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A suite of state-of-the art imaging equipment has been installed at the Royal Free Hospital, London, which will help deliver more accurate diagnoses and detect disease earlier for patients. The upgrades include three x-ray machines, three CT systems and one MRI system, which feature the latest advances in imaging technology. The new equipment provides higher […]

Data scientists and clinical researchers are to use brain scans from the Scottish population to build a software tool that they hope will be able to predict a person’s risk of dementia. The team of 20, from the universities of Edinburgh and Dundee, has approval to use a unique, large dataset made up of CT […]

South Liverpool NHS Treatment Centre, part of Royal Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has received a floor-mounted Carestream Health DRX-Compass installed by Medray. Although the trust had a very tight timescale to complete the installation and was dealing with many different partners, everything went to plan. It was not possible to fit a ceiling-mounted […]

More NHS and private patients will be scanned more quickly following delivery of a Canon Medical Systems Aquilion Prime SP CT scanner at Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull. The £600,000 investment will provide more rapid diagnoses for more patients than previously possible, helping reduce the region’s diagnostic waiting lists. Using the latest AI technology, the […]

Medical imaging techniques like x-rays, CT scans, and fluoroscopy have become essential diagnostic tools, but they also come with a hidden risk: scatter radiation. This secondary radiation, produced when the primary beam interacts with the patient’s body, can expose both medical staff to potentially harmful ionising radiation. Unfortunately, the dangers of scatter radiation are often […]

A ceremony has taken place in Carlisle to celebrate the start of building a £15 million endoscopy unit in the grounds of Cumberland Infirmary. Once complete, the unit will be able to treat more patients, helping to reduce waiting lists and improve timely diagnosis, particularly for cancers. Clinical leaders from the North Cumbria Integrated Care […]

GE HealthCare’s new Theodora mobile screening solution is crafted for versatility, ensuring breast cancer screening is accessible for every woman, regardless of their location. “At GE HealthCare we believe it is possible to survive breast cancer with early detection. We want to participate in that fight by increasing the screening participation rate of women across […]

Cancer patients undergoing treatment at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) are benefiting from a type of  radiotherapy that reduces treatment time while increasing accuracy and patient comfort. Surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) is being offered to patients receiving radiotherapy treatment, and uses cameras to create […]