New State-Of-The-Art Camera Will Deliver Better Results And Speed Up Appointments
Head of Nuclear Medicine Lars Jansson and Chief Executive Sue Sutherland
open Poole Hospital’s new SPECT/CT camera
A new gamma camera at Poole Hospital will provide better quality scans and faster appointments for patients. The camera is the first of its kind to be used in the South of England, and was officially opened on 23 October.
The new SPECT/CT scanner can be used for a variety of functions, including scans of the lungs, bones and heart. The groundbreaking camera is unusual in that it combines two technologies – a SPECT scanner and CT scanner – to provide superior image quality and greater precision in locating tumours and other abnormalities.
The new technology also reduces the time it takes to complete a scan, meaning shorter appointment times for patients and a more efficient service.
Poole Hospital’s Head of Nuclear Medicine, Lars Jansson, said: “We are delighted to have this new state-of-the-art camera in the department. The Hospital can now apply new imaging techniques, which will be of great benefit to many of our patients. For example, we can now see more than double the number of cardiac patients.”
Date: 23 October 2007