Switch It Off! Carbon, Financial and Health Service Impacts of Switching Off a Computed Tomography Scanner: A Quality Improvement Study
Identifying and switching off surplus CT scanners in low use times is a simple and scalable intervention that can achieve significant power, financial and carbon savings with little to no impact on clinical workflow.
Authors
- Kristen Pickles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1621-3217)
- Katy Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0137-3218)
- Scott McAlister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8702-6374)
- Mya Abigail Acosta
- N. Marks
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (AU)
- Hunter New England Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
- Published
- 2025-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.896
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- University of Sydney
- National Health and Medical Research Council