The choice of DR is mostly based on the following four aspects:
Image quality: high-quality and stable imaging quality is one of the original purposes of our acquisition of DR equipment, but also to improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of the physical basis; involves radiographic image distortion, signal-to-noise ratio, resolution, clarity, details of the display and so on; mainly by the flat-panel technology, bulb tube ray quality, computer and image software Processing capabilities; of which flat panel technology is the core factor (material type, effective size, pixel matrix, pixel size, gray scale, DQE, spatial resolution, stability, etc.).
Working efficiency: reduce labor intensity, change the general release workflow to improve efficiency is one of the most important functions of the DR, but also the acquisition of such equipment is an important reference point; involves the dynamic range, imaging speed, data transmission/processing speed, and so on many aspects; because of the omission of many unnecessary work procedures, the normal output rate should be the traditional screen/glue system of 2 to 3 times.
Cost of use: the biggest cost is the cost of maintenance and use of the plate; amorphous selenium plate technology is not mature, resulting in its plate scrap rate is too high, the maintenance cost is expensive; imaging time is also longer, during which there is too much information loss, the cost of time is also higher.
After-sales service: the requirements of timely, complete; before the acquisition must be considered before the technology and brand differences in the quality of after-sales service differences; as far as possible to choose the world's recognized major manufacturers of mainstream mature products; amorphous selenium equipment due to the immaturity of its technology leading to high maintenance frequency is a factor that must be considered before the acquisition. Some large manufacturers of machines with password lock, at the same time, after-sales work is contracted by a small private company, may seriously cause problems after the sale.
All in all, so far from the new batch of DRs that have come to our hospital, the DR equipment from Kam Medical is not bad, and there are different power options available.