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Scanner one of the most advanced

A new £ 500,000 CT Scanner, one of the most advanced in Northern Ireland, has been commissioned at Antrim Hospital.

It is part of an enlarged radiology department at the hospital, which will welcome its first patients this month.

For patients, the new department signals the end of transfers to Belfast and Londonderry, for some radiology services.

While there will continue to be X-ray services available at both the Moyle and Waveney sites, the more involved radiology services, such as CT scanning, will be centred at Antrim.

This enlarged department at Antrim will be staffed by six radiologists, led by Dr Colin Sinclair, from the Waveney who has also been appointed clinical director for the Radiology Directorate of the United Hospitals Group from April 1 1994.
Dr Sinclair said: "I am delighted that we will be able to provide an enhanced radiological service to all the Northern Board's residents, especially with the introduction of a CT Scanner.
"This is a particularly useful piece of equipment, especially for showing up early signs of conditions such as cancer and lung disease, as well as being beneficial in the examination of those patients involved in traffic accidents where scanning can quickly show up damage to internals organs, particularly the brain and spinal cord."

The Toshiba CT Scanner was supplied and installed by Medical Imaging (NI) Limited.
