South East Asia’s first low radiation 128 Slice CT Scanner, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

Delhi, August 8, 2011: South East Asia’s first low radiation 128 Slice CT Scanner was inaugurated by Smt. Sheila Dikshit, the Chief Minister of Delhi at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital today. Manufactured by Philips, the low radiation scanner “Ingenuity” is expected to spawn a new era of low-dose CT scanning in the country. The scanner, which emits 40% less radiation compared with conventional CT scanners and delivers high resolution images for higher accuracy, imposes no additional costs on the patient. Recently launched globally, the scanner at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is the first such machine in south-east Asia. The three main aspects of its scanning are good clinical images, shorter scanning time and low radiation.

 “Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has pioneered numerous advances in imaging technology in the country. This is the centre that brought CT to India in 1983. And now it is the first to bring low-dose CT”, said Dr. D.S. Rana, Chairman, Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

“Ingenuity” gives doctors control of the dial so they can personalize dose and image quality based on their patients’ needs. The biggest difficulty with conventional CT scanners has been that doctors need to enhance radiation exposure to ensure better image quality. This is largely uncontrolled radiation, which is harmful when absorbed by the body. “Ingenuity” solves this problem by ensuring up to 40% lesser dose exposure with 30% better image quality. This translates to a 70% improvement in the dose – image ratio.

Unnecessary exposure to harmful radiation has been a problem with conventional CT scanners. Over the years while the image quality of CT scanners has kept on improving, little attention has been paid to the radiation aspect. However the problem of ensuring good quality images without high radiation exposure has engaged the attention of a few scientists and researchers. With “Ingenuity” experts at Philips seem to have resolved the dilemma. “Ingenuity” provides high resolution images while simultaneously ensuring a desirable range of X – ray radiation”, said Dr. T. B. S Buxi, Chairman, Department of CT and MR Imaging, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.


Low dose CT scanning is very beneficial for patients, who unknowingly and without any fault of theirs get exposed to harmful radiation. It offers significant benefits to diverse groups of patients, ranging from children to the elderly. Heart disease patients and patients of Liver Transplant Evaluation and Cancer Assessment especially stand to benefit immensely.

“The introduction of this low radiation CT scan addresses long standing concerns about radiation exposure to patients. It lends a new dimension to diagnostic scanning in the country. We look forward to a time when patients start demanding low – radiation scanning for themselves”, said Mr. Krishna Kumar, Vice President and country Head, Philips Healthcare, India

In view of the fact that low radiation CT scan technology has now become available in the country and that it comes at no additional cost, the demand for low dose scans is expected to rise significantly in the days to come. It is expected that Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, which has become the first hospital in the country to introduce this technology, will soon start receiving a large number of patients looking for safe and good quality scanning.

 Said Dr. T.B.S.Buxi, “Every day is interesting; you’re changing the way medicine is performed, changing the way CT is performed. It’s a very exciting time and to be able to be one of the first institutions in the country to have the Ingenuity CT, it’s very exciting for us.”