Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography While the NHS and professional bodies say hospitals were forced to cancel elective appointments to limit patients in wards, the pandemic has exposed flaws in the health service’s ability to diagnose serious conditions early, experts say. Top radiologists have said an historical lack of staff as well as a shortage in CT and MRI scanners has been “exacerbated” by Covid-19. Dr William Ramsden is Vice president of the clinical radiology faculty for the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and a Children’s radiologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital. Speaking about the pressures of the pandemic, he said: “I think the main problem was that the routine work was cancelled. We were all asked to concentrate on the Covid work, quite naturally. Thus we stopped getting so many referrals and there was less work coming through than would normally be expected.
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COVID-19 Creates Financial Hardships for Radiology Departments Worldwide. Radiation Safety Technologies Take a Back Seat With -4.6% Revenue Blow
The global market for Medical Radiation Detection, Monitoring & Safety is expected to slump by -4.6% in the year 2020 and thereafter recover to reach US$1.2 billion by the year 2027, trailing a post COVID-19 CAGR of 4.7% over the analysis period 2020 through 2027.
Radiation monitoring remains an integral part of good health practice in medical facilities performing radiation therapy & diagnostic activities. Stringent safety regulations aimed at safeguarding health of patients, medical physicists, radiologists, and nuclear medicine technicians has long been the primary growth driver.