Low dose radiation CT scans

Southcoast Health System has announced the implementation of new low dose radiation Computed Tomography (CT) scanners at many of its sites across the region. The new low dose CT scanning devices reduce the amount of radiation required to create a scan by up to 50 percent while continuing to provide the highest quality CT scan. Southcoast is the first health care provider in the region to invest in this new technology.

Southcoast Health System offers first-rate radiology imaging services at 14 sites throughout the region, including all three Southcoast Hospitals sites – Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham and the Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care, giving patients easy access to high-quality services. Southcoast Radiology Imaging Services performs more than 400,000 radiology procedures each year. The radiologists, technologists, managers and support staff are dedicated to providing superior patient care and customer service.

In addition to the low dose radiation CT scanners, Southcoast Radiation Imaging Services provides the most advanced technology available in the region – from the 64-slice CT scanners to the region’s largest digital mammography system. Additional services include bone densitometry (DEXA scanning), Computed Tomography (CT or CAT scan), PET/CT, diagnostic radiology (X-ray), interventional radiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), digital mammography, non-invasive vascular imaging, nuclear medicine and ultrasound.