Evaluation: Shimadzu Mobile DaRt Evolution EFX Mobile Radiographic Unit
December 23, 2015 | Evaluations & Guidance
Preview
- Primary purpose of the device:
- General adult 2-D radiographic studies; mostly chest x-ray
- Pediatric; neonatal
- Orthopedic
- Major device components:
- Motorized wheeled cart with conventional column
- The cart size is 58 × 122 cm.
- The column is 193 × 18.5 cm.
- It has decent driving visibility. An object 70 cm tall and 20 cm wide can be seen 150 cm from the cart with a small tilt of the user's head.
- Batteries
- The system has a high-capacity battery with a very accurate battery indicator.
- The battery provides power for more than 90 exposures at 50 mAs-80 kV (within an eight-hour work shift), and the cart can be driven for more than 1,600 meters (a mile).
- Motor drives
- It has dual motor drives for each wheel, with a zero turn radius.
- The system has fine-positioning controls on the tube head, with two buttons for forward and backward movements.
- Motorized wheeled cart with conventional column