Retrofit System Assists Upgrade to Digital Radiography

An affordable retrofit system allows small to mid-size hospitals, urgent care centers, orthopedic offices, and clinics to upgrade existing rooms or mobile X-ray systems to fully featured digital radiography.

The Carestream (Rochester, NY, USA) Pro Retrofit System offers a choice of detectors, including gadolinium ones for general radiography imaging or cesium iodide detectors for dose-sensitive applications. Users have a choice of either wireless or tethered 35 x 43 cm cassette-size detectors that will fit into an existing bucky, or a 43 x 43 cm fixed detector. The detectors are provided with beam-detect mode, which eliminates the need for a cable connection to the generator, and as a result image capture can begin when the detector senses the X-ray exposure.


Enhanced productivity and workflow features include wireless transmission of images to the capture console, immediate image viewing and manipulation, and image forwarding to a printer, a picture archiving and communication system (PACS), or to a computer or laptop. Each detector can be identified by a unique access point, or it can be connected to a system control unit that provides continuous signals to one or more detectors. The Pro Retrofit system also includes preloaded Carestream VXvue image management software and an Image Suite mini-PACS module for web-based patient scheduling, image review and reporting, and flexible archiving solutions.

“This flexible retrofit system enables value-based healthcare providers to convert existing X-ray systems to a digital radiography system at a very reasonable cost,” said Sarah Verna, worldwide marketing manager for global X-ray solutions at Carestream. “Facilities across the world can achieve higher image quality and gain rapid image access, which can help enhance patient care and boost productivity.”

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