DHA News

October 2009

DHA has beome the distributor for the "Spiro Dynr X" breathing control and gating system for IMRT. This is a simple to use system and easy to implement into your busy clinical routine. Please click on this link for more information and clinical videos.

February 2009

DHA is now able to offer Lead shielding for the walls of Linac bunkers when upgrading your bunker to Cyberknife or Tomotherapy machine installations. The extruded chevron Lead plate is available in 10cm height and in a variety of lengths and thickness's. This is in addition to our neutron shielding, bunker design and shielding door products for radiotherapy centres.

September 2008

DHA announces that www.RadPro.eu has targeted over 1 million hits for 2009!

October 2008

DHA and RTL supplies neutron shielding materials and Monte Carlo calculations to the new PFI based Queen Alexandra Hospital Oncology Centre in Portsmouth

November 2008

The installation of the 44 ton sliding door at the Diamond Light Source Synchrotorn facility in Harwell is now being carried out by DHA/DIB production. The door is designed to run on a special rail system, ensuring the extreme weight is managed effectively and to guarantee a long working life.

DHA and RTL also obtained an order to provide neutron shielding materials and Monte Carlo calculations for a high-energy bunker in the new Oncology extension at Inverness Raigmore Hospital.

Welcome to dha's web site

Duncan Hynd Associates Limited, trading as dha was 10 years old in 2005!
The company has continually led the way in Europe, establishing the first CT virtual simulation systems and Prostate seed implant services while acting as a successful representative office, agent and distributor for many leading European and American Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy Companies

Innovative products

dha has three key product areas:

(1) Our Own Products designed and conceived by dha

PoziTrak an advanced patient position tracking system allowing for the implementation of IMRT and Linear accelerator auto-sequencing , providing a medico-legal record of each treatment. Would you like a free one-month's trial?

Invac is a life support system for and the supply of vacuum immobilisation bags for Radiotherapy positioning

Prima Facie is a unique 3D laser scanning solution integrating a choice of laser scanning hardware, bespoke software and tailored interfaces with applications in Orthodontics, Virtual Surgery, Radiotherapy, Mould room, Plastics, Maxillofacial, Forensics , Engineering and other industrial uses in partnership with UCL (weblink www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk )

(2) Representative office and distributor activities

Brachysciences for the supply of prostate seed implants, pre-plugged needles, ready loaded needles and strands. Their website is here.

Varian VariSeed, the leading Prostate seed implant treatment planning system.

Oncology Data Systems, makers of MU and IMRT check software. Their documents are available here. advert.pdf (adobe acrobat document), specifications and fact sheet (ms word documents).

DIB Production, bespoke Radiation Therapy shielding doors as installed at Parkside Hospital , Wimbledon. Click for full document (microsoft word).
The DIB production website can be found at www.dib-radioprotection.com

Radiation Technology Ltd for the provision of radiotherapy bunker designs and neutron shielding. More information here

Calder Industrial Materials Ltd
Lead shielding products for Radiotherapy bunkers

Spiro Dynr X breathing contol and gating
DHA has beome the distributor for the "Spiro Dynr X" breathing control and gating system for IMRT. This is a simple to use system and easy to implement into your busy clinical routine. Please click on this link for more information and clinical videos.

It is now possible to download product description brochures and (very soon!) sample 3D object files produced by our Prima Facie 3D Laser Scanning solution, instantly from our downloads page!

(3) RadPro The website that empowers Radiotherapy Professionals, www.RadPro.org.uk