Posts by Andrew Aebersold
The Rightfit Bucky System
The Rightfit Bucky System provides custom security If you have a protective case on your cell phone, do you take it off each time you make or take a call? Of course not. So why not use a system to keep your mobile imaging detectors in a case at all times during procedures? Reina’s Rightfit…
Read MoreProtect your DR panels
Drop the worry of dropping panels Ever had that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach as you watch your phone hit the pavement, or hardwood floor, or other death-sentence surface? If so, your mind probably instantly went to your bank account next, as you calculated whether you could afford a new phone. Now…
Read MoreWe’re problem solvers
From Frau Anna to today, imaging is about innovation “The Hand of Mrs. Roentgen” is among Time magazine’s most influential 100 images of all time. It is the first X-ray, taken of the hand of the wife of its pioneer, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. It may look rather Halloween-creepy by today’s standards, but it signaled the…
Read MoreThe first mover advantage
How pioneers like Reina change the world The American can-do spirit has always created pioneers, those who push boundaries, take risks, seize opportunities, and change the world around them. They do this at great personal, and often, financial expense. But for pioneers, the cutting edge is home. Reina Imaging has always been a pioneer in…
Read MoreBuckys then and now
Buckys then and now, always the benchmark for effective imaging It’s a good thing Gustav Bucky’s name lives on in radiography, because he never got the riches he deserved for his life-saving inventions. All radiographers know what a “Bucky” is: a bucky houses many components of the imaging chain that help create the latent image…
Read MoreGetting a handle on mobile DR panels
How to choose the correct handle for a mobile DR panel We perform some of the same motions so often in our jobs, they become almost automatic. What we don’t want them to become is thoughtless, especially when they involve expensive imaging panels and vulnerable patients. We also want to decrease occupational hazards and reduce…
Read MoreThe shape of DR panels is changing, but is it for the better?
Changing the Shape of DR Panels Doesn’t Guarantee a Better Outcome When a patient needs a radiograph for diagnostic purposes bedside, they are often in a state of high stress. They are worried about what the images could reveal and potentially in a great deal of pain. Historically, patient comfort wasn’t always considered a priority.…
Read MoreSize matters, especially in world of medical accessories
How To Make Sure Your Receptors Fit, the First Time and Every Time Ever bought a big-screen TV, only to get it home and realize it’s not as big as you expected? TV screens, unlike almost everything else in the world, are measured diagonally, which is the biggest measurement on a rectangle. It’s a sales…
Read MoreThe Highest Standards of Imaging Manufacture
Strict Manufacturing Standards Protect Patients Like all medical procedures, imaging exams offer both benefits and risks. They save lives every day and rarely cause harm. At the same time, some modalities can increase patients and healthcare professionals to ionizing radiation, which may have a direct relationship to increasing the chance of a negative biological effect…
Read MoreStopping the spread of infectious disease
How radiology professionals can help prevent the spread of infectious disease In 1841, Ignaz Semmelweis was an obstetrician at a Vienna maternity hospital. He saw how many women were dying of puerperal fever, a uterine infection following childbirth, 20 times more in the ward where medical students delivered babies than in the next ward, where…
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