Effective immediately masking is required for everyone when present on all inpatient units, in the Emergency Department (ED), the Urgent Care Centre (UCC), and the Children’s Outpatient Centre (COPC).
Computed tomography, (CT) also known as a CT or CAT scan, is an imaging procedure that uses special X-ray equipment to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body. Unlike a typical X-ray, multiple images, also known as slices, are taken. The images then appear almost like the slices in a loaf of bread.
An X-ray technologist, who has special training in CT Scanning, will perform your scan and the images are then read by a radiologist, who is a doctor with special training in computed tomography. The technologists operating the CT scanners are registered with the College of Medical Radiation Technologists of Ontario.
A CT scan can be done on the following areas of the body:
For more information on what to expect during a CT Scan, watch the following video:
CT Scanner
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