Asteral

Asteral representatives and hospital staff sign the Asteral Select service contract. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has become Asteral’s ninth customer for its Asteral Select vendor-independent radiology managed equipment service contract.  The service, which began in April, includes a comprehensive asset replacement programme as well as the managed maintenance of 77 clinical […]

MIS account manager – Midlands Tony Rogers, radiology site manager Nick Clark, senior radiographer Amanda Douglas, deputy superintendent radiographer Lucy Lewis, MIS account manager – north Phil Jones and Asteral chief technologist Francesca Evans. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has partnered with Asteral to install the first of four digital x-ray rooms at Glenfield […]

Celebrating the successful publication of RAD Magazine’s 500th issue are Katherine Powell, Sue Wallbank and Mechel Roberts.  Managed services provider Asteral surprised the team with a cake designed to look like a copy of the magazine. Managing director Mechel Roberts said: “We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this issue, our feature […]

Superintendent radiographer Jean Bonsall, consultant radiologist Dr Mark Bagnall, clinical manager for imaging Lee Chlechowicz and trust chief executive Sue James. Two new mobile breast units equipped with state-of-the-art digital machines are going out on screening rounds in Derbyshire this autumn.  The vans, one with a pink interior and one blue, replace ones that have […]

The Stroke Association’s George Burroughs (second left) receives a cheque for funds raised by RADley’s Runners from David Roberts, Mechel Rowe and Asteral’s Ashley Gander Golfers and non-golfers from the medical imaging industry helped to raise over £6,000 for The Stroke Association at the RAD Magazine Foundation Golf Day, held at the Crowne Plaza Five Lakes […]

MIS Healthcare account manager Linda Mulholland, senior radiographer Dave Shaw, senior paediatric radiographer Reena Mistry, consultant paediatric radiologist Tony Dux, superintendent radiographer Denise Gill and senior paediatric radiographer Helen Callaghan. Leicester Royal Infirmary’s need to update its equipment for paediatric imaging has prompted a move into the digital age.  In looking for a suitable fluoroscopy […]

Pictured before the start of this year’s Brighton Marathon are Asteral’s Ashley Gander, RAD Magazine’s Mechel Rowe and Jon Redd. On Sunday a team of RADley’s Runners took part in the Brighton Marathon.  Despite the heat all the runners completed the race with Ashley and Jon achieving a personal best.  So far nearly £3500 has […]

Asteral implementation manager Lloyd Stewart, consultant radiologist Dr Ram Vaidhyanath, superintendent radiographer Colin Ross with Carestream head and neck imaging specialist Tony Hulbert. A Carestream CS 9300 cone beam CT has been installed at Leicester Royal Infirmary as a part of its multiLIFE contract with Asteral. Superintendent radiographer Colin Ross said: “By diverting our current […]