Spent
much of my day in Lakeside Center aka East Building also referred to as Hall D.
Call it what you will (and let me know when they settle on a single name for
the venue!), several vendors were not so sure they wanted to be placed in this
“new” exhibit area. The trepidation: Is it too off the beaten path to pull in
the booth traffic? (Kind of like those friends of mine who want to live in
Manhattan but wind up in Brooklyn – they’re afraid no one will ever visit.
Typically, they’re right.) But, East-Hall D folks got nothing to worry about
based on what I saw – and it’s only Sunday. …So what did I discover in the East
today? Siemens booth (3x bigger than my NYC-studio apartment) had plenty of
traffic. In fact, it was packed. I found something of excellent value to those
involved with Pediatric imaging. Siemens’ new SOMATOM Definition
Flash is a dual-source CT scanner that, well, works in a flash. For example, it
can do complete scans of the entire chest region in just 0.6 seconds. Best of
all for Pediatric patients (and all patients, for that matter) – the dose
reduction. According to the company, the system requires only a fraction of the
radiation dose that systems previously required to scan even tiny details, but
faster than ever. …A new solution that really makes a difference in dose
reduction. Good for all patients, especially the littlest ones. More on Eastern
Discoveries later.
