Overview
The Dexcowin DX3000 is a battery-powered handheld X-ray unit for intraoral radiography, fitted with a Toshiba X-ray tube. Double lead shielding and a backscatter shield protect the operator, and at 2.3 kg it is light enough to hold in one hand at the chair.
Specifications
- Tube voltage: 60 kV (fixed)
- Tube current: 2 mA (fixed)
- Focal spot: 0.8 mm
- Exposure time: 0.05–1.35 s, in 0.05 s steps
- Weight: 2.3 kg with backscatter shield and battery (10 cm cone)
- Power: rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Features
- Two separate layers of lead around the generator limit leakage radiation toward the operator.
- Lead-infused backscatter shield for additional operator protection.
- Low 60 kV output, well suited to low-dose digital sensors.
- Carrying case included; the unit can be set down easily while the patient is repositioned.
Indications
- Periapical and bitewing radiography in the dental clinic.
- Imaging with digital sensors, phosphor plates or film.
- Settings that need a portable, lightweight X-ray unit.
