The CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend has just the right option to meet your most pressing needs in the present, with a clear upgrade path for the future. All at a remarkably economical price. Whatever your starting point, your Ascend solution will deliver superb performance and a system that will grow along with you.
Exceptional value, high quality performance for high patient volumes.
Broad Versatility
System can be configured as analog or digital with a tube stand (either floor or ceiling), table, wallstand and accessories to match your budget and workflow needs
Elevating Float-Top Table has a weight capacity of up to 650 lbs and accommodates patient types ranging from pediatrics to adults and wheelchair patients
Image with the wall stand, table or tabletop for single or dual detector scenarios
Share DRX wireless detectors with other DRX systems
Freedom of Movement
Autotracking features allows floor and ceiling tube stand to track with the table or wall stand in the Z axis allowing enhanced workflow and for the technologist to stay by the patients side
Simplify weight-bearing, cross-table and off-table studies with generous range of motion
Control tube stand positioning with fingertip switches on operator hand control
Release all tube stand locks for multi-directional adjustments with a single switch
Assure complete radiographic coverage with expansive longitudinal and transverse travel, column rotation, tube angulation and trunnion rotation
Technologist Productivity
Vertical wall stand includes ergonomically designed EZ-Glide hand control to allow operator image receptor adjustment from comfortable standing position
Rotating detector tray for table and wall stand allows for quick and controlled manual portrait/landscape rotation of the DRX detector without lifting it out of the tray
TechVision™ technology allows the technologist to stay close to the patient during exams with a multi-color touch screen on the tube stand for generator control and image preview within the exam room.
System Options
Table Top Detector/Cassette Holder
Quick and easy positioning on the x-ray table top
Accommodates the wireless DRX detector, CR or film cassettes up to 14” x 17” (35 x 43 cm)
Assists in cross-table lateral exams and other specialty views
Effortless maneuverability with table top scratch protection
Lateral Detector/Cassette Holder
Mounts to table rails
Accommodates the wireless DRX detector, CR or film cassettes up to 14” x 17” (35 x 43 cm)
Swivel arm (+/-90°) allows for angled table-top positions
Position receptor either at or below table top to eliminate image cut-off during cross-table exams
Complete receptor control (+/-35°) for best patient positioning
Rolling Lateral Detector/Cassette Holder
Quick and secure maneuverability around the x-ray exam room
Accommodates the wireless DRX detector, CR or film cassettes up to 14” x 17” (35 x 43 cm)
Assists in cross-table lateral exams and other specialty views
Position receptor either at or below table top to eliminate image cut-off during cross-table exams
Adjustable height positioning with vertical travel of up to 45.9” (116.6 cm); single-handed vertical adjustment locking
Receptor rotation +/- 90° for more angle flexibility
Receptor tilt: 0° through 90°
Quick locking 5” caster wheels
Wireless Detectors
Detectors that go and grow with you
At the heart of the DRX Family is the world’s first wireless, cassette-sized detector. It works across all DRX imaging equipment and allows you to share detectors across facilities, wherever they are needed the most.
Setting new standards in efficiency and reliability
The original Carestream DRX detector set a new standard for detector performance. The new DRX Plus detector now delivers greater speed, easier handling and improved reliability.
Carestream’s DRX detectors feature:
Wireless connectivity to eliminate the hassles and hazards of cables and reduce the risk of infection.
Instant access to images to speed decisions on patient care.
Ability to share detectors between any DRX room or any mobile DRX system.
A separate battery charger that allows the detector to be used while a spare battery is being charged.
Industry-Leading Performance:
Meet Our Family of DRX Detectors
Our portfolio of DR detectors includes wireless, shareable and fixed models to meet your demands based on exam type, detector size, dosage level, and budget. Discover the right detector for your needs at carestream.com/detectors.
X-Factor
Carestream is changing the DR game and putting you in control of the move to digital. The world’s first cassette-sized wireless detector platform gives you the X-Factor and makes the most of your capital investment. It meets today’s needs and positions you for growth. X-Factor is a better way to care for patients.
Compatible
A single detector platform works across a broad portfolio of DRX equipment
Convert an existing x-ray room or mobile system to digital radiography in a day
Scalable
Take a modular approach to your capital investment
Customize a DR solution that fits your workflow and budget
Add DR systems as your facility expands and grows
Flexible
Get the most out of your DRX investment 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Share the detector with a mobile imaging unit for morning rounds, a radiology room DR suite in the afternoon and the emergency department at night
Use a common software platform to speed your exam process
More than 11,000 DRX detectors are helping healthcare facilities around the world unlocked the benefits of wireless DR with the Carestream DRX Family.