Definium Pace Select ET

Help your team consistently capture diagnostic-quality images with our affordable, automated, floor-mount digital X-ray system.

At a glance

Premium image quality

High-quality detectors and AI-powered image processing software reduce variability

Smart workflows

In-room workflows and automated exam features help you focus on the patient

System automation

Save time and reduce exertion with automated, synchronized component movement

Exceptional value

Easy to use and reliable, this system ensures a low total cost of ownership

No shortage of X-ray challenges

X-ray is often the first touch in patient care, making up over 65% of imaging procedures^1,2. But as important as it is, running an X-ray department is currently proving difficult for many reasons. Staffing shortages, burnout and frequent image rejections drive up costs and stress. With lower reimbursement rates, your facility needs a system with low total cost of ownership to thrive without needing a high volume of exams. Opting for a system with low training costs, high uptime, and minimal maintenance and repair expenses can help you stay efficient and cost-effective.

80%

Of healthcare organizations surveyed were shorthanded²

46%

Of organizations said burnout is a major staffing challenge²

>70%

Of radiographers experience work-related injuries³

≤ 25%

Of images can be rejected⁴, creating more work, which fuels staff burnout

Focus on your patients, not the process

Definium Pace Select ET is an advanced, automated, floor mount digital X-ray system designed to help decrease the physical strain on technologists. Features like synchronized component movement and in-room workflows help technologists operate more efficiently while also helping reduce errors and repeat exams. Equipped with intelligent applications, the system provides assistance to ease the burden on technologists and to focus on what matters most — the patient.

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Experience complete control in the exam room

Smart tube head console with a 12-inch touchscreen: Allows entire exam management in-room, reducing manual work and increasing throughput

AutoRAD^†, with Auto Protocol Assist and Auto Field-of-View: Automatically selects the correct anatomy-specific protocol and collimation after patient selection

Integrated Dose Monitoring: Dose Area Product (DAP) is automatically annotated onto the digital image for the exposure and is displayed on the acquisition screen post-exposure

Automated, synchronized components reduce manual work

Definium Pace Select ET assists technologists by synchronizing movement of its components, reducing the need to manually move them — saving time, minimizing exertion and making positioning more precise.

2-axis motorized tube: Vertical and angle servo-driven motion assists technologists with equipment positioning

Auto tracking: The tube and detector maintain alignment and SID by automatically moving to synchronize position at the table or the wall stand

Reverse tracking: The wall stand housing can automatically move to synchronize with tube movements

Auto angulation: The tube automatically moves to change angulation to a predefined position at the push of a button

Auto Field-of-View^†: Sets the size and orientation of the collimation automatically based on the procedure and view selected

Stay aware of your patient’s position and comfort

Enabled by the live streaming video 3D and camera, the Intelligent Workflow Suite^† combines computer vision, video analytics and precision engineering to deliver a solution for common radiology department errors and inefficiencies. It features:

Position Assist^†: Shows boundaries and active ion chamber locations to help avoid retakes

Technique Assist^†: Measures patient thickness and suggests an optimized size

Collimation Assist^†: Provides an overlay of the collimation on the patient video image to assist the technologist in checking — and if necessary, adjusting — the collimation right before exposure

Patient Snapshot^†: Takes an optical picture with the X-ray to serve as context for the radiologist

Minimized image variability improves diagnostic confidence

The Definium Pace Select ET uses high-quality detectors and AI-powered advanced image processing software to reduce variability and provide optimal image quality, with the clarity, contrast and resolution to make decisive decisions.

FlashPad™ Select detectors: These dose-efficient, high DQE wireless detectors enable visualization of extraordinary anatomical detail, offering 4x higher resolution than 200 micron pixel detectors.
QuickCharge offers in-bin charging and QuickConnect allows easy movement of the detector while avoiding wireless interference.

AI-powered software: Helix™ 3.0 advanced image processing provides outstanding clarity and exceptional anatomical detail across image types with anatomy-specific image enhancement.

