The scanner is expected to be used seven days a week, seeing 16,000 patients a year for up to 15 years
The machine should be operational by Christmas after delicate calibrationA state-of-the-art £1.5m MRI scanner has been lifted into a Derbyshire hospital using a giant crane.
The machine uses magnetic fields and radiofrequency pulses to produce detailed 3D images of most areas of the body without the use of radiation.
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