Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital.

• Position: Inside Alaska Business

As a way to further improve clinical and operational quality and increase patient safety by reducing the radiation dose in CT imaging, Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital has upgraded its existing CT system to a state-of-the-art, 64 row, 128 slice Toshiba CT scanner. Using Toshiba's newest technology (AIDR 30 and VELO CT software) means patients now have access to the lowest radiation exposure capabilities in Sitka.

The new system reduces the radiation in an adult scan by more than 50 percent, pediatric scans by up to 80 percent, and decreases the...