Ct technologist notified that the portable ct scanner powered down in the middle of a portable ct head scan.The scan was incomplete but sufficient enough to send to pacs for diagnostic as is.During the incident, all battery indicators showed that the system was at or near full capacity.After plugging the unit in for a few minutes the techs were able to move the portable back to the storage closet and contacted neurologic for tech support.From inception this device has failed time and time again.The original purchased device was returned to the oem due to multiple failures.Several months later a second device, the current scanner, was delivered for use.The second device has failed many times over the course of the year and continues to be an unreliable resource.To prevent reoccurrence of future events the portable scanner should be removed from service and returned to the oem.
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