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Comparative specifications 64 slice CT scanners CEP08027 March 2009

Technical specifications 10 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 11 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 12 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 13 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 5. Couch GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM

Technical specifications 14 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 15 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 16 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 17 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 18 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 8. Acquisition parameters GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT

Technical specifications 19 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Si

Contents 2 CEP08027: March 2009 Introduction ... 3 Technica

Technical specifications 20 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Si

Technical specifications 21 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Si

Technical specifications 22 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 9. Automatic exposure control GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance

Technical specifications 23 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 24 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 25 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 26 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 27 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 28 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 29 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Introduction 3 CEP08027: March 2009 Purpose of this document This supplementary report to the CEP buyers’ guide to multislice CT scanners [1] provide

Technical specifications 30 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 12. System start-up and calibration GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brillian

Technical specifications 31 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 32 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 13. Manufacturer's performance data GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Bri

Technical specifications 33 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 34 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 35 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 36 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 37 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 14. Operator console GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemen

Technical specifications 38 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 39 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Introduction 4 CEP08027: March 2009 The data given in this report are representative of the scanners as of August 2008, and are liable to change. Fea

Technical specifications 40 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 41 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 42 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 16. Data management GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens

Technical specifications 43 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 44 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 17. Workstation GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOM

Technical specifications 45 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 46 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 47 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 48 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 49 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specificationsCEP08027: March 2009 List of topic areas Table 1. Gantry...

Technical specifications 50 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 51 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 52 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 53 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 54 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 55 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 56 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 57 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 58 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 59 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 6 CEP08027: March 2009 Technical specification comparison: 64 slice CT scanners Table 1. Gantry GE LightSpeed VCT GE Li

Technical specifications 60 CEP08027: March 2009 GE Lightspeed VCT GE Lightspeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 61 CEP08027: March 2009 GE Lightspeed VCT GE Lightspeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 62 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 63 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 22. Cardiac applications GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Si

Technical specifications 64 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 65 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 66 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 67 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 23. Radiotherapy applications GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 6

Technical specifications 68 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Sieme

Technical specifications 69 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 7 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Sieme

Technical specifications 70 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 71 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 72 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 73 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 74 CEP08027: March 2009 Table 25. Installation requirements GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT

Technical specifications 75 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 76 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 77 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 78 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 79 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 8 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Sieme

Technical specifications 80 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 81 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 82 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 83 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 84 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 85 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 86 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 87 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 88 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 89 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Siem

Technical specifications 9 CEP08027: March 2009 GE LightSpeed VCT GE LightSpeed VCT XT Philips Brilliance CT 64 Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 64 Sieme

Technical specifications 90 CEP08027: March 2009 Additional notes GE The following statement was received in response to the questionnaire in relatio

Technical specifications 91 CEP08027: March 2009 "We receive more then 4,000 truckloads of material per year," says Geoff Hunt, global repa

Technical specifications 92 CEP08027: March 2009 Siemens The following notes are additional comments that were received in response to the questionn

Technical specifications 93 CEP08027: March 2009 Note 5: Q26.19 and Q26.23 The STRATON X-ray tube is delivered with one year full warranty. There

Technical specifications 94 CEP08027: March 2009 Note 7: Q26.20 X- Ray Tubes Where failure occurs due to faulty design, materials or workmanship,

Acknowledgements 95 CEP08027: March 2009 We should like to thank the following for their contribution to this report. GE Healthcare Philips Medical

References 96 CEP08027: March 2009 [1] Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing (CEP). Multislice CT scanners. Buyers guide. CEP 08007; NHS PASA Mar

Appendix 1: Supplier contact details 97 CEP08027: March 2009 Supplier contact details GE Healthcare 352 Buckingham Avenue Slough Berks SL1 4ER tel:

Author and report information 98 CEP08027: March 2009 Comparative specifications: 64 slice CT scanners The ImPACT Group St George’s Healthcare Tru