Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
A radically new imaging technology, the photon-counting CT, has arrived at the John Radcliffe Hospital, making it the first in the UK to benefit from the system’s high resolution and dose reduction technology. The NAEOTOM Alpha® from Siemens Healthineers is also the first in the world to sit within a hybrid catheterisation laboratory. This will support the hospital in optimising diagnostic and treatment pathways, as well as facilitating groundbreaking research at the Oxford Acute Vascular Imaging Centre (AVIC), part of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford, to help pave the way for the new technology to be rolled out across the NHS.
The implementation of photon-counting CT into clinical practice at the John Radcliffe Hospital has the potential to transform patient pathways for those presenting with symptoms of a heart attack, identifying patients who can be treated at home and those who require targeted intervention. With conventional CT imaging, the calcified arteries of these patients compromise image quality, often necessitating further, invasive investigations. The NAEOTOM Alpha allows the visualisation of coronary vessels in order to clearly assess whether obstructions are present, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
A radically new imaging technology, the photon-counting CT, has arrived at the John Radcliffe Hospital, making it the first in the UK to benefit from the system’s high resolution and dose reduction technology. The NAEOTOM Alpha® from Siemens Healthineers is also the first in the world to sit within a hybrid catheterisation laboratory. This will support the hospital in optimising diagnostic and treatment pathways, as well as facilitating groundbreaking research at the Oxford Acute Vascular Imaging Centre (AVIC), part of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford, to help pave the way for the new technology to be rolled out across the NHS.
The implementation of photon-counting CT into clinical practice at the John Radcliffe Hospital has the potential to transform patient pathways for those presenting with symptoms of a heart attack, identifying patients who can be treated at home and those who require targeted intervention. With conventional CT imaging, the calcified arteries of these patients compromise image quality, often necessitating further, invasive investigations. The NAEOTOM Alpha allows the visualisation of coronary vessels in order to clearly assess whether obstructions are present, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
