Gartnavel General Hospital

Patient imagination is the only limit for radiotherapy mask designs

Radiotherapy staff at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre are adding some fun to the intimidating process of treatment by decorating thermoplastic masks for children. This has proved very successful and children now look forward to being fitted with their own special mask. Based at Glasgow’s Gartnavel campus, the Beatson has been using Klarity […]

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NHS Scotland updates CT, MRI and SPECT/CT across the country

Hospitals across Scotland will soon benefit from cutting-edge imaging equipment to improve women’s health, precision medicine and general imaging services. The equipment from Siemens Healthineers forms part of a multimodality tender. Two Mammomat Revelations are the first systems scheduled to be installed at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. The Mammomat […]

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Respiratory unit makes daily use of mobile ultrasound

Specialist registrar Dr John Maclay, respiratory consultant Dr Martin Johnson, Philips Healthcare ultrasound applications specialist Kenneth Oliver and specialist registrar Dr Dougie Cowan. Gartnavel General Hospital, part of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, is using its recently acquired Philips Sparq ultrasound system on a daily basis in its respiratory unit, as respiratory consultant the the […]

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Radiochromic film inventor heads up workshops

Pictured at the Gartnavel Hospital are (from left) Dr David Lewis, Vertec’s Michael Davis and Beatson Oncology Centre personnel Serena O’Keeffe, Kim McDonald, Christine Padgham, Gillian McKee, Ken Maxted, Kirstie Brown, Mohamed Metwaly and Martin Ford. During a visit to the UK, inventor and technical innovator of radiochromic film Dr David Lewis of International Specialty […]

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Better workflow at Glasgow

All smiles at Glasgow with senior radiographer Emma Johnstone, radiographer Michael Jazwinski, radiographer Julia Galloway, senior radiographer Vicki Soutar, territory manager Xograph Healthcare Steve Taylor and senior radiographer Jill Young.   The radiography department at Gartnavel General Hospital, part of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, is now up and running with a new general […]

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