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13272 Radiographic units, mobile 37647 Radiographic unit, mobile
Product description
Mobile radiographic units consist of a wheeled cart that transports
an x-ray generator (line- or battery-powered transformer), an
x-ray tube and moveable tubestand, collimators, and a film-
cassette or flat-panel detector storage drawer. Battery-powered
units also contain a battery and charging system, and self-
propelled units contain a motor drive.
Use and maintenance
User(s): Surgeon; physician; radiographer or
Principles of operation radiology technician; other medical staff
X-rays are produced by the x-ray tube (an evacuated tube
Maintenance: Biomedical engineering staff and/
with an anode and a cathode) when a stream of electrons,
or service contract with the manufacturer or
accelerated to high velocities by a high-voltage, collides with the
third-party organization
tube’s target anode. A set of collimators confines the primary
Training: Initial training by manufacturer,
beam to the approximate size and shape that will cover only
operator’s manuals, user’s guide
the area of diagnostic interest. Mobile CR units capture images
using a photostimulable-phosphor plate. Mobile DR units are Environment of use
equipped with built-in or tethered flat panel detectors, which Settings of use: Intensive and critical care units;
operating and emergency rooms; some units
2012
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