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by Heather Hobbs New Centre Advances Imaging and Diagnosis
Healthcare Group. “Our patients can directly benefi t from this highly advanced technology which will not only lead to earlier diagnosis, treatment and improved health outcomes but will also offer the patient greater piece of the mind much earlier in their treatment journey.”
“An important feature of this new Centre is our partnership with UCD and the ability to use the scanner for on-going research, education and clinical trials,” he continued.
“As an academic, research-intensive teaching hospital, this collaboration will mean that we are able to diagnose and treat patients today with the most advanced equipment in the country which is also allowing us to test, investigate and pioneer new treatments for the future,” he added.
James Menton, Chair of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group with Professor Andrew Deeks, UCD President UCD, with the new PET CT scanner
A new PET CT Research Imaging Centre at St Vincents University Hospital and University College Dublin will enable radiologists to access higher quality images as part of their diagnostic investigations. This means earlier detection and more accurate diagnosis of diseases, as well as lower doses of radiation for patients compared to conventional PET CT scanners. The centre has been funded by the Higher Education Authority under PRTLI 5 (Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions) and the Health Services Executive.
“Our new Centre marks an important step forward in the detection and treatment of major diseases,” said James Menton, Chairman of St. Vincent’s
Speaking at the recent opening of the new PET CT Research Imaging Centre, Professor Andrew Deeks, President of University College Dublin said: “We believe that this combination of patient therapy and clinical research leads to better outcomes for patients and improved impact in terms of contribution to global research,” he added.
“The availability of this advanced technology opens further interdisciplinary research involving medical scientists, physicists and nano-scientists, molecular biologists and chemists, and biomedical engineers. And the development of this centre provides our investigators with a vital new tool in our efforts to understand health and disease as we together seek new ways to improve outcomes for patients.”
50044pr@reply-direct.com Professor Chris Hawes Hon FRMS
The Royal Microscopical Society and many friends and colleagues were deeply saddened to learn of the death of former RMS President and Executive Honorary Secretary, Professor Chris Hawes.
Chris, who was a Professor of Plant Cell Biology and Research Lead at Oxford Brookes University, had been a major fi gure in the RMS since becoming a member in 1980.
He joined the Electron Microscopy Committee in 1988, becoming its Honorary Secretary in 1992, and Chairman in 1993. He served as RMS Vice President in 2002 and became President in 2005. Chris also played a major role as a Scientifi c Editor of the Journal of Microscopy from 2000 to 2018.
His nine-year term as Executive Honorary Secretary came to an end only the day before his death on Thursday (4 July), and it was typical of Chris’s dedication that he remained fully active with the RMS throughout his battle with a long-term illness, and had planned to be at the AGM on 3 July.
RMS Chief Executive Allison Winton said: “We are absolutely devastated to hear this news. Chris was such an important and popular fi gure within the RMS, and he will be sorely missed by all his friends and colleagues at the Society. His kind nature and commitment to helping others will live long in the memory.”
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Former president and hugely popular RMS fi gure, Chris will be sorely missed by all at the Society
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