> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.fdaweb.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# FDA Clears Siemens Somatom Drive CT System
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-clears-siemens-somatom-drive-ct-system/
- Published: 2016-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:28:25.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5136672

FDA has cleared a Siemens 510(k) for the Somatom Drive computed tomography system, a new dual source scanner designed to deliver more precise imaging while reducing patient dose exposure. The device is equipped with the company’s Straton MX Sigma X-ray tubes and Sigma generators, which allow for more targeted beam focusing and enable examinations using high energy levels at low voltages, the company says. “These lower voltages may allow clinicians to use less contrast, which can be burdensome for patients who are seriously ill or have reduced kidney function,” it says. “And because the X-ray tube voltages of the Somatom Drive are adjustable in 10 kV increments ranging from 70 kV to 140 kV, clinicians can tailor the voltage and, therefore, the dose to each patient. Scanning at a lower kV level reduces patient radiation exposure.”