Horizon A

Northampton General enhances DXA

Pictured following the handover of a Hologic Horizon A DXA system to Northampton General Hospital are Vertec product specialist Bill Reid with assistant practitioners Della Townley and Nicky Courtney. The new system continues to enhance the hospital’s service to the community with a range of bone density and osteoporosis screening as part of the hospital’s […]

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National Osteoporosis Society meeting draws 750 delegates

Pictured at a National Osteoporosis Society meeting in Birmingham on the Vertec Scientific stand are Vertec applications specialist Joy Thorpe, consultant rheumatologist and osteoporosis specialist Professor David Reid and Vertec DXA product specialist Bill Reid. The company offers the Hologic Horizon A DXA scanner featuring a wide range of applications and the ability to meet […]

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Llandudno General chalks up 50,000 bone density scans

Pictured in the metabolic bone unit of Llandudno General Hospital following the achievement of performing more than 50,000 bone density scans during a 12-year period are osteoporosis specialist nurse sister Amanda Durber, senior radiographers Chris Hughes and Louise McBride with consultant in metabolic bone disease Dr Kirsty Maclean.  A Hologic Horizon A from Vertec Scientific […]

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Dorset County looks forward to extra functionality

Pictured at Dorset County Hospital following the installation of a Hologic Horizon A DXA system supplied by Vertec Scientific are Vertec DXA product specialist Bill Reid, clinical specialist in rheumatology Jane Raleigh, DXA reporting radiographer Ailsa McKinlay, chief clinical technologist, medical physics, Kate Rowe and capital and maintenance senior buyer Joanne Maskell. Raleigh commented: “We […]

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Donations to The Christie increase DXA availability

Pictured during a visit following the installation of a Hologic Horizon A DXA scanner supplied by Vertec Scientific to the endocrinology department at The Christie in Manchester are consultant endocrinologist Dr Claire Higham, operations and improvement manager Rachel Mitchell, ward manager Alexis Waterworth, assistant practitioner Sharon Stansfield, The Christie charity legacy officer Laura Hulme and […]

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North Wales bone unit installs advanced DXA scanner

Pictured during a follow-up visit after the installation and training for a Hologic Horizon A in the metabolic bone unit of Llandudno General Hospital are osteoporosis specialist nurse sister Amanda Durber, senior radiographers Chris Hughes and Louise McBride, consultant in metabolic bone disease Dr Kirsty Maclean with Vertec product specialist Bill Reid and applications specialist […]

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Bassetlaw upgrades DEXA scanner

Pictured at Bassetlaw District General Hospital’s new imaging facility during the handover following of a Hologic Horizon A DEXA scanner by Vertec product specialist Bill Reid (standing) are DEXA radiographer Sarah Proudman and deputy head of radiology Catherine Cotton. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has offered a Hologic-based DEXA service for many […]

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