By Kathy-Ann Gobin, Contributing Reporter

Carestream is helping to facilitate the global transition from CR to DR technology with the launch of its Motion Mobile X-ray System in Europe, Asia and Latin America. This system is not available in North America.

The new system enables small to mid-sized hospitals and other health care providers to make the jump without a major capital investment.



The portable system can initially be used with film or CR cassettes and then converted to a DR system that streamlines image capture, viewing, and wireless communication to a PACS.

“The Motion Mobile X-ray System addresses each user’s current imaging needs while providing an easy transition to DR technology when desired,” said Sarah Verna, worldwide marketing manager at Carestream.

The affordable mobile unit is lightweight for easy portability.

“Transporting a patient is dangerous and can be hard on them,” Verna said. “Technologists can take the Motion Mobile X-ray System to the patient’s bedside, since the unit itself is lightweight and can be easily positioned around the bed.

“This unit is designed with the budget in mind,” Verna said. The system is the bridge between analog, CR and DR imaging with upgradability to customize the system to meet a facility's needs today and in the future.

The analog version of the system includes an eight-inch touch screen monitor with easy-to-set protocols, hand switch exposure control, a manual light-beam collimator that allows fast, accurate patient positioning, and a 30 kW capacitor discharge generator that supports a full range of clinical applications. An optional dose-area product (DAP) meters information needed for monitoring dose.

The integrated DR version has a 19-inch touch screen monitor, automatically acquires DAP and technique information, which eliminates manual data entry, and software that provides faster image display and delivery to a PACS or printers. It is also compatible with other Carestream products.

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