CT Scanner Parts and Functions: Strengthen Your Clinic’s Knowledge
Learn About CT Scanner Parts and Functions
Anybody on the staff of a clinic that is going to be in regular contact with a CT scanner needs to have the relevant knowledge of CT scanner parts and functions. If any member of a practice is operating or interacting with a CT scanner without proper training, it is a significant exposure for that clinic. The first person to think about is the most trusted individual on the staff for the information.
Who is the go-to person when it comes to information on CT scanner parts and functions? Is that person a part of your team? It’s not the end of the world if he or she isn’t, but a clinic must have a member of the team to rely upon for information on CT scanner parts and functions. For any clinic that is using them, CT scanners and their operations are going to be a critical part of the way the clinic runs. Being able to trust the information they provide is of paramount importance.
Getting The Best Training for Your Staff
A clinic can’t always expect to have the foremost experts on the equipment used in the clinic, but they can make sure to get the best possible training for their staff. Having a well-trained staff means having a trusted staff. The less a clinic needs to lean on supervisors to check and double-check the work that the staff is doing, the more efficiently everything runs.
An appropriate training regimen for your staff should be carried out by engineers who have been in action long enough to see all that CT scanner parts and functions have to offer. This way, a clinic can be confident they have their staff learning from the best in the business. This approach is just how we handle our training at Marquis Medical to help prepare Clinical Engineers through our biography training programs.
With better training comes better troubleshooting. Well trained operators spot issues within systems at their earliest, enabling an opportunity to prevent the real problems from arising. The time that this can save a clinic and the convenience that it creates cannot appropriately be measured.
Search For Specific CT Scanner Parts and Functions
No matter how well the operators are trained or how well they perform, eventually, things go wrong. When you need answers, you must know where to look. Websites for the makers of a specific model of a CT scanner could be a quality place to start, but when you are working with a refurbished machine, it may be best to work with the people that do the refurbishing.
If you have more particular questions on CT scanner parts and functions that you need answers to, seek out the highest level professionals you have available to you. We’ve stocked the Marquis Medical blog with useful information for clinics to access and find the answers they need. If you need a new part, the Marquis Medical database has a stock of parts ready for you to order. The people you work with determines the quality of your work. Marquis Medical helps maintain that quality at the highest level.
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GE Healthcare
Siemens-Healthineers
The Utility of Mobile Leasing
An office or clinic may have a need for a PET/CT scanner, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they need to own one. Mobile leasing can be a viable option for those in need of PET/CT scanner services. A facility should not make a decision without first analyzing their needs, in order to evaluate how mobile leasing vs. purchasing will serve them.
Utilizing the technology of a PET/CT scanner provides multiple benefits. The application of positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (CT) enables the identification of uncommon cell function and the ability to display abnormalities with greater accuracy. Such imaging allows doctors to better identify the precise location of abnormal growths, such as tumors. The level of information helps to better understand disease progression and the risks that a patient is facing.
What to Consider With Mobile Leasing
Have you taken your establishment’s needs into consideration? Do you require the most recent technology, or will standard operations only require a reliable system? Who is going to be operating the system? What kind of finances are available? All these questions and more must be answered in order for you to understand what the best decision is for you and your practice.
Some situations require quick solutions. Mobile leasing can be the best option to make sure a budget is not unnecessarily stretched because of an excess purchase. The first priority of any practice should be to provide a service. Mobile leasing allows that practice to provide the service as quickly as possible, regardless of other restrictions.
This means that patients can be served in a number of situations. During construction, renovations, recovery from natural disasters, or if a clinic’s primary equipment is being serviced, mobile options can prevent a build-up in patient backlog. Keeping patient flow efficient increases patient comfort and creates a better working environment for staff.
An Array of Options to Meet Your Needs
Your main needs may not be with mobile leasing at all. A clinic could be most efficiently served by purchasing a refurbished system, replacing parts on an existing system, or having service done on the scanner they have. Marquis Medical offers a variety of services to meet your particular needs.
Just as important as getting the right equipment and parts for a clinic is getting the right training for the staff. Inappropriate use of a system can cause more errors and require a greater need for outside services. Having the right team to call for your servicing and training needs can make a world of difference for your staff. Knowing that your team has been provided with the best service and training lets you know that the patients will be in good hands moving forward.
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Oxford Instruments: Long and Short Term PET/CT Mobile Solutions
Siemens PET CT Vision: Setting New Standards for the Industry
Siemens PET CT Vision is setting new standards for scanners. With increased efficiency and maximized results, we are getting a glimpse at what future standards in the industry will look like.
Earlier this year, all eyes were on the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where the establishment became the first institution in the USA to install the Siemens PET CT Vision technology. This new technology from Siemens is replete with features that set a new bar for the PET/CT industry.
The technology improves the ability to see small lesions, which will allow quantification with greater accuracy and improve confidence in the understanding of disease progression. This is already a tremendous advantage in raising the quality of care for patients. This Siemens PET CT scanner was created with patient comfort in mind. The design is focused on reducing exposure to radiation and improving comfort for the patient while decreasing examination times.
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Additional Features and Benefits with Siemens PET CT Vision
Along with the landmark standards this Siemens PET CT scanner is setting, there are a number of optional features that can be included with the technology to enhance the performance even further. OncoFreeze can provide images almost entirely motion-free, and it does so in the same amount of time of a standard whole-body scan. CardioFreeze takes this same technology and utilizes it to produce images of the heart that are corrected for respiratory motion.
These features, along with those found with FlowMotion Multiparametric Suite, are shaping the ideas of what we will likely see as standard features moving forward in the PET CT industry. Having the latest equipment with these features provides an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of what is possible in nuclear technology. With this new equipment and state-of-the-art features, staff will need more training to adapt to the new technologies they have at their disposal. Regardless of the equipment you have, extra training should be a consideration to ensure that your team is operating at the highest possible level.
Buying a brand new scanner isn’t for every institution. You can buy a pre-owned PET/CT or PET from Marquis Medical with complete confidence you’re getting a scanner that is the same as when it was new. Check out our inventory of reconditioned scanners, or contact us to discuss your options with an expert.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Scanner
Not every clinic can be equipped with the latest technology. Each and every clinic should still be prepared to get the most out of the equipment they do have. If technicians are not using equipment correctly, even the best technology will not provide the results you need. An older scanner with an experienced user will always be better than the newest model being operated by somebody who doesn’t know what they are doing. This is why proper training is one of the most powerful assets you can provide to your clinic’s staff.
The people and their skills are what set a clinic apart. Knowledge and experience enable activities and treatments to be carried out with efficiency. When this is the case, everything in an office operates smoother. The abilities – or lack of abilities – of the technicians will impact every member of the working environment. Put your staff in the position to succeed by having regular, high-quality training sessions and refreshers.
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