Vertec Scientific and Guangdong Meicen Medical Equipment have signed a collaborative agreement for the distribution of Meicen’s extensive range of radiotherapy immobilisation aids and consumables in the UK. Meicen has more than 8,000 square metres of modern manufacturing and workshop space, as well as independent R&D engineers developing their product range of thermoplastic masks, patient positioning devices and […]
Read MoreThe ZiFix Traverse respiratory motion management and patient immobilisation device is now available from Oncology Imaging Systems (OIS) in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The system attaches to compatible Qfix devices to help immobilise patients while inducing shallow breathing. The anatomically shaped compression paddle suppresses tumour and organ motion to improve patient comfort and […]
Read MoreAugust and September promise to be exciting months at Oncology Systems (OSL). Not only are we celebrating the launch of the dedicated SABR Solutions section of the OSL website, but we are also thrilled to announce the release of the OmniBoard 2.0. The dedicated SABR webpage is your virtual destination for all your patient immobilisation […]
Read MoreSenior experienced rotational radiotherapist David Pilborough, specialist healthcare science practitioner Iqbal Soor, healthcare science practitioner Rebecca Hughes and trainee medical physicist Graham Cornish. Derby Hospitals Charity has funded the acquisition of immobilisation systems for radiotherapy at Royal Derby Hospital. Supplied by Vertec Scientific, the order comprises six Klarity Optek overlay CT compatible boards for S […]
Read MoreNeuro-oncology specialist radiographer Martin Brewer and consultant clinical oncologist Dr Liam Welsh with the old and new immobilisation shells. Radiographers at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust are trialling an open face immobilisation shell to help improve patient experience during cranial radiotherapy. The Royal Marsden set up the CORIOLIS study in 2015 at its Chelsea […]
Read MorePictured with IEL’s Usman Younus (fourth from right) are members of the radiotherapy team Julie Kilkenny, Tina Hales, Hannah Augustus (behind), Jessica Ford, Sofia Parveen, Clare Holland, Emma Page, Sandip Sidhu, Ben Allen, Rasheeq Aziz and Dr Steven Watkins. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) has taken delivery of a Civco BPL One immobilisation system from […]
Read MoreRadiotherapy services manager Noel Hughes and clinical specialist radiation therapist Keith Walsh with radiation therapist Patrick Malone on the couch. Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, has upgraded its head and neck immobilisation system to complement a new Varian TrueBeam installation. The hospital chose the Portrait head and neck immobilisation system from Oncology Imaging Systems and radiotherapy services […]
Read MoreSenior CT radiographer Ellen Kirby, superintendent radiographer Lee Beresford, senior radiographer Simon Johnson, radiographer Greg Hampson and senior radiographer Bethany Blenkinsopp. Following an evaluation of its immobilisation equipment, Lincoln County Hospital’s radiotherapy department has purchased four ProSTEP systems from Oncology Imaging Systems. Superintendent radiographer Lee Beresford said: “With the installation of a new linear accelerator […]
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