{"id":57,"date":"2026-10-01T04:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-10-01T04:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T04:23:58","slug":"review-methodology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/?page_id=57","title":{"rendered":"How We Review X-Ray Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The 1\u201310 Scoring Framework<\/h2>\n<p>To avoid subjective impressions, every reviewed machine model and detector panel is scored across seven distinct criteria on a 1.0 to 10.0 scale. Individual scores are weighted to calculate the Overall Score.<\/p>\n<div class=\"xr-grid-2\">\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Build &#038; Mechanical Design <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 15%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Chassis material rigidity (magnesium vs plastic), cable management, table weight capacity, electromagnetic brake silent operation, and drop resistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Portability &#038; Footprint <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 15%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Weight of handheld\/monoblock generators, stand counterbalancing, ceiling height clearance requirements, and turning radius of motorized mobile carts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Diagnostic Features &#038; Power <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 20%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Generator kW output, peak mA capacity, focal spot sizes (0.6mm vs 1.2mm), tube anode Heat Units (HU), and scintillator efficiency (CsI vs GadOx).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Connectivity &#038; DICOM Compliance <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 15%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>DICOM 3.0 Modality Worklist (MWL), Storage Commit, MPPS, Wi-Fi 6 \/ 6E transfer speeds, PACS latency, and practice management software integration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Workflow &#038; Usability <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 15%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Glove-friendly touchscreen responsiveness, Anatomical Program (APR) presets, automatic exposure detection (AED) trigger speed, and patient positioning ease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Documentation &#038; Serviceability <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 10%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Clarity of operator manuals, field serviceability, spare part availability, radiation physicist calibration tools, and preventative maintenance intervals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xr-card\">\n<h3>Capital Value &#038; TCO <span class=\"xr-weight\">Weight: 10%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Five-year total cost of ownership including glassware tube replacement estimates, software licensing fees, and detector accidental drop insurance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sample and Demo Model Data Notice<\/h2>\n<p>In instances where physical units cannot be tested in our partner laboratories, reviews are compiled from certified manufacturer engineering brochures, FDA 510(k) summary clearances, and user manuals. Such evaluations are prominently tagged with a <strong>\u201cSample \/ Demo Test Score\u201d<\/strong> notice to ensure complete transparency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1\u201310 Scoring Framework To avoid subjective impressions, every reviewed machine model and detector panel is scored across seven distinct criteria on a 1.0 to 10.0 scale. Individual scores are weighted to calculate the Overall Score. Build &#038; Mechanical Design Weight: 15% Chassis material rigidity (magnesium vs plastic), cable management, table weight capacity, electromagnetic brake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/x-rayreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}