Iranian Experts Make Digital Radiology Device with Lowest Received Radiation Dose
“This diagnostic device is mostly used for patients who are unable to go to the radiology department, and the device can be taken to the patient's bedside,” Majid Arab, the deputy managing director of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
Noting that the device is very easy to transport, he said, “It has high rotational power and can move backwards and forwards at low or high speed. More than 700 pieces of hardware have been used for making the device.”
“The digital radiology device enjoys advantages like the highest image quality, full motorization, 360 arm and tube rotation, smooth positioning and control of device movements from the tube cover, the highest power for taking images and the lowest received radiation dose, and it can meet all the needs of ICU, CCU and emergency departments,” Arab said.
In a relevant development in October, Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company managed to produce the lightest radiology gown (apron) which contains 95% lead.
“We were able to produce a lead fabric from which the lightest radiology gown can be made,” said Javad Rashidikhah, the managing director of the knowledge-based company.
“One of the features of this fabric is that it can be washed, sewn and cut, and conforms to international standards,” he added.
Noting that 95% of the fabric consists of lead, Rashidikhah said, “This product has approval from the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the Standards Department and a multinational company.”
He stated that the fabric has a low weight compared to German samples, and said, “The German sample of this product weighs 6.350 kg, but the weight of our product is one kilogram less than the foreign sample.”
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