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Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | May 27, 2015
From the May 2015 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
“With a five-minute exposure, as the Accu-Gold Plus is capable of measuring, it provides a lot of data points so you need a stable connection,” Pyers says. Using Wi-Fi also opens the device up to various operating systems, according to Pyers. At last year’s RSNA, the company did a demonstration where they connected the device to Google Glass to show the new technology’s futuristic capabilities.
One changing aspect of the X-ray testing sector is the rise of digital mammography, which uses different beam qualities. At the same time RaySafe launched the software release, it also expended to measure kVp also on tungsten rhodium, which is a common beam quality in digital mammography.
“Every time manufacturers add a beam quality, we have to verify our system,” Zelander says. “For that, we are closely collaborating with mammography manufacturers to make sure that our solutions always cover the beam qualities of the different digital mammography machines.”
Portable and rugged
As with all electronics, smaller is better, but can also be more fragile, and prone to breakage. So the trend toward more portable also creates the need for greater ruggedness. One of the latest offerings from Datrend looks like the kind of tablet one would take on a camping trip. The vPad-ES Rugged includes the company’s electrical safety analyzer, housed in a waterproof, lockable, protective case that is designed for field engineers on the road, who work in harsh environments and travel long distances, Bayliss says. The tablet can be taken out of the case and used remotely with Bluetooth. “It just makes it a little bit easier to carry around,” Bayliss says. “We looked at doing a specialized case and just thought this was a better solution.”
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