Equipment purchased

Landmarks and many purchases over the years
Year Event or equipment Cost
1982 Preliminary meeting re: whole body scaanning in Southern Derbyshire. 15/12/1982
1983 Meeting of steering committee for the Derby whole body scanner. 02/03/1983
Derby scanner appeal registered as a charity. 03/10/1983
1985 Scanner room preparation begins. 09/01/1985 £27,500
Whole body CtT scanner purchased with extended insurance. 26/03/1985 £451,000
1986 Radiotherapy planner purchased -linked to whole body scanner. 05/02/1986 £125,000
The Derby Scanner appeal becomes the Derby SAME appeal (scanner and medical equipment) appeal. 14/04/1986
Sight saver appeal commences. 08/09/1986
1989 Biochemistry equipment £15,000
2 flexible cystoscopes £18,000
YAG laser £42,000
1990 Gynaecology ultrasound equipment £25,000
Breast test appeal launched. 09/07/1990
1991 Surgical equipment for the vascular research fund/appeal £32,720
CT scanner tube £25,000
Mammography machine and equipment £149,000
1992 Bone scanner appeal launched
Laser link imaging from sightsaver appeal £22,815
Fast spin package £36,000
Additional equipment for first CT scanner £100,000
1993 Densitometer bone scanner purchased from bone scan appeal £82,500
Extension to breast unit + equipment £58,525
Vectra imaging remote console £48,750
Contribution to first MRI scanner £380,000
1996 CT scanner updates and building work £48,000
Surgical equipment £10,000
1997 Surgical teaching equipment £9,644
Computer software, stands and projector for bone scanner £5,300
1998 Digital biopsy imaging system (breast test appeal) £89,000
Bone scanner screen,software and chair £6,000
Doppler ultrasound equipment £10,500
SLIT lamp and diagnostic contact lens (Sight saver) £5,000
Sight saver - new laser system £70,000
1999 Bone scanner software for assessment of mens bone density £4,105
New ultrasound probe and accessories £18,000
GE link between CT scanner and QMC £10,000
New technology ultrasound equipment breast unit £35,000
Laser imaging system from sightsaver £14,100
Tom CON retinal camera from sightsaver £66,500
2000 Cormeal laser £25,000
Retinal imaging visual soft ware £61,500
Rad work station software £7,574
Gynae appeal laser purchase £3,720
Equipment for new breast multidisciplinary team meeting room for case discussions £43,000
2001 Video unit - breast test appeal for MDT £8,500
Mammotome large bore biopsy equipment £19,000
2002 Portable ultrasound machine for ITU (from scanner appeal) £42,000
Orb scanner - sightsaver £30,000
Infrared retinal scanner- sightsaver £45,000
2003 Liquid based cytology lease £10,516
Ultrasound (with trust magic appeal) £180,000
Surgical Retractor - breast test appeal £5,000
2004 Dermatome - breast test appeal £4,000
2005 Portable echocardiogram unit ITU -scanner appeal £35,200
Sonosite ultrasound -brachial plexus blocks- scanner appeal £5,000
First full field digital mammogram machine - breast test appeal £249,000
Drystar printer £15,000
Innovative Ultrasound equipment £75,200
2006 New ultrasound technology for ITU-scanner appeal £80,200
Dynacad dedicated MRI reporting workstation and biopsy equipment- breast test appeal £34,048
Bone scanner - Mindneys software addition £16,000
2007 retinal camera - sight saver £62,000
2008 Trans thoracic echocardiogram portable unit for ITU £14,000
Digital retinal scanner- sightsaver £49,750
25th Anniversary celebration
2010 Specialist workstation with extra high resolution monitors for reporting digital mammograms £41,297
2011 Specular microscopy unit - sight saver £19,535
2013 microkeratome - sight saver £27,999
2014 Digital breast tomosynthesis and IDI reporting workstation for review of tomosynthesis images £95,000
2017 OPTOS, 3rd generation mobile eye scanning machine £42,000
2018 Additional equipment and software for two mammography units - CESM(contrast enhanced spectral mammography) , tomography and biopsy. £138,600
2019 Klinitray - for theatre specimens, breast test appeal £5,490
2020-21 Difficult coronavirus period
2023 Cross linking machine -sightsaver £15,850