Dual Source CT System

Did you know the Siemens SOMATOM Definition dual source CT system...

• can resolve details as tiny as 1/3 of a millimeter—or about the size of a grain of salt.
• is operated with 4 million lines of software code.
• is manufactured using 50,000 parts, carefully engineered and calibrated to work together to enable our hallmark low dose, high quality imaging.
• contains 600 meters of cables and wires.
• acquires 4,608 projections on each data acquisition unit—resulting in 23,272 clinical images per minute.
• rotates with a force of 28 times the force of gravity, at a speed of 330 milliseconds per rotation.
• comprises two X-ray tubes capturing cardiac data at 83 milli seconds—allowing for quality imaging at lowest possible dose.
• is fast enough to scan high and irregular heart rates, up to 140 beats per minute. Most traditional scanners on the market cannot effectively scan patients with a heart rate over 75 beats per minute, hence requiring administration of beta blockers.
• can characterize different types of kidney stones using Dual Energy protocols.
• is the gold-standard for bariatric imaging—using a two X-ray tube system that combines 160kw of power.

Information courtesy of Siemens Healthcare.