As you may remember I built a resus a few years ago. I rapidly realised
that £500k on a chest XRay and a pelvic Xray twice a day was a complete
waste of money. We aren't looking for fine detail. The gantry systems are
very complex in terms of wiring (basically you can only have it in 2 bays)
and very limited in scope. Don't waste taxpayers' money - get a digital
portable for 10% of the cost. I never regretted the decision.
Rowley.
> Dear all
> I have worked in several resus' now with a mixture of mobile and
> gantry...
> I have to say I prefer the modern mobile machines....
> They do seem to be more flexible and the modern digital machines show
> you an instant version on the visual display so no need for the
> radiographer to go back to a central area to load the image onto PACS...
> the ultimate PACS image is better, but you get instant decisions with
> these digital portable machines... eg is there blood in the chest, is it
> COPD or failure (or both) etc
> Hope that helps
> Simon Bell
> Poole Hospital NHS Trust
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: 16 June 2011 10:06
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> Subject: Gantry vs Mobile
>
> Dear all,
>
> Currently we are in the process of putting together a procurement list
> for a new ED. The originals plans/provisions were for an x-ray gantry
> in resus but our radiography service manager would rather have a digital
> mobile machine. The radiology argument is that a mobile machine would
> be easier to use and offer a greater scope of x-rays that could be done
> as portables. I'm not a radiographer so I find it hard to find a reason
> to prefer the gantry option beyond the aesthetic appearance of the
> machine.
>
> Has anybody else on the list had this debate about gantry v portable?
>
> Regards
>
> Jason Carty
>
> EM Consultant,
> Kerry General Hospital, Tralee, Co.Kerry
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Best wishes,
Rowley.
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