Philips Healthcare Green Products

2006

 

BrightView Nuclear Medicine SPECT Camera

 

Sense and Simplicity come to SPECT

 

Designed from the ground up by Philips, BrightView SPECTsystems help providers improve patient care by being fast and easy to use with exceptional image quality. More conspicuous lesions and increased productivity are enabled by an innovative new gantry and table, coupled with new CloseUp, PinPoint and Astonish technologies. Surprisingly compact, easy to install, scalable and upgradeable, with the full support of Philips Services, BrightView makes excellent business as well as clinical sense. The BrightView camera has also made considerable environmental improvements in 3 green focal areas as follows: 69% reduction in lead, 24% reduction in the power during its use, 30% reduction in product weight. The environmental impact, measured with EcoScan, is reduced overall by 42%.

 

V8-4 Ultrasound Transducer

 

Improved user comfort

 

The V8-4 Ultrasound Transducer is a mechanically driven ultrasound transducer that allows for ergonomic, real time 3D image acquisition. Changing the drive mechanism significantly impacted the device weight and performance. Relative to its predecessor, the V8-4’s handheld portion weighs 57% less and the entire device is 17% lighter, while field of view increased by 20%. Energy consumption was reduced by 30% and hazardous materials content was reduced by 8%. The environmental impact, measured with EcoScan, is reduced overall by 20%.

 

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