Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust recently acquired a Canon Aquilion RXL 16-slice CT scanner. The new system, which was officially opened by ex-BBC chief news correspondent Kate Adie, was purchased thanks to a campaign to raise the initial funds for a second scanner. The Friends of Yeovil Hospital, Friends of South Petherton Hospital and the Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund all responded to the appeal and contributed to the purchase.
The Aquilion RXL system, which complements the hospital’s higher end, Aquilion CXL 128-slice cardiac CT scanner, will provide much-needed extra capacity. Fiona Rooke, Diagnostic Services Manager, comments, “We are delighted with our second CT scanner from Canon. We had a challenging budget, but the Canon Aquilion RXL 16-slice system is great value for money as the system still offers the same low dose technology as our higher end CT, which is a huge advantage for patient scanning flexibility.” Fiona continues, “A second CT has allowed us to provide continuity of service and faster response for patients, and supports trauma imaging, stroke and cancer pathways. We have also always received excellent customer service from Canon.”
The Aquilion RXL 16-slice CT system delivers routine low-dose scans, combining performance and value for every day imaging needs. A whole-body multi-slice helical scanner, it comes with the latest innovations in multi-slice technology. Featuring the high-performance MegaCoolTM X-ray tube and advanced Quantum detector, the new system enables fast, helical scanning. In addition, although just a 16-slice system, it still comes equipped with Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D (AIDR 3D), an iterative reconstruction algorithm that has been designed to further reduce dose while preserving excellent image quality. AIDR 3D is standard on all Canon CT scanners. The Aquilion RXL can also be upgraded to a 32-slice system and provides quality, low dose imaging for reduced CT budgets.
Shown here, on the left of the scanner is Megan Newberry, Account Executive, Canon Medical Systems. Standing behind the couch: Mark Condron, Senior CT Applications Specialist, Canon Medical Systems; Simon Jones, Deputy Superintendent Radiographer CT/MRI; Graham Martin, CT Applications Specialist, Canon Medical Systems and Dr. Cenydd Thomas, Consultant Radiologist
Seated in front, from left to right: Fiona Rooke, Diagnostic Services Manager; Samantha Kibby, Superintendent Radiographer CT/MRI; Catherine Howard, Radiology Assistant, and Kate Howells, Senior Radiographer
Canon Medical Systems has a carbon-zero project in place. We have calculated the carbon footprint for each of our products to include manufacturing, shipping, delivery and average hospital energy used for the standard lifetime of the equipment as follows: CT equates to 12 stoves and 48,365 litres of water