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Hamilton County staff urge purchase of CT scanner for new forensic center; service funded by state grant
Summary
Medical examiner staff described how a CT scanner will speed imaging and reduce full-body X-ray time; county staff said purchase and an 8-year service contract would be paid initially from a state grant and that ongoing service costs are expected at 8–12% annually. The commission deferred formal action to a future meeting.
County medical examiner staff described plans to buy a CT scanner for the new Hamilton County Forensic Center and said a state grant will cover initial service costs.
Tim Carroll, office manager for the Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office, told the finance committee the CT scanner being proposed ‘‘can do it in 2 or 3 minutes,’’ contrasting that with the multiple full-body X-rays the office currently must take and stitch together to simulate…
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