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| Scanner Cuts Heart Test Times - Manchester Evening News Article
21 Jul 2010
The Manchester Royal Infirmary is the second hospital in the country to use the Cardiogen Generator for specialist scans which use radioactive liquilds to identify problems in the heart muscles.
Robert Shields, manager of the trust's nuclear medicine service said, "This is a remarkable development that... Read more »
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 Imaging Equipment London to Paris Bike Ride Success
10 Jun 2010
We are delighted to let you know that all 5 of the Imaging Equipment cyclists who set out from London at the end of May successfully reached Paris after 260 miles of cycling (much of it into a headwind) to raise money for the Jole Rider charity, which provides bicycles to poor communities in West Africa. Read more »
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 Fluke Biomedical X-Ray Test Device TNT12000 recieves prestigious award
05 May 2010
The Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) is the premier awards program for the medical technology community and it has recognised Fluke's product the TNT12000 X-Ray Test Device for;
- Best in Class design
- Ground breaking innovation
- Changing the... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment provide equipment for Radiopharmaceutics and PET Radiochemistry course for third year running
24 Mar 2010
Imaging Equipment Ltd are proud to be providing equipment for the Kings College MSC in Radiopharmaceutics and PET Radiochemistry for the third year running. Imaging Equipment Ltd are providing a Modular-Lab for FEC production. This pre-validated and ‘ready... Read more »
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| New IVD Solutions Software now available
11 Feb 2010
We are pleased to inform you that version 3.02.00 of the Sun Nuclear IVD software is now available for your download. Please click on the Manufacturer Product Updates tab to find out how to download this software version and find out more details on the features of this software. Read more »
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 Gillan Phantom - Evaluating Image Distortion and Alignment in SPECT/CT, PET/CT and CT/MRI
08 Feb 2010
Hybrid scanning systems such as SPECT/CT, PET/CT and CT/MRI are increasingly being used to improve tumour identification, treatment delivery and monitor treatment effectiveness. By combining images from two different imaging modalities, hybrid scanning systems take advantage of the strengths of individual... Read more »
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| £80,000 Target for New Skin Cancer Treatment at Barts and London
06 Jan 2010
Barts and The London Charity is hoping to raise nearly £80,000 from donations, to fund a piece of equipment that could revolutionise the treatment of skin cancer.
The skin cancer team is one of only two NHS hospitals in the UK using a new treatment called Electrochemotherapy. This treatment is ideal... Read more »
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 General Purpose Ultrasound Phantom improvements
19 Oct 2009
The model 054 general purpose ultrasound QA phantom for CIRS has been updated to offer more functionality (updated to 054GS). The phantom has been widely used for a number of years by QA personnel and engineers for the... Read more »
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 Ultra IQ II - QA in Ultrasound
12 Oct 2009
The Ultra IQ II from Cablon Medica BV software is a quality assurance or service tool that can detect and quantify objectively all quality parameters used in a QA-ultrasound phantom (like Resolution, Grey Scales and Contrast). The results can be displayed in a report numerically and graphically, where you have a possibility... Read more »
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 Ultrasound Phantom with Gray Scale and Improved Sensitivity Targets
05 Oct 2009
This new General Purpose Ultrasound Phantom offers gray scale targets and improved sensitivity targets that exceed the phantom requirements outlined in the ACR accreditation program.
This model is constructed from the patented solid elastic material, Zerdine® which is durable, reliable an accurate tissue... Read more »
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 Portable Reference Dosimetry
28 Sep 2009
A new highly portable electrometer has been launched in the UK. The PC Electrometer manufactured by Sun Nuclear is a dual channel reference grade instrument. Weighing just 0.4kg the instrument has no batteries or mains power, power is provided by the USB to PC connection.... Read more »
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 New Cancer Centre - new technology
23 Sep 2009
North Staffordshire’s new state of the art cancer centre is adding more new technology – in the form of Quality Assurance (QA) systems. The recently opened cancer treatment centre in north Stoke on Trent has purchased the Sun Nuclear ArcCHECKTM 4D... Read more »
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 Flexibility in the Dispensing of High Energy Radioactive Isotope
18 Sep 2009
The L-Block shielding system has been developed by Lemer Pax. The shielding system consists of three ranges of L Blocks which are shielded with 60mm of lead to guarantee full radioprotection. The L-Block has an adjustable window with a rotation axis of 20-50o,... Read more »
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| Fully Automated Click ‘n’ Start Cassette- Based Synthesis System
07 Sep 2009
Modular-Lab PharmTracer has been specifically designed to allow versatile radiopharmaceutical routine production. It also allows for the development of new radiopharmaceuticals.
