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Customer examples for sustainability in healthcare

Sustainability in CT Imaging a greener tomorrow

The healthcare sector is currently the fifth largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions1. We from Siemens Healthineers are committed to reducing our climate footprint to a minimum. As one of the world's leading medical technology companies, our CT innovations are well suited to reduce energy consumption and with that making significant impact in addressing global healthcare challenges.

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Sustainable imaging at the University Hospital Basel

Discover how University Hospital Basel is making sustainability a core part of radiology operations. 
Without compromising patient care or staff efficiency.



CT Environmental Product Declaration

Environmental Product Declaration

Brochures are currently available for the following systems:

Customer examples for sustainability in healthcare
Sustainability is part of our ambition: we aim to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.
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Karliner J, et al. Health Care’s climate footprint: the health sector contribution and opportunities for action. European Journal of Public Health, volume 30, issue supplement 5, September 2020. Healthcare's climate footprint - Arup
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The Energy Consumption of Radiology: Energy- and Cost-saving Opportunities for CT and MRI Operation | Radiology
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The environmental impact of energy consumption and carbon emissions in radiology departments: a systematic review - PMC
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Depending on CT system: > 77% saving when comparing SOMATOM Emotion 16 to SOMATOM go.Now 
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Available with syngo.CT VB20; not available for SOMATOM go.Now, SOMATOM go.Up and SOMATOM On.Site
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Depending on CT system: 60% saving when comparing SOMATOM Perspective 128 to SOMATOM go.Top 
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Available for SOMATOM Drive, Edge Plus, Edge, Confidence, Definition AS, Flash and Force. This mode must be activated under service mode for SOMARIS/7 based systems.
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Depending on CT system: 68 % for SOMATOM Definition Edge
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Please double check the requirements of your system and its Instruction for Use
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Calculation based on SOMATOM Force switched off for 12 hours
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Calculation based on SOMATOM Force switched off for 12 hours, including wall switch
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ecoline and Circuline are not commercially available in all countries. The future availability cannot be guaranteed.
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Based on the average of components re-used per returned CT SOMATOM Definition Edge eco system in 2022-2024. Whether components are actually refurbished versus harvested for parts or otherwise recycled is dependent on the state of the system.

The products/features (mentioned herein) are not commercially available in all countries. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.

The statements by Siemens’ Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no "typical" hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.
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