Taranaki residents will benefit from a second CT scanner in the region.
A new computed tomography (CT) scanner is now at the New Plymouth Taranaki Radiology rooms, after being delivered last week.
The second CT scanner for the Taranaki region was placed at Taranaki Radiology, the hub of many medical centres and specialist rooms in New Plymouth.
The scanner, which lets doctors see any part of the body in greater detail than a standard x-ray, will be up and running by next week. At full capacity, more than 100 people per week can be accommodated.
Clinical directors Dr Dana Tipene-Hook, Dr Maren Krueger and Dr Alina Leigh say after months of planning and preparation it is great to finally have the scanner here in Taranaki.