The system was designed to meet producer’s demands when labelling tracers... Read more »
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 General Purpose Ultrasound Phantom Improvements
01 Sep 2009
The model 054 general purpose ultrasound QA phantom for CIRS has been updated to offer more functionality . The phantom has been widely used for a number of years by QA personnel and engineers for the routine assessment... Read more »
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| ESTRO Meeting 2nd September 2009 Maastricht:
24 Aug 2009
ESTRO is upon us again and the meeting this year will be an excellent Physics meeting. Whilst the first day is a UK Bank Holiday, Maastricht should make an interesting location both professionally and socially.
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| Response To New Regulations In the Use of High Energy Radioactive Isotope
17 Aug 2009
The L-Block shielding system has been developed by Lemer Pax. The shielding system consists of three ranges of L Blocks which are shielded with 60mm of lead to guarantee full radioprotection. The L-Block has an adjustable window with a rotation axis of 20-50o,... Read more »
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 Launch of Fireproof Lead Safe
10 Aug 2009
A new shielded safe has been launched. The safe comes with 25mm shielding and can be used for the storage of radioactive sources such as syringes, capsules, vial and check sources. This safe is fireproof and lockable. BIPM (an intergovernmental organisation) are the first customer to utilise the benefits... Read more »
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| Sodium Fluoride
06 Aug 2009
Eckert & Ziegler have developed a cartridge based system which can produce, amongst other things fluorine-18 (F-18) sodium fluoride radiopharmaceutical.
A radiopharmaceutical consisting of the sodium salt of fluoride with radioisotopic and bone mineralizing... Read more »
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 The Ultimate 4D QA Solution
29 Jul 2009
ArcCheck is a 4D isotropical cylindrical detector array for Rotational Delivery QA and Dosimetry. It can be applied to the Patient plan QA, Rapid Arc, VMAT and TomoTherapy measuring both composite and per control point.
It can also be applied to the Patient... Read more »
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| UltraIQ II
21 Apr 2009
Imaging Equipment Ltd are pleased to announce a new product. This is the UltraIQ II from Cablon Medical BV.
The software is a quality assurance or service tool that can detect and quantify objectively all quality parameters used in a QA-ultrasound phantom (like... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment Ltd Become an Industrial Supporter of the Radiopharmaceutical Course at Kings College
28 Feb 2009
The MSc in Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry at King’s College London is unique, not only in the UK but worldwide. Radiopharmaceutics is a growing international industry facing a major skills shortage, graduates from this programme are in demand, whether... Read more »
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| Mammography BR3D Phantom
13 Feb 2009
The CIRS Model 020 BR3D Mammography Phantom was designed to assess detectability of various size lesions within a tissue equivalent, complex, heterogeneous background. This phantom provides more realistic challenges for standard screen and FFDM mammography systems as well as Tomosynthesis and breast Computed Tomography.Read more »
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| Image Guided Abdominal Biopsy Phantom
09 Feb 2009
The Model 071 Image-Guided Abdominal Biopsy Phantom is based on the need for simplified abdominal training phantoms. Although it does not contain organs, the randomly positioned lesions are visible under ultrasound and CT.
Twelve randomly positioned lesions range in size from 8 to 12mm. The phantom... Read more »
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| CIRS Vascular Access Training Phantom Kit Now Available:
26 Jan 2009
The CIRS model 072 Vascular Access Training Phantom kit was designed to provide a realistic training medium for needle insertion. The phantom is made from a durable elastometric compound mimicking the tactile feel and puncture resistance of soft tissue. This self healing material has realistic acoustic properties... Read more »
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| CIRS Multi Modality Prostate Training Phantom Now Available
20 Jan 2009
CIRS launch the ideal training device for ultrasound/CT and MRI guided procedures which involve scanning the prostate under ultrasound, CT or MRI.
