We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress hp
Sign In
Advertise with Us
GLOBETECH PUBLISHING LLC

Download Mobile App




Mobile X-Ray Technology Optimizes Field Imaging

By MedImaging International staff writers
Posted on 20 Jun 2021
Image: The Rover mobile X-ray system (Photo courtesy of Micro-X)
Image: The Rover mobile X-ray system (Photo courtesy of Micro-X)
A news X-ray imaging device combines lightweight maneuverability with high precision imaging to deliver critical diagnostics in the toughest of environments.

The Micro-X (Tonsley, Australia) Rover mobile imaging device, developed under a contract from the Australian Department of Defence, was specifically designed to meet the challenges faced in military deployed hospitals and humanitarian aid. Rover offers full diagnostic imaging capability in a small package that weighs just 95 kg, despite being ruggedized and optimized for the high-intensity use associated with mass casualty situations. Precise and instantaneous electronic X-ray tube technology based on an array of miniature x-ray sources that can be electronically switched in sequence, producing a moving x-ray beam that utilizes no moving parts.

Utilizing Carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, the Rover is agile and flexible with key design features to make optimal positioning easier, including 75mm step upground clearance that allows for operation on uneven ground, battery operation with 10 hours endurance, and a swappable battery pack that can be replaced in under a minute. Hard shell reusable plastic packaging for military transportation, lifting handles, and a reinforced belly facilitate deployment in field hospitals. Rover using a digital flat panel detector (FPD), an imaging processing software system, and flexible image communication options.

“The Rover system was specifically designed for use in Australian Army deployments with support from the Australian Defence Force, filling a gap and improving healthcare for our military personnel in extremely challenging environments,” said Peter Rowland, managing director of Micro-X. “No other product offers such high performance in a light-weight package. The weight of most hospital-grade mobile x-ray machines makes them unsuitable, so prior to the Rover only small animal veterinary x-ray machines were light enough to be deployed by the military.”

Traditional x-ray tubes use a hot filament, like an old-fashioned light bulb, to generate the electron stream needed to make x-rays; but Micro-X’s technology applies voltage to an emitter made from CNT to generate the stream of electrons instead. It’s smaller, more energy efficient and longer lasting, like LED lights. Not only are the devices much lighter, they produce a beam that can be controlled instantly and precisely by simply adjusting the voltage.

Related Links:
Micro-X

40/80-Slice CT System
uCT 528
Ultrasonic Pocket Doppler
SD1
New
Post-Processing Imaging System
DynaCAD Prostate
New
Breast Localization System
MAMMOREP LOOP

Channels

Ultrasound

view channel
Image: The new implantable device for chronic pain management is small and flexible (Photo courtesy of The Zhou Lab at USC)

Wireless Chronic Pain Management Device to Reduce Need for Painkillers and Surgery

Chronic pain affects millions of people globally, often leading to long-term disability and dependence on opioid medications, which carry significant risks of side effects and addiction.... Read more

Nuclear Medicine

view channel
Image: The diagnostic tool could improve diagnosis and treatment decisions for patients with chronic lung infections (Photo courtesy of SNMMI)

Novel Bacteria-Specific PET Imaging Approach Detects Hard-To-Diagnose Lung Infections

Mycobacteroides abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacteria that primarily affects immunocompromised patients and those with underlying lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary... Read more

Imaging IT

view channel
Image: The new Medical Imaging Suite makes healthcare imaging data more accessible, interoperable and useful (Photo courtesy of Google Cloud)

New Google Cloud Medical Imaging Suite Makes Imaging Healthcare Data More Accessible

Medical imaging is a critical tool used to diagnose patients, and there are billions of medical images scanned globally each year. Imaging data accounts for about 90% of all healthcare data1 and, until... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2025 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.