Reducing Radiation Dosage While Ensuring the Well-Being of Preemies
As premature babies are the most vulnerable patients and are exposed to more X-ray radiation in their first few weeks of life than most adults are in a lifetime, lower doses are essential to preserve their health.
Milford, CT , December 29, 2015 (Newswire.com) - According to the Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association, “While neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care has improved over the past two decades, an increasing number of premature survivors have developed respiratory, gastrointestinal (GI) and neurodevelopmental morbidities that have required multiple diagnostic imaging examinations.”While neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care has improved over the past two decades, an increasing number of premature survivors have developed respiratory, gastrointestinal (GI) and neurodevelopmental morbidities that have required multiple diagnostic imaging examinations.” As premature babies are the most vulnerable patients and are exposed to more X-ray radiation in their first few weeks of life than most adults are in a lifetime, lower doses are essential to preserve their health.
Considering that NICU doctors must primarily weigh the short-term health concerns of neonates, the attention given to the long-term effects of radiation exposure to premature babies is often, necessarily, secondary. Fortunately, new technology reduces has vastly improved the levels of the effects of heightened radiation exposure to on infants. The KUB® 250 Neonatal Imaging System, a portable digital X-ray system designed specifically for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), produces the highest resolution images required for these tiny patients at significantly reduced radiation levels.The Kubtec KUB® 250 Neonatal Imaging System, which provides physicians the highest resolution low dose portable digital X-ray system dedicated for the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), ensures optimum[JL4] resolution while reducing radiation doses.
The KUB 250® also greatly reduces the risks of cross-contamination within the hospital environment, since it is intended solely for use within the NICU. What’s more, its compact size permits its placement beside and between incubators, while affording the highest resolution (96 micron) images with the lowest dose imaging for the most vulnerable patients.
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that “the amount of radiation that children are receiving from medical sources continues to increase,” with approximately 7 million studies performed on children every year. Kubtec®, as a leading provider of high quality digital X-ray imaging systems for clinical and pathology applications, has placed a premium on superior X-ray systems while prioritizing the well-being of patients. For more information, visit Kubtec® Digital X-ray.
About Kubtec®
Kubtec, a registered trademark of KUB Technologies, Inc., develops and manufactures digital X-ray systems for clinical and non-clinical applications, including low-dose neonatal imaging, specimen radiography, scientific research, forensic analysis, non-destructive testing, irradiation and more. Kubtec is ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified and complies with U.S., Canadian, and European requirements for radiation safety. Systems and manufacturer-trained support is available worldwide.
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