Cork University Hospital

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 […]

The largest consultant-led private radiology services provider in the Munster region upgrades from CR to DR with long-term vendor Agfa. The Valory ceiling-suspended radiography room fits in the limited space available at the hospital, but offers a functionality that goes far beyond the usual basics. Benefits for the University Hospital Radiology Group include faster exams, […]

Cork University Hospital (CUH) has installed the first Artis icono angiography system from Siemens Healthineers in Great Britain and Ireland during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aided by digitised healthcare applications and remote support platforms, the state-of-the-art technology provides high image quality, bolstering stroke and neuroradiology procedures across Ireland. As one of two neuroradiology […]

Six Hologic 3Dimensions mammography systems have been installed by HSL as part of three hospital installations.  Cork University Hospital has received three systems, two systems have gone to St James’s Hospital Dublin, while University Hospital Waterford has received one system. “The orders formed part of a Health Service Executive (HSE) breast imaging tender, and installations […]

Elekta has completed an important phase in a large project at Cork University Hospital by delivering five linacs in five days. The successful project was the result of a team effort between Elekta, the Flegg’s rigging team and Cork University Hospital and involved several months of workshops, site inspections and careful planning. “A huge thank […]

IIRRT president Shane Foley (left) and Medray managing director Aidan O’Reilly hand over the awards to Cork University Hospital radiation therapist Theresa O’Donovan and deputy RTSM Claire Harman. Medray Imaging Systems and the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy (IIRRT) announced the winners of the inaugural Irish X-ray Awards to attendees at the IIRRT […]

Xograph Healthcare Ireland territory manager Michael Leonard with Cork University Hospital clinical specialist Raj Chopra and radiology services manager Catherine O’Neill. Xograph Healthcare Ireland says it has installed the first general radiography system in the Republic of Ireland equipped with wireless direct digital detectors. Hospital radiology services manager Catherine O’Neill said: “We are delighted with […]

At Cork University Hospital’s PETCT centre are radiographer Peter Murphy, consultant PETCT radiologist Dr Kevin O’Regan, care assistant Aisling Ward and operational manager Yvonne Davidson. A long-awaited PETCT service commenced operations at Cork University Hospital (CUH) in May, fully managed and operated by Alliance Medical Diagnostic Imaging, in an agreed policy with the hospital. The […]