Wales

Micropos Medical has entered into an agreement with Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff to implement the tumour-tracking Raypilot system, enabling high precision radiation therapy for prostate cancer. As part of the collaboration at the site, lead radiation oncologist Dr Nachi Palaniappan and his team will implement augmented stereotactic body radiation therapy (ASBRT), with the ultimate […]

Siemens Healthineers welcomed First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan to officially open its new building, marking the establishment of the IMMULITE Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay and Allergen Diagnostics at the 36-acre site in Llanberis, Gwynedd. At the heart of the site is a dedicated critical raw materials manufacturing facility and new instrument manufacturing capabilities, […]

Velindre University NHS Trust and Aneurin Bevan University Health Board have officially opened the Velindre @ Nevill Hall Radiotherapy Unit, designed to enhance cancer care across south-east Wales. The unit, which has been receiving patients since June, was formally opened by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles MS, in a ceremony attended […]

A Canon Medical Systems Aquilion CT scanner in a hospital in Wales has been deinstalled by Probo Medical. The removal of the system was led by the medical imaging company’s technical operations team, assisting the facility with an upgrade to improve patient outcomes. Although the Canon Aquilion CT system has served the hospital well with […]

St Joseph’s Hospital, Newport, hosted its first CT Study Day in June, welcoming specialist radiographers from across Wales and beyond. The event marked the hospital’s third annual study day for radiographers, following two MRI-focused CPD events, and was held in recognition of the installation of a CT suite featuring a Canon Aquilion One/Insight Edition scanner […]

The first Philips 7000 M has gone live in Wales at Llandudno General Hospital. The mobile radiography system is being used to provide an x-ray service while the radiology department at Llandudno is undergoing renovation. “An opportunity arose to replace two older machines with new digital systems and the Philips equipment suited our needs. The […]

Rosenfield Health says its PRIX tool is transforming the way medical institutions handle DICOM anonymisation, enabling bulk processing at high speeds. The experience of a leading healthcare provider highlights the tool’s impact on radiology workflows. “Before PRIX, anonymising a single study took up to 10 minutes, slowing down our workflow. With PRIX, it now takes […]

Singleton Hospital, part of NHS Wales’ Swansea Bay University Health Board, installed the UK’s first GE HealthCare StarGuide gamma camera in early 2022. StarGuide is a CZT ring detector gamma camera for SPECT/CT imaging, said to offer increased signal-to-background ratios, increased contrast-to-noise ratios, better lesion detectability and better lesion delineation. The acceptance testing of this […]