Wye Valley scanner impresses with increased speed

Pictured are Toshiba Medical Systems account manager Megan Newberry, senior radiographer Pauline Stevenson, consultant radiologist Dr Julie Davis, senior radiographer Elizabeth Gallagher, superintendent CT radiographer Joan Keenan and radiology assistant Christine Crockett.

The County Hospital in Hereford, part of Wye Valley NHS Trust, has replaced a four-slice system with a 128-slice Toshiba Aquilion CXL cardiac optimised CT scanner.

Medical director and consultant radiologist Dr Peter Wilson said: “We chose the Aquilion CXL scanner as we find it very patient and operator friendly, and it delivers superb image quality with the possibility for cardiac/coronary imaging.

“We received very positive feedback from other sites using this particular scanner, and we have been very happy with our previous Toshiba CT scanners and the company’s service.”

See the full report on page 17 of the November 2012 issue of RAD Magazine.