Interventional X-ray System ALLURA CENTRON

Philips Allura Centron Interventional X-ray System: Advanced Performance for Diverse Procedures

The Philips Allura Centron is a robust interventional X-ray lab designed to handle a variety of procedures at an excellent pace. While it is specifically designed for cardiac and EP procedures, its versatility extends to neuro and vascular procedures as well. Its unique combination of excellent image quality, ease of use, and the robust performance of the Allura series make the Allura Centron a superb solution. It is perfect for today’s hospitals to manage a high procedure load with a variety of procedures.

The Philips Allura Centron provides excellent patient access with a large range of motion capabilities. The stand, monitor suspension, and operating modules can be freely positioned for full applicational flexibility. The exclusive BodyGuard patient protection mechanism is designed to protect the patient from unexpected contact between the detector and the body. This mechanism uses capacitive sensing to help prevent collisions while allowing stand positioning at up to 25°/sec.

The patient table is a dedicated interventional table that supports a variety of applications. A feather-light free-floating tabletop helps maintain your region of interest and reduces effort. This design ensures that the table is both functional and comfortable for the patient and medical staff, enhancing the overall efficiency of procedures.

The Philips Monitor Ceiling Suspension allows flexible and freely rotating positioning with a concave setup of the monitors for an optimum viewing angle. This system ensures that medical professionals have the best possible view of the imaging results from any angle, improving the accuracy and efficiency of diagnoses and interventions.

In the examination room, the user interface comprises the On-Screen Display, the Touch Screen Module, and the Imaging and Geometry Modules. Information is displayed on the On-Screen Display in the examination room, ensuring that all necessary data is readily accessible. The Geometry and Imaging Module can be positioned on three sides of the patient table. These modules adjust to their position to retain intuitive button operation, making the system easy to use. Both the Geometry and Imaging Module have a removable protection bar that helps prevent unintended activation of the system, ensuring patient safety and system reliability.

The Velara generator is engineered to meet the latest demands in interventional X-ray applications. Featuring a microprocessor-controlled, high-frequency converter capable of delivering 100kW, it ensures optimal performance and precision. The generator's quartz-controlled power switch enables a minimum switching time of one millisecond, enhancing the speed and accuracy of imaging procedures. The voltage range of the generator spans from 40 to 125kV, making it versatile for various diagnostic requirements.

DoseWise embodies Philips' commitment to maintaining superior image quality while prioritizing safety in X-ray environments. This philosophy encompasses innovative strategies and practices designed to manage and minimize X-ray dose. DoseWise is structured around three key strategies: Smart Beam management, which tailors the X-ray dose to the needs of each examination; reduced radiation-on time, achieved through very low pulse frequencies that still ensure diagnostically relevant images; and enhanced awareness, facilitated by user-friendly displays and reporting that keep healthcare professionals informed and in control of dose levels.

Spectra Beam, when used in conjunction with the MRCGS-0407 tube, significantly enhances X-ray output and filters out soft radiation. This combination allows for a lower X-ray dose in cardiovascular and vascular applications without compromising image quality. Spectra Beam ensures that patients receive the minimal necessary radiation, aligning with modern standards of patient safety and care.

The Allura Centron system integrates real-time X-ray dose information at the tableside, providing users with critical data through the On-Screen User Interface on LCD exam room monitors. This interface displays accumulated dose values, rate values of patient Air Kerma, and X-ray dose area product. For cardiac procedures, body zone-specific dose rates are shown, allowing users to adjust dose rates by selecting different fluoroscopy modes directly at the tableside.

In the control room, cumulative X-ray dose information is readily accessible on the data monitor. This feature ensures that all relevant dose metrics are continuously monitored and managed, contributing to a safer imaging environment.

Dose information is comprehensively documented in the examination report, which can be integrated with RIS/CIS systems through the DICOM MPPS protocol. Reports can be printed or emailed automatically at the end of each examination, providing detailed, body zone-specific dose information. This documentation supports thorough analysis and helps in implementing further dose reduction strategies.

The DICOM RDSR function is essential for the collection and export of dose-related parameters and settings to DICOM databases such as PACS and RIS. This feature allows for detailed analysis and the implementation of strategies to further reduce X-ray dose. The software required for generating these reports and alerting must be acquired separately, ensuring that healthcare facilities can maintain high standards of dose management and patient safety.

• Generated power: Microprocessor controlled, 100kW high frequency converter generator
• Minimum switching time: Quartz-controlled power switch, with a minimum switching time of one ms

• Voltage range: 40-125kV
• Maximum current: 1250mA at 80kV

• Maximum continuous power: 2.4 kW for 0.5 hours, 2 kW for eight hours
• Nominal power: 100 kW (1000mA at 100kV)

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