Why Portable X Ray Machines Should be Banned

Authors: Alahmari AF*

DOI: 10.23880/mjccs-16000358

Volume 8, Issue 2

Abstract

Portable X-ray is the worse idea that ever invented in radiology for many reasons; 1-the chances of X-ray machine breaks are high compared to fixed X-ray unit due to moving to different locations, 2-the image quality made by portable X-ray is bad compared to the fixed X-ray unit, 3-the radiation dose to the public since imaging happens in open spaces and sometimes patients in their beds can’t be moved out the exposure area due to being attached to too many machines and what not, 4-portable X-ray is too much work for radiographers, 5-the cost is half of the fixed X-ray unit, 6-no shielding in the area of imaging like the fixed X-ray unit, 7-not work friendly machine, 8-diffcult to save the images on the PACs, 8-hard to drive, 9-it gets difficult to work with after being used for some time, 10-some positions can’t be done on a portable X-ray, 11-you need to take other things with you.

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