GE Healthcare installs 600th LightSpeed VCT

GE Healthcare has reached the 600th global installation of LightSpeed VCT, making it the fastest selling product in the company’s history. The 600th global shipment of VCT will be received by Akita University, one of the largest universities in the Tohoku region in Japan. The University will be showcasing the diagnostic capabilities of GE Healthcare’s breakthrough VCT technology, installing both the LightSpeed VCT and LightSpeed VCT Select.

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