Somatom Plus - wireless Computer Tomography
2015-07-24
Somatom Plus - wireless Computer Tomography
Jul 23, 2015
Somatom Plus's high-performance Dura X-ray tube captured about 100 individual images every 12 seconds. As well as being the fastest CT scanner of its era, it was the first to have a wireless power supply to the tube, thanks to slip-ring technology, meaning that it was no longer necessary to stop the detector system during operation. This laid the foundation for spiral CT.
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