Wilson. Dr Joshua Shur from St George’s Hospital, London, has been awarded the BIR/Philips Award for Excellence for a teaching resource called Upper GI Contrast Study, the first of a series of radiology teaching videos.  He was presented with the award by BIR past president Dr […]

Healthcare Software Solutions’ Philip Brentnall with Marc Verkooijen of Elsevier. Elsevier, provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has entered into an exclusive reseller agreement with Healthcare Software Solutions (HSS), to sell Elsevier’s STATdx solution, an online imaging diagnostic decision support tool, into its customer/prospect base which includes NHS trust radiology departments […]

Oncology Systems Limited clinical specialist Serafine O’Brien, cancer centre project treatment lead Neil Burley, treatment planning lead Rubina Begum, treatment planning dosimetrist Emily Basset, treatment lead Matthew Adams, mould room lead Adam Dobson and OSL managing director Stuart Baldwin. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has recently opened a state-of-the-art Cancer Centre to provide […]

Specialist radiographers Helen Scott and Leanne Timney with principal CT radiographer Gwen Haley. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has purchased two CT Exprès syringeless injectors from Bracco.  Principal CT radiographer Gwen Haley said: “The introduction of the two CT Exprès injectors has allowed for a more flexible and ethical approach in relation to contrast use […]

Radiographer Rob Davies, general radiology team lead Emma Hurst, Fujifilm senior account manager John Casson and senior radiographer Vicky Woodward. Huddersfield Royal Infirmary has taken delivery of a Fujifilm FDR Go mobile having become familiar with the manufacturers equipment.  “We chose Fujifilm because the equipment suited our needs and came in at a good price,” said general […]

Key account manager London and the south-east Darrell Bailey was the 2016 winner of Carestream’s ‘The President’s Club’ award The sales award recognises a key account manager based on the highest bookings and revenues worldwide.  Bailey was presented with his award at RSNA in Chicago. See this report on page 4 of the February 2017 […]

Philips general manager, Scotland and north-east England, Alex McFarlane and Kathleen MacDonald. The Glasgow Caledonian graduate prize for BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Imaging has been awarded to Kathleen MacDonald for best clinical performance.  Philips UKI sponsored the prize and attended the award event. MacDonald said: “I am more than delighted to receive this award for my […]

Lead nuclear medicine technologist David Hutt with AGB’s Phil Facey. The National Amyloidosis Centre at the Royal Free Hospital has become a new customer of Ashby Gorman Baker (AGB). The centre has provided a diagnostic, staging, monitoring and management advisory service for the national caseload of patients with amyloidosis since it was commissioned by the […]