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has unveiled new technology in its cardiac catheterisation lab, designed to provide a clearer picture for doctors and lessen the amount of radiation present.

The new Cannon Alphenix will be used for interventional angiography procedures which involve x-ray technology being used to assist a specialist guiding a catheter through a patient鈥檚 major arteries.

Interventional cardiologist Dr Maurits Binnekamp said the system will allow specialists to get a clearer picture when performing interventional angiograms to examine a heart for blockages.

鈥淭he new Alphenix interventional system can deliver images with greater clarity and precision, designed to improve patient outcomes,鈥� Binnekamp said.

St George Private 黑料吃瓜群网 CEO Peter Ridley said as well as a clearer picture, the new system features dose optimisation technologies to provide patients and surgical teams with a lesser dose of radiation during each procedure.

鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased our new angiography equipment will reduce the amount of radiation present during procedures, benefitting both our patients and our people.

鈥淪t George Private 黑料吃瓜群网 has always offered a comprehensive service for heart and lung patients. The new Cannon Alphenix will replace our current system, which when installed was the world鈥檚 first commercially installed Radiation Dose Tracking System.鈥