VIENNA - Digital x-ray developer Thales Group has launched two new digital radiography (DR) flat-panel detectors at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
The panels include Pixium Portable 3543 EZ, which represents the newest generation of the company's wireless DR cesium iodide-based technology. The detector is designed for use with all x-ray systems, tables, vertical stands, and mobile units, and it also can be used in computed radiography (CR) cassettes.
Thales said that radiography rooms can be equipped with one or more portable panels that can be shared via infrared connections, and the weight of 2.8 kg (including battery) makes it easy to move around, according to the company.
Thales expects Pixium Portable 3543 EZ to be incorporated into radiography systems developed by its OEM partners, as well as used directly by radiology facilities as a substitute for CR cassettes. The detector is being shown as a work-in-progress and will begin shipping at the end of 2012.
Thales is also highlighting a fixed DR detector at ECR 2012. Pixium Rad 4343 has a slightly larger detector size than the company's previous large-format detector, and it now fully supports imaging applications that require a 17 x 17-inch field-of-view.