The prostate along with structures simulating the rectal wall, seminal vesicles and urethra is contained within an 11.5 cm x 7.0 cm x 9.5 cm clear acrylic container.Read more »
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| HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR CUSTOMERS
05 Jan 2009
Imaging Equipment would like to take this opportunity to wish you very happy 2009. Read more »
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 Misonix Announces New Distribution Agreement in UK and Ireland for Sonic One and Bone Scalpel Products
14 Nov 2008
FARMINGDALE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2008--Misonix, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSON), a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of cancer and worldwide for other acute health conditions, has entered into a new, four year, exclusive distribution... Read more »
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 Imaging Equipment Ltd to Launch A new Web Site For Electrochemotherapy
16 Sep 2008
Imaging Equipment Ltd are excited to announce a new web site to launch Electrochemotherapy treatment.
The new web site is due to launch on September 23rd 2008 and the address will be
www.electrochemotherapy.co.uk
Electrochemotherapy is... Read more »
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| Gallium GA-68 Generators Make Radiopharmaceutical Production Accessible to all
09 Sep 2008
There has been a renewed interest in the use of Gallium in PET imaging in recent years. Gallium Ga-68 readily forms stable complexes with DOTA, allowing peptides and other small molecules to be radiolabeled at high specific activities. Gallium... Read more »
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| FDG Injector Improvements in New Model
04 Sep 2008
The Posijet calibrates by activity measurement in real time, dilutes, and then injects a patient with an FDG solution from the shielded container as shipped from the production site.
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 Epidose, the Absolute in EPID Dosimetry
28 Aug 2008
The three advantages of the EPID are: 1) the online convenience, 2) the data resolution (small pixels), and 3) the data density. However, MV EPIDs are not dosimeters; the interactions of photons in an... Read more »
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 Independent 2 Dimensional Dose Calculations
18 Aug 2008
MAPcalc is an advanced QA system for dose verification of IMRT treatment fields. With advancements in radiotherapy such as IMRT and IGRT, independent calculations have grown correspondingly complex. These... Read more »
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| New Design for Cathpax Radiation Protection Cabinet
12 Aug 2008
A new design to the Cathpax Radiation Protection Cabinet now makes it compatible with every C-arm manufacturer. The adjustable feet also allow a higher degree of freedom around the patient. Invasive prolonged cardiac... Read more »
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| Radiotherapy Patient Dose Measurement Improvements
31 Jul 2008
Recent history tells us that a sensible approach to patient dose measurement during fractionated radiotherapy treatment is required. This measurement approach should be easy to perform within a busy treatment environment, be auditable, interface with... Read more »
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 Competition Winner announced from Symposium Mammographicum in Lille
15 Jul 2008
Pamela Jones from Kettering General Hospital won the much coveted pink Roberts Digital Radio at the Symposium Mammographicum in Lille. Imaging Equipment Ltd held a competition to promote the new Kubtec Xpert 40 Digital Specimen Cabinet. The XPERT... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment soon to launch Histoscanning
23 Jun 2008
Histoscanning is a tissue differentiation, visualization and quantification tool which identifies changes to solid organ tissues. The patented technology works in conjunction with specific 3D ultrasound machines and extracts additional information from ultrasound Radio Frequency (RF) data. The system's geometric... Read more »
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| Significantly Reducing Finger Dose, the Posijet Mobile Shielding Unit
19 Jun 2008
The Posijet calibrates by activity measurement, dilutes, and then injects a patient with a FDG solution from the shielded container as shipped from the production site, which respects operator radiation legislation, as well as the pharmaceutical aspect of the injection.Read more »
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 CT Expres III from Swissmedicalcare launched at UKRC
09 Jun 2008
Imaging Equipment Ltd have launched the CT Express III from Swissmedicalcare at the recent UKRC exhibition.
CT EXPRESS III is a syringe less injector which reduces the time taken to inject CT contrast media and enables increases in patient throughput. CT Express III is equipped with safety features to prevent... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment Exclusive Distributors of the Ga68 Generator
04 Jun 2008
Imaging Equipment are proud to announce that we are exclusive distributors of the IGG100 and Obninsk Ga-68 Generators from Eckert & Ziegler.
