Laser Installations

LAP Dorado Installations
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Singleton Hospital,
Swansea
Velindre Hospital,
Cardiff
University College Hospital,
London
Castlehill Hospital,
Hull
Harley Street Clinic,
London
Hammersmith Hospital,
London
MRI Machine,
Beatson Oncology Centre,
Glasgow
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Scotland
Beatson Oncology Centre
Glasgow
Beacon Hospital,
Dublin
New Romford Hospital


Couch Top Installations

Q Fix Exact Compatible CT Inserts
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Sunrise Oncology Centre,
Cornwall
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Christie Hospital,
Manchester
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IGRT School,
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
University College Hospital,
London
Queens Hosptial,
Romford
   
Mould Room Couch Top Installations
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Addenbrookes Hospital,
Cambridge
The London Clinic,
London
Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
Birmingham
 

About OIS
Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd specialises in patient positioning and immobilisation devices for the medical industry, including Radiotherapy, CT, PET and MRI, Mammography and Diagnostic Radiology. OIS represents many major medical equipment manufacturers including Carestream (Kodak), LAP Laser Gmbh, Beekley, Initia RT and WFR/QFix.

OIS supplies to every single Radiotherapy Centre in the UK and Ireland and has strategic commercial alliances with other leading clinical solutions providers including GE, Varian, Siemens, Philips, Elekta and Toshiba. Founded in 1999, OIS continues to provide the best products and the best customer service, putting you and your patients in the best position.

News
OIS launch new quality control software for radiotherapy and medical imaging  at IPEM meeting in Cardiff.  QUALIMAGIQ® from QualifFormD SARL is a modular software solution which allows you to organise and analyse the quality control procedures (QC) of Radiotherapy Treatment devices, Computed Tomography scanners, Gamma-Cameras, Digital Radiology, and MRI devices.  


We will be attending the following :
ESTRO,
Barcelona
12th -16th September


Customers in the News
"Skin cancer UK first for hospital"

BBC News Coverage of the new TOPEX system at Ipswich Hospital, supplied and installed by OIS

"State-of-the-art cancer centre ready to open"

Local coverage of the new Christie at Oldham radiotherapy centre, patient positioning devices supplied and installed by OIS.


Prime Minister visits new cancer centre

Prime Minister visits new cancer centre, positioning equipment supplied by OIS.
   










Press Release - The SRT-100™ from SENSUS Healthcare

Skin Cancer Treatment Simplified

The incidence of skin cancer has steadily increased over the past 75 years. During the 1930s, 1 in 1500 developed skin cancer. In 1960, the rate had risen to 1 in 600 and in 2000, the rate increased to 1 in 66. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 1 out of 5 is now at risk of developing some form of skin cancer during their lifetime


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Press Release - Mould Room upgrade for Southend Hospital



Mould Room upgrade for Southend Hospital

Southend Hospital recently carried out an extensive Mould Room upgrade as part of going refurbishment. Supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd, the upgrade included a Q x Mould Room couch, an Aquapan waterbath and a large selection of complementary thermoplastics.


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Press Release - IT-V ProSTEP™ into Nottingham


T-V ProSTEP™ into Nottingham for new Cancer Centre

Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd have supplied the new Cancer Centre in Nottingham with ten ProSTEP™ systems from Austrian manufacturer IT-V. Considerable interest in this equipment was caused by large orders from both the St James's Institute of Oncology in Leeds and Essex Hospital.

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Press Release - OIS Radiotherapy Conference

6th Annual OIS Advanced Practices in Radiotherapy Conference

Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd. are pleased to announce their 6th annual Advanced Practices in Radiotherapy conference this December.

The conference will take place on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th of December 2010 and will be held in Birmingham in association with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This is a multi-disciplinary course suited to all Radiotherapy and Oncology professionals. The overall theme of 'Maintaining Excellence in Challenging Times' will focus on all aspects of radiotherapy practice and will include many related topics. The final programme for this conference will be released shortly.

Press Release - QUALIMAGIQ®


OIS launch new quality control software
QUALIMAGIQ® from QualifFormD SARL

Developed in association with the Image Video and Communication Team at the Research Institute of Communication and Cybernetics in Nantes (IRCCyN), QUALIMAGIQ® is a modular software solution which allows you to organise and analyse the quality control procedures (QC) of Radiotherapy Treatment devices, Computed Tomography scanners, Gamma-Cameras, Digital Radiology, and MRI devices.

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Press Release - New customers in Belgium

New customers in Belgium for Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd

The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and now Belgium - this year Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd have successfully launched their range of Beekley skin markers into Europe. New customers include the Clinique Saint Jean in Brussels, the Clinique Louis Caty, part of the Hospital Network for Social Medicine (Réseau Hospitalier de Médecine Sociale) in Hainaut as well as the Clinique Sainte Elizabeth in Namur.

