Table of contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Description of CT and its Development
  • Patterns of Usage of CT in Australia
    • Number of CT Services
    • Number of CT Units      
  • Comparison with Overseas Data           
  • Clinical Role of CT          
  • Trends in the Incidence of Procedures Replaced by CT
  • Costs of CT Services      
  • Safety Aspects
  • Assessment of the Clinical Value of CT Scanning           
  • Effects of New Developments
  • Conclusions        
  • Appendix I: Data on Usage of CT in Australia
  • Appendix II: Applications of CT
  • Appendix III:Details of Safety Aspects
  • References     
  • Acknowledgements