The X-ray tube rotates 180 degrees, starting at the base of the brain and proceeding to the vertex. It produces one scan in approximately two minutes. The entire procedure lasts twenty-five to thirty minutes. In addition, the computer is capable of recording thousands of bits of information which can be recalled for future use by physicians and radiologists. Keeping up with the demand for specialized equipment, St. Mary's X-ray Department contains its own daylight processor for the immediate developing of films for emergency cases.
Special tables have floating tops which glide easily and smoothly into various positions.
TV image intensifiers give immediate viewing for arteriographic, venographic and arthrographic studies together with the fluoroscopic procedures.