Gwinnett Medical Center in Georgia shoots over 100 portable X-rays each day. With this volume, they not only needed one reliable mobile X-ray system, but multiple. Since the installation of the DRX-Revolutions in their facilities, the results have been positive. Karen Kubik, Imaging Director at Gwinnett
Read More[caption id="attachment_4358" align="alignleft" width="448"] El Camino uses two DRX-Revolutions as part of its conversion to DR technology.[/caption] El Camino Hospital has made dramatic decreases in patient dose in recent years. We use Bayer Radimetrics dose management software to track dose for all CT exams and we
Read MoreThis is a guest-post by Robert Whitmarsh, RT (R), CNMT, Director of Medical Imaging Administration, St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (Syracuse, N.Y.). [caption id="attachment_3528" align="alignright" width="274"] St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y.[/caption] Our hospital retrofitted three of our portable x-ray systems with CARESTREAM DRX detectors, which are
Read More[caption id="attachment_1433" align="alignleft" width="150"] David H. Foos, Clinical Applications Research, Carestream[/caption] In recent conversations with clinical colleagues, the comment was made that “our sickest patients get the worst imaging." On further investigation I found that in portable chest imaging, anti-scatter grids are infrequently used, despite their
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