UKRC

Bayer’s Andreas Ackermann, with Dr Sam Hare, Dr Aniket Tavare and BIR chief executive Jacqueline Fowler. A team that has developed a new system to accelerate and improve early diagnosis of lung cancer, a first for the UK, has won the BIR/Bayer Make it Better Award which was presented at UKRC in Liverpool. Dr Sam Hare […]

Poole Hospital x-ray and CT manager Paul Culshaw with Devon Medical UK and European sales and purchasing manager Leon Parsons. Two attendees at UKRC in Liverpool received an iPad and a Fitbit activity tracker after entering a competition held by Devon Medical. Poole Hospital x-ray and CT manager Paul Culshaw was one of the winners.  “I […]

A Somerville Limited md Richard Cadogan at UKRC prior to signing a partnership agreement with Savience. Savience has appointed A Somerville as UK distributor of its CareExpress solution for radiology.  With a background in clinical and academic diagnostic radiography, owner and managing director of A Somerville Richard Cadogan has worked with his team to provide advice […]

Insignia’s Stephen Davies and volunteer Keith Maddock. UK-based PACS provider Insignia Medical Systems brought a touch of British history to this year’s UKRC exhibition, displaying the iconic Spitfire known as Lucy. As a British supplier focused on NHS and UK private clients, Insignia wanted to give visitors a unique  experience that reflects the ethos of […]

Hitachi Medical Systems marketing communications manager Barbara Dowell is pictured demonstrating the advantages of the Sofia ABUS (automated breast ultrasound) system to consultant clinical oncologist Dr Gordon Read from Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow. With a 52-second acquisition phase and fast review time, Sofia is said to deliver a highly effective diagnostic solution for the mammographically […]

Dr Luke Dixon, Siemens Healthineers GB&I managing director Peter Harrison and BIR chief executive Jacqueline Fowler. At UKRC in Liverpool, Dr Luke Dixon from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, was presented with the BIR/Siemens Healthineers research bursary to fund a research project on oxygen-enhanced MR imaging of the lungs. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) […]

Presenting the award to Professor Adrian Dixon (right) are Dr David Wilson and Toshiba Medical Systems managing director Mark Hitchman. This year’s recipient of the BIR/Toshiba Mayneord Award, Professor Adrian Dixon delivered the keynote eponymous lecture ‘Has imaging become too effective?’ at UKRC to a packed audience of radiologists, radiographers and other healthcare professionals. Professor […]

Pictured with Dr Neelam Dugar, seated, are Dr Richard FitzGerald, Dr Ashish Bhagat, Richard Evans, Robin Breslin and Paul Oostindie following the session on demand and capacity planning. UKRC 2015 in Liverpool included a session on demand and capacity planning for CT, MRI, radiographer and radiologist reporting.  Attended by more than 100 delegates, it was […]