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Carestream LUX HD Detectors – advancing DR through image quality, dose optimisation and workflow efficiency

The Carestream LUX HD detector platform has been developed to meet the evolving demands of modern digital radiography, combining high-resolution image acquisition, dose optimisation, operational flexibility and robust construction in a lightweight wireless detector. Available in both 35 × 43cm and 43 × 43cm formats, the LUX HD detectors provide a versatile solution for routine […]

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The NHS doesn’t need another MRI scanner – it needs MRI that fits where patients are

When discussions turn to NHS MRI waiting lists, the conversation almost always centres on one solution: buy more scanners. As someone working in MRI, I understand why. Demand for diagnostic imaging continues to rise, the population is ageing, and earlier diagnosis is rightly becoming a cornerstone of NHS strategy. More capacity is clearly needed. But […]

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Everyone is looking for someone

An imaging manager is 11 weeks into covering a single sonographer vacancy. She has a list of agencies. She does not know which of them has ever placed a sonographer in a department like hers, or which is quoting a rate three other trusts have already turned down. A radiotherapy service is short two therapeutic […]

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The radical question about photon-counting CT: can we afford not to use it?

Since the first photon-counting CT system received FDA clearance in 2021, the technology has begun to demonstrate its potential in clinical practice. The technology captures greater detail from each examination, supporting greater diagnostic confidence where conventional CT may leave questions unresolved. The FDA described it as the first major new CT imaging technology in nearly […]

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Are we measuring the wrong problem in radiology?

When we talk about pressure in radiology, we tend to talk about numbers. More examinations. Longer worklists. Growing backlogs. Too few radiologists. And, inevitably, the need to increase productivity. All of those pressures are real. But I believe we are overlooking another important factor: the mental effort radiologists expend simply navigating their working environment. Radiology […]

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Bone density is not bone quality and the x-ray you already took might know more than the report says

I like to think of a good recipe as more than a list of ingredients. Flour, egg, and a bit of patience will get you noodles, but the ratio and the technique are what make them good noodles. Bone health has worked the same way for decades. The standard recipe for fracture risk has leaned […]

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Enhanced radiation protection systems: the emperor’s new clothes?

In radiation protection, it is easy to mistake visible change for real progress. A new barrier, a table-mounted shield, an integrated room system, or a bold claim about “shedding the lead” can all look like innovation. They are easy to see, easy to market, and easy to present as the future of the field. Within […]

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What women’s health data tells us about the future of screening

New data from the fifth annual Hologic Global Women’s Health Index (the Index) should prompt reflection across the UK health system. The UK has fallen to its lowest women’s health score since reporting began, dropping from 63 to 58 out of 100, and ranking 48th globally. For a country with established national screening programmes, advanced […]

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The NHS MRI wait list crisis has been misdiagnosed

The NHS MRI waiting list is not, at its core, a hardware problem. Yet the instinct of many trusts, understandably, is to frame it as one. More demand means more capacity. More capacity means more scanners. More capacity means more scanners. And more scanners mean capital investment that, in the current financial environment, is increasingly […]

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