Pilgrim Hospital in Boston has received the first of Fujifilm’s new look FDR Visionary Suite digital room solutions in the UK. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is already familiar with Fujifilm’s digital x-ray solutions and services as the radiology department already has three original FDR Visionary Suite digital x-ray rooms, three room retrofits, two FDR nano mobile x-ray units, two FDR Go mobile x-ray systems and a cephalometric x-ray system for dental patients.
“The service and sales support from Fujifilm has been exceptional and has not faltered even during the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit issues that have affected some suppliers,” said modality lead radiographer interventional and general x-ray Mark Dorn.
“The equipment has been incredibly reliable; it has coped tremendously well through the surges in demand to deliver services at the highest level. With Fujifilm we have great local engineering support backed up by a UK-based company that has not lost its customer focus. Our experience of Fujifilm has been one of working with an imaging partner responsive to our needs and flexible in its approach to providing an excellent service.”
When selecting the FDR Visionary Suite digital x-ray room Dorn says it met all of the service’s requirements with the multifunctionality of a modern system. “We have found the doses are very low, especially when using the Fujifilm Virtual Grid software and the system is very user-friendly, simple to operate and easy to clean. It provides quality diagnostic images and has proved to be very efficient at improving our workflow.”
The new look FDR Visionary Suite digital x-ray room is one of a number of innovations coming to the system in the next few months. Product manager, modalities, Adam Chapman explained: “Along with the smart updated livery, the system will feature new power assist movements and updated digital detector configurations to meet the clinical needs of our customers.”
Picture: Fujifilm UK senior account manager John Casson, radiographer Jean Estoesta, student radiographer Emily Jarvis and modality lead radiographer interventional and general x-ray Mark Dorn.
Published on page 21 of the August 2021 issue of RAD Magazine.