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Sevennew CT scanners and a one-of-a-kind partnership.

Western University, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London are teaming up with Canon Medical Systems, the health-care division of the Japanese imaging giant, to put six newCT scanners in city hospitals and a seventh in a $4.5-million medical imaging research hub, the largest of its kindfor the company.

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London’s hospitals are buying new CT scanners from Canon to replace aging machines at LHSC’s Victoria and University hospitals and St. Joseph’s, a total cost of about $11.8 million. University Hospital is getting two scanners, St. Joseph’s is in line for one and Victoria Hospital is getting three, two to replace old CT scanners plus an additional new one.

The hospitals are working to get the new machines in place as early as summer. They will work more quickly than the current machines and expose patients to less radiation on average than older models.