How Do Portable X-Ray Machines Work?

One of the main conveniences that the portable x-ray machine offers to patients and doctors is that it is compact, which makes it mobile and versatile. This completely portable X-ray machine is also very lightweight--weighing in at only 88 pounds. Easy mobility means easy installation and easy use when trying to obtain a required X-ray no matter where the setting may be. In a portable X-ray machine, the X-ray tube is connected to a flexible arm that is extended over the patient while an X-ray film holder or image recording plate is placed beneath the patient. A portable X-ray machine that can be taken to the patient in a hospital bed or in the emergency room and even out in the field.

      These portable X-ray machines are a symbol of modern technology. They are very user-friendly systems that transmit high-quality digital images via a wireless Internet connection. These digital images are made by using computed radiology. Digital functionality is the best working asset of a portable X-ray machine.

      A portable X-ray machine contains phosphor plates and cassettes. These phosphor plates and cassettes are very special in that they can be used for a specific x-ray series and then erased for future use. This reduces the overall cost of using the machine. With the help of a totally filmless laser scanner that copies all of the images to the X-ray machine itself, digital archiving is also possible for a patient's medical images. These can be transmitted to a central computer system to use as part of an electronic record.

      The portable X-ray machine enables physicians to diagnose patients more efficiently than stationary X-ray equipment that uses film. The efficient and lightning fast digital imagery that it creates can be sent back to a home medical office right away for archiving and for a future examination in a doctor's office. This in itself is a true achievement, because is it the efficiency that assists in getting a required diagnosis for a patient a lot faster than conventional means can. When coupled with blood test results and other tests, portable X-ray machines also allow doctors to make a diagnosis from a remote location. This is especially useful for small towns and areas where specialists aren't readily available.