New scanner will cut waiting times

The three-ton machine uses state-of-the-art technology to enable staff to take detailed X-ray images inside the human body.

It was bought with a £1.25 million funding from the Department of Health.

Dr Mo Faris, consultant radiologist, said: “CT scanners are a kind of special rotating X-ray machine which we use to diagnose many different conditions including cancers, kidney stones, blood clots on the lungs and the damage done by traumatic accidents.

“The benefit for patients will be that the new machine uses the latest technology and enables us to take a very large number of detailed images of what is happening inside a person’s body - and it does this very quickly and safely.

“It will enable scanning of most of the organs in one rotation with significant less radiation for the patient.

“The new scanner is five times more powerful than the old scanner.”