news.bbc.co.uk — Full body images in 3D and cross-sections...A hi-tech scanner has been developed which takes images in less time than it takes the human heart to beat. The Somatom Definition machine contains two X-ray scanners so full body images can be taken twice as fast.
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sublunaryDec 21, 2005
Yum. Radiation.
jedijomeDec 21, 2005
how is different from helical ct scanners and the 64 slice scanners and what not that theyalready have. with the exception of a secondary xray source it's the same thing. that's probably not such a good thing considering the massive amounts of radiation you're already getting from a CT scan.
Closed AccountDec 21, 2005
wtf is this s**t? i want tech news, like articles where people say X360 is better then the PS3... not some f**king spam about some stupid x-ray crap.. GTFO --- NO DIGG. Marked for deletion....
bikehamDec 21, 2005
I agree with DoctorYoshi and Bertl and others. Those excellent Xray glasses sold in comic book ads have been around for years and beat this thing hands down.
bistromathsDec 21, 2005
Aw, dammit, I wanted to post this story. Damned sleeping patterns.
stoomaDec 21, 2005
Yea, seimens scanners put out some nice images. The main advantage of this thing is for cardiac CTA which is of great interest to the cardiologists. I suspect that there is no great improvement over 3rd or 4th generation scanners when looking at non-moving body parts. I wish they posted some axial cuts instead of the recons... might actually have to go to the seimens site and check it out.
wolfkeeperDec 21, 2005
Some of the above comments suggest that the scanner is doubling the x-ray dose. Of course that's not true, since the scan is over in half the time. So twice the power for half the time == same dose.
reddwarfusaDec 21, 2005
And the maintenance cost of this system is around double due to the tube costs. Most CT scanners can do .25 secs per revolution now (that's 240rpm!!) so how much faster do you want?? I know that the costs are outweighing the perceived benefits on a lot of these.
icarus41Dec 22, 2005
This is old news... GE is testing a new CT scanner at Froedert Hospital in Wauwatosa, WI that can do 128 slices at a time using four scanning heads.
human01Feb 16, 2009
Awesome post.X-rays are the future to cure the cancer.I think this new machine helps a lot.......<a class="user" href="http://www.niton.com/">http://www.niton.com/</a>
seemsunApr 22, 2010
I watched video how regular mobile phone turns into an X-Ray scanner<a class="user" href="http://freemovs.org/video.php?vid=Regular_Mobile_Phone_Turns_Into_An_X-Ray_Scanner" rel="nofollow">http://freemovs.org/video.php?vid=Regular_Mobile_P ...</a>It's amazing!