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The cardiac CT scanning team at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has won an award for image quality from medical technology company HeartFlow. This is due to a number of improvements made by collaborative working between the cardiology and radiology teams. Diagnostic services lead Gail Griffiths said: “Our teams work closely together so […]

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been chosen to host a new government-funded national HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) network, which will support the development of innovations for care of conditions including cancer, mental health, neurodegeneration and dementia, ageing, respiratory disease and cardiovascular conditions. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) HRC network […]

The Nuclear Medicine Postgraduate Course at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has been designed to meet the needs of the multiprofessional nuclear medicine team, including doctors (physicians and radionuclide radiologists), radiographers, technologists and nurses. It is also expected to be of interest to oncologists and scientists, amongst others. Teaching is given online, supplemented by […]

Dear colleagues in imaging The future of healthcare is upon us, brimming with transformative technologies and groundbreaking possibilities. Here at the International Imaging Congress (IIC), we aren’t just discussing these advancements; we’re actively shaping a practical roadmap for their effective deployment in your day-to-day practice. “While others discuss the ordinary, we plan for the extraordinary,” says […]

Warwickshire North Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has introduced a CT Exprès injector from Bracco to its site. Having relied on this equipment at its other sites, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust was keen to add the efficiency and reliability of the system to the new facility, says Bracco. CT lead radiographer Drew Broadbent […]

AXREM and health technology agency Highland Marketing have formed a partnership. Highland Marketing provides a range of communications, marketing, research and consultancy services. The team has extensive experience building brands and telling stories for health technology providers of all sizes. It has generated media attention for the sector and has created headlines that demonstrate the […]

The University Hospital Radiology Group Cork is said to be the largest consultant radiology group in the south of Ireland. In 2022, the group decided to upgrade its x-ray equipment from computed radiography to benefit from the advances in digital radiography (DR). For this upgrade, it looked at several different systems and eventually selected the […]

Provider of stereotactic radiosurgery Amethyst Radiotherapy has upgraded its gamma knife machine at its Queen Square Radiosurgery Centre, London. Specialised cranage equipment was used, lifting more than 15 tonnes of equipment between the two high-rise buildings located in central London. The source loader weighed approximately nine tonnes, with the radiation vault weighing around five tonnes, […]