Dewsbury and District improves technology in DR room

Dewsbury and District Hospital in Yorkshire has selected the Carestream DRX Evolution Plus for its latest digital x-ray room. Staff were attracted by the auto-positioning and faster processing times to increase throughput and efficiency without detriment to image quality.

The hospital offers a range of medical, rehabilitation and surgical services and staff need continuous access to the latest digital x-ray technology. During the procurement process for its new x-ray room, the hospital found the DRX Evolution Plus solution met its requirements most closely.

“As a department we are pleased with the equipment we have procured, as it allows us to enable a better patient experience, using better technology and improved image quality,” said x-ray team lead Sue Barker.

The room uses the wireless cassette-sized DRX Plus detector and EVP Plus image processing software. The single detector platform works across a range of DRX equipment, letting customers build a system that suits their facility and budget. With a wide range of vertical and horizontal movement, a higher weight capacity table, enhanced paediatric capabilities and an extended tube column range, the equipment can be operated manually or fully automated.

Picture: In front are advanced practitioner Anne Carpenter, senior radiographer Emily Lewis and radiographer Liam Walmsley. Behind are Carestream applications specialist Shweb Rahman, patient services manager Gemma Hemingway, installation project manager David Johnstone, x-ray team lead Sue Barker and Carestream key account manager Jonathan Atkinson.

Published on page 4 of the July 2019 issue of RAD Magazine.