Deployed Equipment
Equipment at deployed sites will vary significantly. The following items are commonly found in the field:
 | PACS |
| CR Readers - |
1. Lumisys ACR 2000 – Kodak now owns this product.
Overview
Users Manual
Service Manual
2. Fuji CR Reader -
User’s Utility
Manufacturers Web
Site
Complete
Documentation
|
 PQ
5000 CT Scanner – CT scanners are rare in the EMED world. Selected sites will have access to a PQ
5000 and a CT technologist. This
is a helical single slice CT scanner.
It is capable of producing multiplanar reformations but does not do
3D or MIP. The units are no longer
produced and electronic manuals are not available for download. Each deployed unit contains hard copy
instructions and service manuals.
|
The CT scanners are equipped with Imation laser printers. Kodak purchased Imation several years ago. You can find the equipment information on Kodak’s web site.
| X-Ray
Generators |
1. minXray portable – This is the most common x-ray unit in an EMEDs. The mA is fixed at 20 and the maximum kV is 100. The unit does not contain batteries so it must be plugged in to operate. Use CAUTION when selecting your electrical source -more than one unit has been ruined by connecting it to local power. It is rated at 110 volts .
2. “GE in a box” – The cold war is over but some of the equipment is still out there. Several single phase, full wave rectification, x-ray units have been mounted in iso shelters and pre-positioned in south-west Asia. These units are a rare commodity in the field but produce excellent radiographs. They are equipped with fluoroscopy, a vertical cassette holder, and a x-ray table with reciprocating grids. The units are no longer produced and electronic manuals are not available for download. Each deployed unit contains hard copy instructions and service manuals.
| Ultrasound Units |
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Sonosite Ultrasound machine – This unit is actually deployed with the CCAT teams but they have been known to share them with a deployed EMED. Additional transducers can be ordered from http://www.sonosite.com .
- LARGO SMARTSOUND 900 (1-888-DR SMART) model number 401514 – This system is sub-optimal for clinical use but is still found in many EMEDS. The units are no longer produced and electronic manuals are not available for download. Each deployed unit contains hard copy instructions and service manuals.
