Welcome to our readers profiles section. Here, you’ll discover the diverse community of professionals and enthusiasts who are passionate about medical imaging. Our readers include radiologists, technologists, researchers, and students, each bringing unique insights and experiences. Explore their profiles to learn more about their backgrounds, interests, and contributions to the field of medical imaging. We celebrate the voices that make our community vibrant and engaging.
I keep being asked: “What is it like to be on the front line as a radiographer?” My textbook answer is: “Well the hospital is very different at the moment, but we are settling into a new type of routine,” in a futile attempt to play down the situation to give an air of control. […]
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For many years breast centres across the UK have been struggling to provide diagnostic imaging services. This has arisen because in the last 10 years the number of women referred by their GPs to breast units has doubled, the breast screening service has increased by 24 per cent and the incidence of breast cancer has […]
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Well where do I start? What a different world we find ourselves in as radiographers. Our entire situation suddenly changed when we first heard about COVID-19 a few months ago and this has continued throughout the pandemic. Our working practices and the way we interacted with other staff and patients rapidly and dramatically changed while […]
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My name is John Talbot. I was an NHS radiographer between 1978 and 2000. For the last 20 years I have worked in education, latterly as an academic and I have co-authored and illustrated a few books in the field of medical imaging. I also organise and co-present a large international MRI course. The last […]
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Clinical Support Worker Justin Jansen has always wanted to succeed but it has been no easy feat for the Walsall Healthcare worker. The 22-year-old was diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger’s when he was 13. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural disorder which means Justin’s mind runs at 200 miles per hour and Asperger’s […]
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My name is Emily Philpott and I am currently working as a Senior MRI/CT Radiographer at Springfield Hospital, Chelmsford in Essex. From the minute I started my Radiography training, I knew I was well suited to this job. MRI is my passion but I have also grown to love CT too. I have always been […]
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In September 2019, staff at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation trust in partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) carried out the first stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) treatment on the MR Linac (MRL) in the UK. SABR uses highprecision treatment delivery over hypofractionated regimes of three to eight fractions. The radiobiological rationale for […]
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Ian Robert Young OBE PhD DSc (Hon) FRS FREng FIEE FlnstP FRCR (Hon) FRCP (Hon) (11 January 1932 – 27 September 2019) Ian Young was born in London on 11 January 1932, the eldest of three sons. His father, John Stirling Young, was Regius Professor of Pathology at the University of Aberdeen from 1937 to […]
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‘Busyness is a spectacularly good hiding place’ (Trembath, 2019) The NHS is committed to a Career Break Policy that allows staff to take an unpaid break from their employment. The scheme must be agreed between employers and is open to any NHS employees who have fulfilled a minimum of 12-months’ service (NHS Employers, 2019). In […]
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