X-Ray System Emulates Radiography Room on Wheels
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By MedImaging International staff writers Posted on 06 Oct 2016 |
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Image: The RadPRO1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray system (Photo courtesy of Canon).
A novel mobile digital x-ray system captures quality images in routine bedside examinations, as well as in challenging trauma applications.
The RadPRO1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray system is designed to provide an effective mobile digital radiography solution for hospitals, clinics, and universities, using wireless digital flat panel detectors (FPDs). The FPDs provide fast processing times, thus making it easier to capture high-quality diagnostic images for routine diagnosis or challenging trauma, with flexibility in patient positioning and the ability to manage or manipulate images at bedside.
A blend of mobility and power-saving advantages provide improved visibility, such as a new counter-balanced telescopic column that delivers user-friendly positioning without draining unnecessary battery power to maneuver the head using the drive motors. The system is also provided with advanced lead-crystal batteries with a long battery life, eliminating the need to recharge frequently. The dual battery configuration also allows for distributed power to the drive motors as well as to the generator.
The RadPRO1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray system is a product of Canon USA (Lake Success, NY, USA), and is compatible with the Canon CXDI-70C, 80C, 701C, 801C, and 401C FPDs, light-weight detectors that incorporate high-quality image sensors with low x-ray exposure to the patient, with select models featuring 125-micron pixel pitch and Cesium Iodide (CsI) scintillators. In addition, an on-screen preview image is available approximately two to five seconds after exposure.
“Before purchasing our RadPRO mobile x-ray systems, we were performing diagnostic radiography exams using computed radiography. With the help of the RadPRO systems, we were able to smoothly transition to digital radiography, and elevate the level of diagnostic imaging that we provide to the community,” said Kristen Hickey, imaging services director at Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida (Fort Myers, FL, USA). “This transition resulted in an X- ray dose reduction to the patient, and helped to increase our workflow productivity as compared to using CR technology.”
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The RadPRO1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray system is designed to provide an effective mobile digital radiography solution for hospitals, clinics, and universities, using wireless digital flat panel detectors (FPDs). The FPDs provide fast processing times, thus making it easier to capture high-quality diagnostic images for routine diagnosis or challenging trauma, with flexibility in patient positioning and the ability to manage or manipulate images at bedside.
A blend of mobility and power-saving advantages provide improved visibility, such as a new counter-balanced telescopic column that delivers user-friendly positioning without draining unnecessary battery power to maneuver the head using the drive motors. The system is also provided with advanced lead-crystal batteries with a long battery life, eliminating the need to recharge frequently. The dual battery configuration also allows for distributed power to the drive motors as well as to the generator.
The RadPRO1 Mobile 40kW Flex Digital X-ray system is a product of Canon USA (Lake Success, NY, USA), and is compatible with the Canon CXDI-70C, 80C, 701C, 801C, and 401C FPDs, light-weight detectors that incorporate high-quality image sensors with low x-ray exposure to the patient, with select models featuring 125-micron pixel pitch and Cesium Iodide (CsI) scintillators. In addition, an on-screen preview image is available approximately two to five seconds after exposure.
“Before purchasing our RadPRO mobile x-ray systems, we were performing diagnostic radiography exams using computed radiography. With the help of the RadPRO systems, we were able to smoothly transition to digital radiography, and elevate the level of diagnostic imaging that we provide to the community,” said Kristen Hickey, imaging services director at Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida (Fort Myers, FL, USA). “This transition resulted in an X- ray dose reduction to the patient, and helped to increase our workflow productivity as compared to using CR technology.”
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