CT BrightSpeed at Crawley Hospital

Pictured following the recent handover of a GE Healthcare BrightSpeed 16 Elite CT scanner to Crawley Hospital in West Sussex are (from left) radiography assistant Marian Richards, GE Healthcare account manager Finn Crotty, CT superintendent and advanced practitioner for CT Janis Duff, radiography assistant Mary Jones, GE CT sales specialist Jane Hickey, specialist radiographer Fiona Witherden, lead superintendent Ann Kent, specialist radiographer Surinder Jagdev, radiographer Jenny Enriques and radiography assistant Zoe Thornton.

Said Janis Duff: “The scanner is a much welcomed upgrade from our previous dual slice scanner. The difference between the two is amazing and it has been easy to use from the outset, so training staff has not been a big issue. Patients have commented on the look saying that it isn’t too intimidating compared to other hospital equipment. It is so much quicker so there is capacity to increase patient throughput if necessary. We had a quick turnaround time for this project and it all went to plan.”

See this report on page 30 of the July 2009 issue of RAD Magazine.