These products... Read more »
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| Sun Nuclear Dealer of the Quarter
19 May 2008
UK distributor of Sun Nuclear products, Imaging Equipment Ltd, has been awarded with the Sun Nuclear ‘Dealer of the Quarter Award’, for the first quarter of 2008. Imaging Equipment Ltd won the award for their high level of success so far this year with... Read more »
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 A new generation of X-ray test devices....
12 May 2008
The new TNT12000WD – Wireless Detector has a proprietary solid state, multi-element detector design. It measures kV, Dose, Dose Rate, Time, HVL (half-value layer) with a single exposure.
All measured values are displayed after every exposure so you never... Read more »
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| ROTATIONAL DOSIMETRY SOLUTION
21 Apr 2008
A homogenous water equivalent phantom is now available for dosimetry of rotational radiotherapy beams. The MapPHAN™ is a water equivalent phantom that holds the MapCHECK™ 2D array at Isocentre for rotational dosimetry offering the user an... Read more »
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 UKRC Congress 2-4 June 2008
09 Apr 2008
Imaging Equipment Ltd are attending UKRC 2008, 2-4 June, at NIA, ICC and Austin Court in Birmingham.
This is a three day multi-disciplinary congress covering all aspects of diagnostic imaging and oncology, as well as radiology, informatics and service delivery.
www.ukrc.org.uk Read more »
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| IMRT Software Developments
26 Mar 2008
With an already well established reputation in IMRT QA, MapCHECK™ from Sun Nuclear and Imaging Equipment Ltd has two new members in the software family. With the change in dosimetry away from more traditional methods such as film and digitally exposed media to electronic... Read more »
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| Respisens - Respiration Tracking made Easy
18 Mar 2008
In radiotherapy, targeting a lung or a breast tumour with high precision while it is constantly moving due to respiration is not an easy task. However, it is essential in some cases in order to avoid irradiating a vital organ such as the heart.
The Respisens is... Read more »
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 New 2D array offers highest resolution and largest field size
11 Mar 2008
MapCHECK™ has been the most utilised 2D array for IMRT plan verification for some time, with over 1100 installations and many papers written about it use.
As confidence builds in IMRT practice... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment Ltd loan Modular Lab Equipment for first ever PET Radiochemistry Course at Kings College and St Thomas’ College London
03 Mar 2008
The MSc in Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry at King’s College London is unique, not only in the UK but worldwide. Radiopharmaceutics is a growing international industry facing a major skills shortage, graduates from this programme are in demand, whether... Read more »
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| Linac Servicing for the 21st century
27 Feb 2008
Sun Nuclear, market leaders in Linear accelerator and IVD QA instruments has launched its 'IC PROFILER' product. This product is marketed through UK distributors Imaging Equipment Ltd.
IC PROFILER is a LINAC radiation beam scanning system providing real time beam profile data for beam alignment during... Read more »
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| Pre-Owned Bone Densitometers
25 Feb 2008
Imaging Equipment Limited are selling a wide range of pre-owned bone densitometers, including both hip and spine DEXA systems as well as peripheral and ultrasound devices. The pre-owned systems are sold with a minimum of three months guarantee and come complete with maintenance contracts. Models are available... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment Ltd loan Modular Lab Equipment for first ever PET Radiochemistry course at King's College and St Thomas' College London
20 Feb 2008
The MSc in Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry at King’s College London is unique, not only in the UK but worldwide. Radiopharmaceutics is a growing international industry facing a major skills shortage, and graduates from this programme are in demand,... Read more »
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| Expansion of Sales Team at Imaging Equipment Ltd
13 Feb 2008
Imaging Equipment Ltd continues the expansion of their sales team with the recent appointment of Jeevan Virk as a Sales and Product Manager.