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Press Release - A couchtop or panel insert with low electron generation

A couchtop or panel insert with low electron generation

The DoseMax™ insert for the KVue™ IGRT couchtop or Varian Exact couchtops

The DoseMax™ low electron generation couchtop insert combines the rigidity of a solid panel with the skin- sparing properties of a grid, but without the sag of tennis racket or carbon fibre inserts. It reduces skin dose by over 35% compared to a typical foam core insert and generates an approximate 2mm shift in the dose depth curve instead of 7mm. The DoesMax™ achieves 0.2% attenuation at 6MV AP/PA next to 1.0% with a solid panel insert and 3.0% with a Monocoque Couchtop.

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Press Release - The life and times of a kVue™ Couchtop

The life and times of a kVue™ Couchtop

You've all heard of the kVue™ but unless you've actually used it, or sat in on one of our product presentations, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about. We'd like to explain exactly why this piece of equipment is so ingenious and why it is fast becoming the couchtop of choice in the UK and Republic of Ireland's Cancer Centres.

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Press Release - Vet School

Edinburgh Vet School chooses couch top from Oncology Imaging Systems

The Small Animal Hospital at the University of Edinburgh Vet School have taken the lead from the Small Animal Teaching Hospital at Liverpool University and approached Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd for some state-of-the-art additions to their radiotherapy department.

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Press Release - New Belly Board

New Belly Board system available from OIS

New to UK market this year is the Koilia-Mikros Belly Board system for the treatment of pelvic cancers. Available through immobilisation specialist Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd. and manufactured by CDR Systems Inc. in the US, the Koilia-Mikros board takes itʼs name from the Greek koilia, meaning abdomen and mikros, meaning small and is already generating plenty of interest in clinical departments.

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Press Release - New POINTGUARDS for darker skin

New Beekley Innovation - POINTGUARDS for darker skin

A specialist in patient marking and breast biopsy equipment, Beekley Corporation in the US have just launched a new temporary tattoo cover for darker skin, distributed in the UK by Oncology Imaging Systems.

Tiny tattoo marks are notoriously hard to find on darker skin. This new addition to the POINTGUARD collection provides radiotherapy departments with a perfect solution to the challenges of darker skin tones. The bright white circle and crosshair designs draw attention to hard to find tattoos. They allow you to quickly localise set-up marks for accurate daily reproducibility without highlighting the temporary marks with a strong smelling marker or paint pen, which can be messy. And you won't have to take out a pocket light to find it.

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Press Release - The Christie chooses kVue™

The Christie chooses kVue™ as part of ongoing refurbishment project

The Christie in Manchester is the largest single-site cancer centre in Europe and an international leader in cancer research. An ambitious capital development programme is currently underway which is set to transform treatment and care for cancer patients. A new £17 million Christie radiotherapy centre has opened in Oldham to deliver treatment closer to people's homes, followed by a second radiotherapy centre in Salford in 2011 – building a unique network of Christie centres. A £35-million patient treatment centre is also due to open in 2011 which will include the largest early clinical trials unit in the world.

In 2008, Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd. installed two kVue™ couch tops for The Christie , one in the Wade Research Centre and one in the main radiotherapy department. This year, OIS have been awarded the contract to supply and install additional kVue™ couch tops on three more treatment and CT machines at The Christie, as well as all machines in their radiotherapy satellite centres in Oldham and Salford.

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Press Release - IT-V ProSTEP™

IT-V ProSTEP™ preferred choice for Leeds and Essex

The ProSTEP™ from IT-V is an immobilisation system for the lower abdomen, pelvis and lower extremities. Distributed by Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd. in the UK, the ProSTEP™ provides a perfect combination of easy-to-use, accurate functionality and robust quality, that offers enhanced patient positioning and repositioning.

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Press Release - Qfix kVue™ IGRT Couchtop

Qfix kVue™ IGRT Couchtop to be offered as OE option by Varian

Following a recent agreement between Varian Medical Systems and WFR-Aquaplast/Qfix, the Qfix kVue™ IGRT Couchtop will be offered as an original equipment option with Varian's linear accelerators. This partnership will significantly enhance the visibility of the Qfix brand and its sole UK distributor, Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd.

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Press Release - Altus

Introducing Altus, the new Mammography Marker from Beekley

Beekley Corporation in the US have just launched a new addition to their Skin Marking System for Mammography. Altus is a square breast SPOT for marking a non palpable area of concern or pain.

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Press Release - New Offices

Oncology Imaging Systems moves to new offices

Due to continuing success and expansion, patient positioning and immobilisation specialist, Oncology Imaging Systems have relocated their offices to a new purpose-built development in East Hoathly, East Sussex. Located close to their previous address in Uckfield, the new site offers better access with more storage and office space. Upscaling to this 1,227sq ft facility marks another milestone for OIS and is a great start to the company’s 10th year of business.

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Press Release - Ipswich choose Topex

Ipswich chooses TOPEX for superficial skin radiotherapy

Oncology Imaging Systems Ltd. is to supply the first UK-based TOPEX SRT 100™ to Ipswich General Hospital. The system will replace Ipswich’s aging Darpac unit, to free up the current room for further CT development and continue to offer superficial skin radiotherapy treatment to the patients of Suffolk.

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