Carestream, Viztek showcase wireless DR detectors

December 4, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Carestream, Viztek showcase wireless DR detectors By Greg Freiherr Carestream Health's new portable x-ray detector, showcased at the RSNA meeting and scheduled for routine shipments in 2009, promises the means for film-dependent radiography sites to transition to digital. Designed to fit into a standard bucky, either table- or wall-mounted, Carestream's DRX-1 offers the flexibility of computed radiography. Its solid-state design allows immediate data acquisitions and its wireless transmitter sends the data directly to the console. And Carestream is not alone. Viztek introduced at RSNA 2008 a portable DR detector that, according to the company, requires no modification to integrate with most existing wall stands and table buckys.

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