Digital Radiography System (DRS) with 60 per cent less radiation as compared to traditional photographic film was made functional at Indira Gandhi Medical College here today.
Inaugurating it, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the Rs 1.66 crore machine will usher in a new era in radiography as it will not only save time of patients but also be highly useful in diagnostic and research work.
Singh said the machine has ability to digitally transfer images to different computers where X-ray can be visualised immediately. Moreover, X'ray of whole body can be done without manually shifting the patient or the plate, he said.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Kaul Singh Thakur said the state government has increased 200 posts of doctors of which 160 would be filled this year and 40 next year.
