RaySafe i2 personal dosimetry radiation monitoring system

The RaySafe i2 allows staff to visualize x-ray in real-time. Building a strong radiation safety culture starts with giving the medical staff real-time insight about their personal exposure.

Categories: Raysafe, Real-Time Personal Dosimeter

RaySafe i2 – Real-time Dosimetry Insight

Approximately 3.6 billion x-ray examinations are performed worldwide each year¹, leading to earlier and more accurate diagnosis of medical diseases. However, clinical staff and patients face significant risks of stochastic and deterministic impacts of radiation². Authorized regulatory bodies emphasize the importance of keeping the dose to medical staff and patients as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).

Minimizing exposure and achieving the ALARA standard

The traditional method to provide radiation safety is by offering radiation protection training. The medical staff that works in this very dynamic environment easily overlooks the invisible radiation risk. This can often lead to higher than necessary radiation exposure.

The RaySafe i2 allows staff to visualize x-ray in real-time. Building a strong radiation safety culture starts with giving the medical staff real-time insight about their personal exposure. This enables and empowers physicians, nurses, and staff to more effectively use all the radiation reduction solutions provided in the room. The RaySafe i2 is an active dosimetry system that provides real-time insights about radiation exposure, helping medical staff and physicians evaluate and directly adjust their behaviors.

Ease of use

The RaySafe i2 offers ease of use along with quick setup and installation. Similar to many personal electronics, the RaySafe i2 dosimetry system offers touchscreen technology. Personnel wear digitally assigned dosimeter badges and go about performing daily duties without interruption. Dose data is measured and saved for post procedure review and analysis.

Low maintenance

The RaySafe i2 system stores data for up to 5 years, making this system your long term partner in building a first-class radiation safety culture. The dosimeter lasts 3-5 years, dependent on use, and does not require any annual calibration or maintenance. The system is built for rugged use in interventional and vascular labs.

1 IAEA 2007, Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology: An Interactional Code of Practice, Technical Reports Series No. 457, p. 3.
2 ESR 2011, White paper on radiation protection by the European Society of Radiology, in: Insights imaging 2011/2(4), p. 357

Features

RaySafe i2 real-time display

The RaySafe i2 real-time display is a 10.4″ touch screen which is placed in the examination room. It shows real-time dose data from all dosimeters in range. The color indication (red, yellow, green) gives the individual user insight about the current dose exposure and the possibility to act accordingly. The accumulated dose per individual user is displayed next to the color indication bars.

RaySafe i2 real-time display features

A dose dashboard with total dose history and trip meters
Annual personal dose and dose in relation to a configurable yearly limit
Detailed views presenting time stamped dose history

RaySafe i2 dosimeter

The active dosimeter measures and records radiation every second. Dose data is transferred wirelessly to the real-time display. The dosimeter is maintenance-free, easy-to-use and can be personalized with different names and colors.

RaySafe i2 dose viewer

The dose viewer software helps administrating dosimeters and viewing personal dose information while connected to the RaySafe i2 cradle.The software allows you to view dose data history, change dosimeter names and reset dose history.

RaySafe i2 dose manager

The RaySafe i2 dose manager is an advanced software for analyzing, reporting and archiving dose information. The software handles multiple dosimeters and can retrieve dose information from multiple real-time displays through the hospital network or via USB storage.

Specifications

Specifications Dosimeter
Weight	30 g (1.06 ounces)
Operational quantity	H_p(10)
X-ray dose range	1 μSv – 10 Sv
X-ray dose resolution	1 μSv
X-ray dose uncertainty	5% or 1 μSv
X-ray dose rate range and linearity	+/- 10% 40 μSv/h – 150 mSv/h +/- 20% 150 mSv/h – 300 mSv/h
Energy range X-, γ-rays	N40 – N120 (33 keV – 101 keV)
Average dosimeter lifetime	3 – 5 years, depending on daily use
Real-time display
Dose unit	Sv or rem
Dimensions	300 x 250 x 60 mm (11.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch)
Weight	1240 g (43.74 oz)
Display	10.4 touch screen
Resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Storage	Dose rate by second and accumulated dose by hour for dosimeters in range. For 50 dosimeters the memory size allow storage of up to 5 years accumulated dose and dose rate for the last 250 hours of exposure each.
Communication	Wireless radio communication with dosimeters
Ethernet	10/100 Mbit/s port for the dose manager connection
Power source	The real time display uses a power supply connected to 120 V/230 V

Software Requirements Dose Manager PC
Operating System	Windows 7, Vista or XP
Operating memory	At least 2 GB
Hard disk space requirement	40 GB with at least 15 GB available space
USB Connection	One available 2.0 port
Dose viewer PC
Operating System	Windows 7, Vista or XP
Operating memory	At least 1 GB
USB Connection	One available 2.0 port