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<title>Toshiba Medical Systems Appoints A New National Sales Manager For Managed Equipment Services</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thomas Balkizas recently joined Toshiba Medical Systems as National Sales Manager for Managed Equipment Services (MES). ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton Purchases Two Toshiba Aplio Mx Ultrasound Systems</title>
<description><![CDATA[The George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton recently purchased two Toshiba Aplio MX ultrasound systems.&nbsp;&nbsp; One of the systems is being used for general radiology and the second for gynaecology and EPAU work.&nbsp;&nbsp; The sonographers at George Eliot Hospital particularly like the image quality and ease-of-use of the new equipment, with Radiology Services Manager Linda Neale commenting, &ldquo;We have been pleased with the excellent follow up service and support provided by Toshiba in the past which influenced our decision to opt for Toshiba equipment again.&rdquo; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Royal Gwent Hospital Plans New Cardiac Service With Its Toshiba Aquilion One Ct Scanner</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport recently replaced an ageing Toshiba Aquilion S16 CT scanner with a state-of-the-art Toshiba Aquilion ONE system.&nbsp;&nbsp; In addition to serving as a general purpose scanner in a busy hospital, the new Aquilion ONE has also enabled Royal Gwent to start a cardiac CT service.&nbsp;&nbsp; The decision to purchase Toshiba was also influenced by the fact that the radiology department already had two Aquilion CT scanners that they were very happy with, which meant that it was advantageous to select a replacement which was easy-to-use and that the staff were already familiar with.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Royal Bournemouth Hospital Hosts &#39;cardiac Ct: Why, When And How&#39; Study Day Sponsored By Toshiba </title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Bournemouth Hospital recently hosted a Study Day entitled &ldquo;Cardiac CT &ndash; Why, When and How&rdquo;, with all speakers on the programme drawn from the hospital. The meeting, which was sponsored by Toshiba Medical Systems, was opened by Dr. Russell Bull, Consultant Radiologist, who also presented on &lsquo;Cardiac CT technology&rsquo;, &lsquo;High-end cardiac CT scanners&rsquo; and &lsquo;Top tips for perfect cardiac CT &ndash; what we have learnt since 2004&rsquo;. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>New Dicom Radiation Dose Structured Report On Vascular Systems For Safer Patient Exams</title>
<description><![CDATA[Toshiba&rsquo;s new Dose Management tool provides physicians with the means to better manage radiation dose for safer vascular X-ray procedures.&nbsp; Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Radiation Dose Structured Report on all new Toshiba Infinix-i vascular X-ray systems provides for safer patient exams.&nbsp;&nbsp; DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Report automatically records radiation dose information for every X-ray event, from beginning to end, based on each pedal push administered by the physician.&nbsp;&nbsp; The data is transferred into a standard format suitable for storage, making it easier for physicians to document, manage and evaluate &lsquo;over dose&rsquo; usage.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>21st Century Hospital Selects Toshiba X-ray Equipment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Caerphilly Borough&rsquo;s new local hospital, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, recently acquired a Toshiba Ultimax i multi-purpose fluoroscopy system.&nbsp;&nbsp; Described as a 21st century hospital, this &pound;172 million project with more than 250 single, ensuite rooms, opened its doors to patients in November 2011. &nbsp;&nbsp;Amanda Evans Radiology Manager comments, &ldquo;We are happy to welcome Toshiba to this new and exciting hospital; the only 21st century hospital in Wales!&rdquo;]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>First Toshiba Aquilion Cxl Ct System Installed At Spire Wellesley Hospital Southend-on-sea</title>