Imaging Equipment... Read more »
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| League of Friends help breast cancer cases in Yeovil
11 Feb 2008
Phil Neale of Imaging Equipment Ltd demonstrates Gamma probes to Yeovil District Hospitals Consultant Radiologist Dr Doreen Cox and Superintendent Radiographer Gill Whaites. The two sets of Crystal Photonics probes for use during Sentinel node biopsies were purchased by the League of Friends. The very sensitive... Read more »
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 NEW SOFTWARE FOR SUN NUCLEAR IVD SYSTEMS (WIRED AND WIRELESS)
06 Feb 2008
CORRECTION FACTORS:
The new software enables users to measure and store correction factors for parameters such as SSD, field size, wedges and block trays in the IVD database to be automatically applied to future IVD measurements.
PATIENT DATABASE:
Patient information can be easily entered... Read more »
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| Posijet Mobile Shielded Unit - An Integrated FDG Dispensing and Infusion System:
04 Feb 2008
Lemer Pax has over 50 years experience of producing high quality radiation shielding products for both the nuclear and medical industry. Lemer Pax clients can rely on their technical expertise to ensure that all products are designed and constructed to the highest standards required for medical and pharmaceutical... Read more »
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| CIRS Ultrasound Heart Phantom
30 Jan 2008
The CIRS Ultrasound Heart Phantom is available for Cardiac Imaging Training. This product is marketed through UK distributors Imaging Equipment Ltd.
The Heart Phantom has completely anthropomorphic external and internal anatomy. Features include;
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| New Wireless CR RADCHEX
28 Jan 2008
Fluke Biomedical is a market leading manufacturer of quality biomedical test and simulation products.
Fluke Biomedical has launched the Wireless CR Radchex which is a factory, radiation-calibrated, and NIST traceable light meter than can be used to calibrate (balance) CR plate readers (also radiation-calibrated... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment Limited launch Electrochemotherapy for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic skin tumours:
11 Jun 2007
Imaging Equipment Ltd has launched the IGEA Cliniporator in the UK for the treatment of recurrent skin tumours and metastatic skin tumours. It is particularly successful in recurrent breast tumours.
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 Newsletter Prize Draw Winner Receives a Roberts DAB Radio
23 May 2007
In the recent Imaging Equipment customer newsletter a prize draw competition gave customers the opportunity to win a Roberts DAB radio.
The winner was Simon Whittle a radiotherapy Physicist at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. He is pictured here receiving his digital radio from... Read more »
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| Imaging Equipment Ltd win Sun Nuclear Dealer of the Quarter - Q1 2007
09 May 2007
Mark Siviter, International Sales Manager of the Sun Nuclear Corporation is quoted as saying
"We would like to congratulate Imaging Equipment Ltd. (IEL) in the UK for winning the ‘Dealer... Read more »
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| New Protection for EP Cardiologists
22 Jan 2007
A paper recently published in The European Heart Journal concludes that;-
“the use of Radiation Protection Cabin allows (an operator) to perform catheter... Read more »
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| IMAGING EQUIPMENT SIGNS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH CIRS
15 Jan 2007
Imaging Equipment Limited, Bristol, UK is delighted to announce an exclusive distribution agreement with CIRS Inc, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, a manufacturer of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy phantoms. The agreement will benefit customers by... Read more »
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| MapCHECK IMRT array goes from strength to strength
03 Jan 2007
MapCHECK™, manufactured by the Sun Nuclear Corporation, the world leading IMRT array has added more functionality to its already comprehensive capabilities. For most departments justifying a relatively expensive device purely for IMRT plan verification... Read more »
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| PETERBOROUGH HOSPITAL BUYS KUBTEC XPERT 40 DIGITAL SPECIMEN X-RAY SYSTEM
13 Dec 2006
The XPERT 40 will be used to image breast biopsy cores and surgical specimens. Jane Harris, Advanced Practitioner of Breast Interventional Procedures at Peterborough Hospital explained that she chose the Kubtec XPERT 40 because of “the great quality of... Read more »
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| In-Vivo Dosimetry and Monitor Unit software
22 Nov 2006
With patient dose measurements coming under scrutiny Imaging Equipment are pleased to be able to offer two solutions, diode based rf-IVD systems and Radcalc MU software.
The recent Scottish Executive report was quite specific in its recommendations:-
‘Piloting of the new Radcalc... Read more »
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