07-CRXW Wireless CR RADCHEX by Fluke Biomedical to calibrate computed radiography (CR) plate readers and automatic exposure control (AEC)

Departmental, hospital and regional quality assurance:

• single department with a single x-ray room and CR plate reader
• single department with multiple x-ray rooms and CR plate readers
• hospitals with multiple x-ray-departments and CR plate readers
• regional systems for multiple hospitals, departments & CR systems

advantages

Fluke Biomedical QA Radchex Meter:

• simple, quick, effective and inexpensive quality assurance
• technologists find it very user-friendly
• effective for regional systems responsible for quality assurance of multiple CR facilities
• synchronise with central database

How to use the QA Radchex meter:

• weekly check to determine whether there is equipment calibration ‘drift’
  • quick: x-ray machine takes 5 minutes & CR plate reader takes 15 minutes
  • plot QA values on graphs to monitor / track weekly trends in ‘drift’
    • software (Excel) permanently stores graphs / spreadsheets to database
    • software prints hard copy of graphs from database
• periodic monitoring of single or multiple units can be done locally or regionally
  • objective & continuous quality assurance
  • targeted / corrective action plans (e.g. recalibration) are more cost effective

Note to x-ray technologists regarding ALARA

If you are responsible for ensuring patient radiation exposure ‘As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)’ on a single or multiple x-ray/CR unit(s), this meter is essential. It’s an all-in-one, systematic way to measure, monitor, track, print and store results of weekly CR equipment ‘tracking’ assessments to produce periodic reports.

application field
CR Radchex user application wheel

specifications