First portable CT scanner for heads could fit in an emergency room.
The tremendous imaging power of computed tomography (CT) has helped transform medicine. But to date, CT scans have been beyond the reach of battlefield medics, ambulance crews, and even many emergency-room doctors.
That's because conventional high-resolution CT scanners weigh almost 4,000 kilograms, require high-voltage power supplies for massive cooling systems, and must be installed in climate-controlled radiology suites.
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