在常规临床实践中MRI扫描仪的节能潜力
Julian Thurner1, Claudia Fellner1, Christian Stroszczynski1
1Department of Radiology, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
概括
关闭MRI扫描仪在晚上和周末,以及激活节能模式,可显著降低放射科部门的能源消耗,而不会影响患者护理质量. 这些简单的操作变化导致大幅降低成本和二氧化碳排放.
科学领域:
- 医学成像技术 医学成像技术
- 医疗保健运营管理 医疗保健运营管理
- 可持续的医疗保健 可持续的医疗保健
背景情况:
- 磁共振成像 (MRI) 扫描仪是放射科部门的重要能源消耗者.
- 在准备扫描模式下持续运行有助于大量的能源浪费.
- 以前对MRI扫描仪的节能策略并没有得到一致的实施.
研究的目的:
- 通过修改MRI扫描仪的操作程序来量化可实现的节能.
- 评估一夜间关机和节能模式对电力消耗的影响.
- 评估这些节能措施的成本降低和环境效益.
主要方法:
- 两台MRI扫描仪在夜间和周末都被连续关闭.
- 一个MRI扫描仪的节能模式被激活.
- 在MRI部分测量功耗,并与基线值进行比较.
主要成果:
- 关闭两个MRI一夜之间减少了7.04千瓦的功耗.
- 激活节能模式提供了2.15千瓦的额外减少.
- 年度节约达到了25,000千瓦时,相当于大约4200欧元和10二氧化碳的减少.
结论:
- 修改MRI扫描仪操作在放射学中提供了有效和低功耗的节能机会.
- 关闭扫描仪和使用节能模式是简单的措施,对患者的护理没有明显的负面影响.
- 医院可以通过这些运营调整实现显著的成本节约,并减少其碳足迹.
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