Belfast City Hospital

Fistula dialysis procedure transformed with point-of-care ultrasound

Vanessa Wickens from Sonosite (left) and Dr Jennifer Hanko demonstrate the use of POC ultrasound. Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound is widely used in nephrology for guiding the creation of fistulas and informing decisions on their viability and performance for dialysis.  Consultant nephrologist at Belfast City Hospital Dr Jennifer Hanko explained its impact on her clinical practice […]

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Cancer centre looks forward to reducing dose

Philips UKI business development manager Morgan Evers, Medipass MES manager Gaile Smyth, CT radiographer Noreen Toner, superintendent CT radiographer Majella McCrink, CT radiographers Grainne McCormack, Lynn Wilson and Aine Kane with Philips UKI field service engineer Brian Murray. The Northern Ireland Cancer Centre has received an Ingenuity Elite 128-slice CT scanner from Philips UKI.  The […]

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Research at Belfast City uses gel to transform radiotherapy

Back row: Oncology Systems Limited clinical sales specialist Jonathan McMillan, locum consultant oncologist Dr Ciara Lyons, consultant oncologist Dr Darren Mitchell, research fellow Dr Ciaran Fairmichael and Augmenix Inc director international sales Dirk Seagers.  In front: urology site specialist radiographer Pat Shiels, R&D radiographer Karen Crowther, consultant oncologist and chief investigator of the SPORT trial […]

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Six second preview speeds x-ray throughput

Radiographer Amanda Wilson, Medray NI sales and technical manager Jason Roddy, radiographer Denise Sinclair, radiography site lead Christine Robinson, radiographer Pamela Compston, Medray sales director Siobhan Crowley, superintendent main x-ray Rebecca Mitchell and radiographer Amy Stewart. Medray Imaging Systems has installed a Carestream DRX Evolution room in the x-ray department of Belfast City Hospital.  It […]

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Belfast City brings radiology to the bedside

Medray sales executive Jason Roddy, general radiology superintendent Geoff Buchanan, radiographer Amanda Wilson, practice educator Caroline McGrath and radiology site lead Christine Robinson. Medray has installed a Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system at Belfast City Hospital, bringing the key capabilities of a radiology room to the bedside, the operating room or the ICU. Radiology site […]

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