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Sun Nuclear’s Electron Dosimetry kit brings together a range of products to provide a complete dosimetry kit, available in the UK from IEL. Included is the 1D scanner, a 1D water tank for dosimetry measurements in water including output factors, dose calibrations, annual and routine QA. Set-up subjectivity is reduced with a water detection feature […]

A collaboration between InHealth, Surrey County Council Adult Social Care, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Learning Disability Liaison Service and Surrey Choices has been presented with the BIR/IEL Make it Better Award. The award was presented at the UKIO conference in June for its work on improving access to breast screening service for […]

The ONEBridge positioning aid is part of the Body Pro-Lok ONE immobilisation system by Civco. It provides improved patient positioning and compression plate restriction and can be used with a wide or standard respiratory plate, which places pressure at the level of the diaphragm to assist in restricting respiratory movement. Available from IEL, ONEBridge allows […]

St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, has received a Technegas generator supplied by IEL, which produces an ultra-fine dispersion of Technetium-labelled carbon in a controlled environment. Superintendent radiographer Lisa O’Brien said: “Following the untimely demise of our nuclear medicine VQ ventilation system we were delighted with the arrival of our Technegas equipment. Since its installation we have […]

The Solstice SRS Immobilisation system from Civco comprises a carbon fibre head support, customisable cushion and dedicated thermoplastic mask designed for secure and simple attachment. These components create a customisable and comfortable head and neck immobilisation system for precise treatment to improve patient outcomes.  Available in the UK through IEL, the system provides corrective pitch […]

The Civco Combifix is a baseplate system that provides enhanced positioning for the pelvic region and lower extremities.  It combines Kneefix 3 and Feetfix 3 cushions with optional elevation blocks into fixed and indexable positions.  Kneefix 3 is adjustable in 5cm increments and Feetfix 3 has eight indexable positions and four indexable angles.  A three-pin […]

SunCheck is a fully workflow-based QA solution from Sun Nuclear offering machine and patient QA in an integrated environment.  PerFraction is the machine file/EPID-based plan and patient QA element. SunCheck Patient consists of TPS plan checking, independent secondary dose calculations, pre-treatment phantomless patient QA and full patient in-vivo measurement.  Plan checking will launch from selected TPS scripting […]

The BIR/IEL Make it Better Award is open for entries.  Now in its fifth year, it is for a group of people who have demonstrated the best improvement in an aspect of service delivery by making it more effective, or through improved patient experience.  This might be an innovative design of a piece of equipment […]