Crosshouse finds patient friendly features a bonus

Radiographer Suzanne Bain, superintendent radiographer Lisa Marley, radiographers Sara Learmonth and Heather Mair with head of medical physics Mani Manivannan.

When University Hospital Crosshouse in Kilmarnock was investigating options for its new x-ray room one manufacturer impressed from the outset.  ““Our first site visit was with Fujifilm and we were really impressed with the equipment,” explained superintendent radiographer Lisa Marley.  ““From then on every site visit was compared to the FDR Visionary Suite, which offered the combination we desired.

““The FDR Visionary Suite also had some additional patient friendly features that we liked, such as the plastic guard on the table that prevents a patient’s fingers being trapped when the table is moved.

““The real stand-out feature, which has been of great value for us was the three detector configuration,”” Marley said.  “The FDR Visionary Suite has three detectors as standard, whereas other manufacturers offered a third detector at additional cost.  Because the wireless detectors charge in the Buckys, users do not need to remove a detector from the upright or table Bucky to perform an examination such as an AP chest.”

See the full report on page 24 of the May 2018 issue of RAD Magazine.