Yes,
I forgot to say that due to the hight voltages in the cables (up to 120,000 volts) the cable run can only be a maximum of 11 meters otherwise the capacitance becomes an issue - so two bay maximum coverage is right.
Phil
On 17 Jun 2011, at 08:48, Rowley Cottingham wrote:
> 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-----
>> From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jason Carty
>> Sent: 16 June 2011 10:06
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> 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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