Flash speed. Lowest dose.

The SOMATOM® Definition Flash computed tomography (CT) scanner sets new standards in both image acquisition speed and radiation dose. The SOMATOM Definition Flash is Siemens' latest high-end scanner that is designed specially to make CT exams much healthier for patients.

The enormous speed of the SOMATOM Definition Flash offers decisive advantages, especially regarding examinations of moving structures, such as the thorax and the heart. The fastest scanning speed in CT enable for example, complete scans of the entire chest region in just 0.6 seconds. Thus, patients are no longer required to hold their breath during the exam the way they had in the past.

Besides the reduced radiation exposure that results from the high table speed, SOMATOM Definition Flash offers several other dose-conscious features. Its adaptive Dose Shielding blocks irrelevant radiation that will not be used in image reconstruction. The new system's radiation levels are lower than those of a heart catheter examination, which makes it possible to use computer tomography for routine cardiological examinations.