Vertec Scientific

Vertec adds immobilisation products from Meicen

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 […]

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Colleagues mark work anniversary

In September, some of the Vertec Scientific team staged a surprise pizza party to mark the 25th work anniversary of office and HR manager Carolynne Ayling. Ayling, pictured centre, joined Vertec as an administration assistant and has become an increasingly integral part of ensuring the smooth running of the company. She said it is a […]

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Yeovil District Hospital chooses third Hologic DXA scanner

Yeovil District Hospital, which is now part of the newly formed Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has, for the third time, chosen a Hologic DXA scanner supplied by Vertec Scientific based on the ‘excellent’ track record and customer support. The department performs a number of scans including bone densitometry, vertebral fracture assessment, single energy femur scans […]

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Updated scanners give Midlands DXA service trabecular bone score capability

Midlands Metabolic Bone Centre’s DXA service based at Bradwell Community Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, is part of the Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The service has had two Hologic Horizon systems supplied and installed by Vertec Scientific to replace its previous Hologic Discovery A scanners, which were 10 years old. Advanced clinical practitioner and DXA service […]

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Addenbrooke’s update of DXA scanners enhances trabecular bone scoring

The DXA team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has received two Horizon DXA scanners from Vertec Scientific. The Horizon systems build on the capabilities of the Discovery model they replaced and allow the team to select a fast, high definition mode to detect vertebral fractures, using less radiation than […]

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Vertec and C-RAD strengthen UK support with new hires

Following several UK installations of the C-RAD Catalyst+ HD SGRT system, Vertec Scientific and C-RAD have increased support infrastructure for their UK customers. Ross Lethbridge joins the C-RAD team as national sales manager for UK and Ireland, bringing a wealth of experience to boost sales support. Vertec’s Jenni Cook has a long career as a […]

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Annual radiotherapy conference is an opportunity to learn about thermoplastics

Pictured at the College of Radiographers’ Annual Radiotherapy Conference in Brighton is Vertec Scientific product specialist David White discussing Klarity O-Type and S-Type thermoplastic and hardware, with superintendent radiographer Amy Dodd and pre-treatment radiographer Emma Morris of St Luke’s Cancer Centre in Redhill. With an attendance of nearly 250 professionals, Vertec uses this popular meeting […]

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