The GE LightSpeed Computed Tomography (CT) scanner has set the benchmark for multi-slice CT technology. First introduced in 1998, the LightSpeed QX/i was the world's first four-slice, multi-slice CT scanner. The LightSpeed Plus, which is one of the 2000 IDSA silver award winners, continues this legacy with even greater results. By integrating Design for Six Sigma methodologies into LightSpeed's engineering and design specifications, GE Medical Systems has delivered more multi-slice CT systems than any other vendor. More than 1,000 LightSpeed scanners are currently installed in hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers worldwide.