Design and Development of an Engineering Prototype Compact X-Ray Scanner (FMS 5000)
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)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 31, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA225115
Entities
People
- Douglas P. Boyd