| As a physician, there are many instances when | | | | the digital medical images can be viewed or |
| you might not be able to bring your patients into | | | | archived at your discretion. |
| your office for medical digital imaging. Elderly | | | | The weight and size of a portable xray system is |
| patients, those who are immobile, as well as | | | | usually a consideration. Because it is a mobile x |
| professional athletes, sailors on ships, physicians | | | | ray system, you will be transporting it around a |
| working in prisons or military field hospitals, as well | | | | great deal, and this is why you will find better |
| as veterinarians find that they have to take their | | | | mobile x ray units coming in at under ninety |
| digital images more often than not out in the | | | | pounds. When placed on a dolly, it makes it very |
| field. Being able to offer your patients that type | | | | easy to move the portable x ray system around |
| of flexibility makes it easier to provide them with | | | | to where you need it to go. Portable xray |
| the best of care, which is why many medical | | | | systems are built keeping final finished size in |
| facilities find that they have a need for portable | | | | mind, because portable x ray units need to be |
| xray machines. | | | | packed into vehicles, not to mention cramped |
| Portable xray units offer two distinct ways that | | | | conditions out in the field. |
| they can be used. The first is that portable x | | | | A couple of the excellent portable xray machines |
| ray systems allow you to acquire digital medical | | | | available today include the Min-Xray and the |
| images out in the field. Images are captured on | | | | Source Ray. The Min-Xray offers five memory |
| cassettes and phosphor plates, bringing you | | | | stations, which allow you to save exposure |
| excellent digital quality in medical imaging even | | | | techniques that you use frequently, as well as a |
| when you are far away from your office. The | | | | great deal of storage space for digital images. |
| second is that mobile x ray units allow for the | | | | The Min-Xray comes with a portable mobile stand, |
| distribution of the digital medical images. The | | | | making it easy to move around. Source Ray |
| digital images are placed on a workstation, built | | | | offers both film and digital portable units. |
| into the portable xray system, via a filmless laser | | | | Systems include those suitable for podiatry |
| scanner. Transmission of digital images taken out | | | | professionals, as well as other systems offering |
| in the field is also possible with portable xray | | | | lightweight and small footprint units. |
| machines. Through the use of a wireless | | | | You can find a variety of portable xray machines |
| Internet connection, you can relay your patient's | | | | at online medical imaging distributors. |
| digital images back to your home office, where | | | | |