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The NHS has been forced to spend £1m on super-sized CT scanners to deal with the escalating obesity crisis.
The new machines can penetrate five times the amount of fat - and the weight they can take has nearly doubled from 25st (160kg) to 47st (300kg).
Around 65 per cent of people in England are now overweight or obese - and the NHS already spends an estimated £5.1billion a year treating obesity-related illnesses.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ze-scanners-treat-patients-weighing-50st.html
The new machines can penetrate five times the amount of fat - and the weight they can take has nearly doubled from 25st (160kg) to 47st (300kg).
Around 65 per cent of people in England are now overweight or obese - and the NHS already spends an estimated £5.1billion a year treating obesity-related illnesses.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ze-scanners-treat-patients-weighing-50st.html