CONT...REVOLUTION OF CT SCANNERS...

 

             FIFTH GENERATION CT SCANNER

Electron beam computed tomography (EBCT)

This 5th generation is uses a flying electron beam, steered electromagnetically and to hit one of the anode strips that encircle the patient. No moving parts, therefore very fast (about 50 ms). It developed specifically for cardiac tomographic imaging

The advantage of this 5th generation ct scan are extremely fast and capable of imaging the beating heart.

The disadvantage of this 5th generation ct scan are high costs and difficult to calibrate, therefore it is not clinically used.