Utilization of Computed Tomography Scanners and the Health Planning Issue

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Abstract
Studies were made of the computed tomography (CT) scanning process at 3 hospitals. The data collected, while of interest to hospital administrators and radiologists, are particularly significant in view of the current structure of health planning guidelines. The utilization potential of a particular CT scanner is a function of patient demand, scan time, the ratio of head to body procedures and medical practice insofar as contrast medium administration is concerned. The results of the hospital studies are summarized and the implications of the data for health planning guidelines are documented.

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