<description><![CDATA[Spire Wellesley Hospital, Southend-on-Sea became the first hospital in the UK to acquire a Toshiba Aquilion CXL CT scanner.&nbsp; Toshiba Medical Systems through its turnkey building solution, which included all the groundworks involved in the project, also provided the modular building that houses the new system through a partnership with Canute International Medical Services. &nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>The Walton Centre, Liverpool Invests In A Toshiba Aquilion One Ct Scanner</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust recently purchased a Toshiba Aquilion ONE CT scanner.&nbsp;The new system, which replaced an existing CT scanner, comes with a dedicated neuro software package which opens the door to new diagnostic possibilities.&nbsp;Toshiba&rsquo;s neuro ONE protocol allows acquisition of multiple low-dose volume scans of the entire brain during contrast infusion to provide whole brain perfusion and whole brain dynamic vascular analysis in one examination.&nbsp;]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Toshiba Provides Prize For Top Performing Student At Queen Margaret University Edinburgh</title>
<description><![CDATA[Described as a conscientious, hardworking student who thoroughly deserved the award, Stewart Wiseman is shown here receiving his prize as top performing pupil in the final year of study for a BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography degree programme at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Toshiba Medical Systems Sponsors Prize At Caledonian University</title>
<description><![CDATA[Student, James Muir was recently awarded the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Imaging Toshiba Final Year Prize for &lsquo;Best Academic Performance&rsquo; from Glasgow Caledonian University.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sponsored by Toshiba Medical Systems, James was presented with a Kindle at the end-of-year prize giving.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Toshiba Installed Three Of Its Newly-launched Aplio 500 Series At Hinchingbrooke Hospital</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon is the first in the area to acquire the recently launched Toshiba Aplio 500 series ultrasound scanners as replacement systems for three aged systems.&nbsp;&nbsp; The new equipment will cover all application areas from obstetrics to general radiology and comes with Toshiba&rsquo;s latest software.&nbsp;&nbsp; This includes real-time elastography and 3D/4D transvaginal ultrasound with a fly-thru option ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Southmead Hospital Bristol Purchases Toshiba&#39;s New Aplio 400 Ultrasound Systems</title>
<description><![CDATA[Southmead Hospital, Bristol recently celebrated the arrival two Toshiba Aplio 400 ultrasound scanners for the Obstetric Ultrasound Department and Antenatal Clinic.&nbsp;&nbsp; The new systems, launched in the autumn, joined five existing Toshiba Xario and Xario XG machines already in the department.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>King&#39;s Mill Hospital Upgrades Its Ultrasound Equipment</title>
<description><![CDATA[Six new Toshiba ultrasound systems were recently purchased by King&rsquo;s Mill Hospital, part of Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust.&nbsp;&nbsp; Four Aplio MX systems with Precision Imaging were selected for a variety of ultrasound requirements, including use in the main scan department, antenatal department, EPAU and breast unit.&nbsp;&nbsp; As sonographers rotate through most of these scanning areas the versatility of the MX platform with its consistent user interface makes it an ideal choice for this very busy hospital.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Arrowe Park Hospital Invests In Two Toshiba Ct Scanners</title>
<description><![CDATA[Arrowe Park Hospital, part of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has invested in two Toshiba CT scanners, expanding its CT imaging facilities from two to three systems.&nbsp; An Aquilion CX replaced an existing 4- slice system and an Aquilion 64 is a new system in the A&amp;E Department.&nbsp; Both systems have cardiac capability so that Arrowe Park is now able to run a CT cardiac service as well as an A&amp;E CT service for trauma.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Royal Oldham Hospital Selects Toshiba&#39;s New Aquilion Prime Ct Scanner As A Replacement System</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Oldham Hospital, part of the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, recently purchased a Toshiba Aquilion PRIME CT system to replace an existing system.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Pennine Acute Trust has chosen Toshiba as their CT partner of choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Aquilion PRIME, which was launched by Toshiba earlier in the year, is the next generation of 160-slice multi-detector scanners.&nbsp;&nbsp; It comes with innovative features, including &ldquo;Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction&rdquo; (AIDR), an iterative reconstruction algorithm, which has been designed to further enhance clinical examinations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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