Accession Number:

ADA225115

Title:

Design and Development of an Engineering Prototype Compact X-Ray Scanner (FMS 5000)

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 8 Jun 1987-7 Aug 1989,

Corporate Author:

IMATRON INC SAN FRANCISCO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Boyd, Douglas P.

Report Date:

1989-03-31

Pagination or Media Count:

121.0

Abstract:

While the clinical importance of CT to the DEPMEDS system is well- established, this is only half the story. For a CT scanner to gain acceptance within the military, it must be, and remain, reliable. It must withstand extended storage at environmental extremes it must be transportable by air, sea, and land by truck over unimproved roads and by rail and it must operate with minimal set-up time and without benefit of such niceties as clean air or heat. It must also not pose an unacceptable logistical burden in terms of weight, size, or power requirements. Most importantly, however, it must be capable of quickly handling a mass casualty situation without itself becoming the bottleneck in the treatment process. Finally, the CT system capable of handling these difficult and diverse requirements must be comparable in cost to commercial CT scanners designed for handling a modest and carefully scheduled case load under the most benign of environmental conditions. edc

Descriptors:

• *FIELD EQUIPMENT
• *COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
• *MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
• COSTS
• MOBILE
• WEIGHT
• POWER SUPPLIES
• CASUALTIES
• STORAGE
• RANGE(EXTREMES)
• MEDICAL SERVICES
• FIELD CONDITIONS
• AIR TRANSPORTABLE EQUIPMENT
• SCANNERS
• TIME
• X RAY APPARATUS
• DEPLOYMENT
• MILITARY REQUIREMENTS

Subject Categories:

• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE