After the treadmill, I was again seated inside the CT scanner and another round of images were taken.

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Studies suggest that virtual colonoscopy with a CT scanner may actually be better than colonoscopy in finding colon cancer.

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In addition to private rooms, it has a CT scanner that resembles a yellow submarine and an outdoor rooftop garden to help patients and parents get a break from treatment.

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The CT scanner was invented in 1967.

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Northwick Park Hospital and Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, cut its backlog of routine CT scans from 18 weeks to zero for lung cancer patients, by ensuring the scanner was used to full capacity.

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