Helix 3.0 algorithms are designed to deliver outstanding resolution, excellent edge presentation, consistency and noise handling. Algorithms include:

Artificial Intelligence Brightness and Contrast (AIBC)
Artificial Intelligence Tissue Equalization (AITE)**
Local Contrast Enhancement (LCE)
Detail preserving Noise Reduction (DPNR)

Advanced technology helps you see beyond the detector

Angulated Auto Image Paste^†: This highly automated and efficient procedure creates a single stitched image that extends beyond the size of the detector.

At the wall stand, it enables automated acquisition of two to four images covering up to 150 cm (59 in)*

Angulated Auto Image Paste at the table enables automated acquisition of two images covering up to 76 cm (30 in)*.

Angulated Auto Image Paste includes imaging of the spine for scoliosis evaluation and imaging of the legs for orthopedic evaluations.

AutoSpine algorithm
Included with Angulated Auto Image Paste, the intelligent AutoSpine algorithm that follows the contour of the spine for vertical equalization to enable a natural balance of brightness and contrast along the patient’s body.

Learn more about Angulated Auto Image Paste

A flexible, smart system that can boost profitability

With low space requirements and flexible configurations, Definium Pace Select ET is a smart option for system replacements or new installations. Reliable and easy-to-use, this system can help your department operate more efficiently.

Component configurations:

Tube and table only
Routine X-ray: Full table and wall stand
Small room: Low ceiling heights or small dimensions
Physical check/chest configuration: Tube and wall stand only

Additional features

A system that functions like your personal assistant

Elevating patient table

High weight capacity and a flat 8-way floating top allow smooth loading and ergonomic positioning of patients

Tube head console UI

12-inch touchscreen enables complete workflow control in the exam room

Motorized tube angulation

Automatically rotates tube head to a predetermined position based on a specific procedure

Motorized wall stand

Features small footprint and large travel range to maximize patient coverage

Get the most from your investment

The Definium Pace Select ET is reliability tested for hundreds of thousands of cycles to ensure smooth operations over a long product lifetime. Powerful analytics allow performance assessment of equipment and staff across your entire fleet of systems, while world-renowned GE HealthCare service and support are readily available to help when needed.

Trust in our rugged reliability

The first step in lowering the TCO of a system is to make it highly reliable by testing the durability of all parts and components, and providing a system that doesn’t break down often.

Easy, common user interface (UI)

Staffing can be a challenge at many facilities, with shortages, burnout, and injuries. An intuitive, easy-to-learn system can help to alleviate the burden of staff turnover.

Depend on our extensive parts and service network

If your system goes down, we can help. Confidently rely on highly trained experts who can provide 24-hour troubleshooting and repair, with access to a strategic global network of parts warehouses.

Built-in security

Due to the increased risk of cyberattacks, malware and security vulnerabilities, your system includes our latest security software, offering multiple levels of protection.

Disclaimer

†Denotes optional features.
†† These results may not be typical for all customers and are not guaranteed. This statistic is derived from GE HealthCare Internal Data.
* Coverage size is in the detector plane. Patient coverage will depend on the thickness/distance from the detector to the patient.
**This feature is under FDA review.

Definium Pace Select ET cannot be placed on the market or put into service or used with human beings until it has been made to comply with CE marking and/or regulatory approval. Not all products or features are available in all geographies. Contact your local GE HealthCare representative for the most current information and availability in your country.

References

IMV Medical Information Division, 2019 X-ray/DR/CR Market Outlook Report, 2019, https://imvinfo.com/product/2019-x-ray-dr-cr-market-outlook-report/
Dave Pearson, “Radiology Techs in Especially High Demand as 85% of Hospitals Seek ‘Allied’ Health Workers,” Radiology Business, October 23, 2022, https://radiologybusiness.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-staffing/radiology-techs-especially-high-demand-85.
Sharan, Deepak, Mathankumar Mohandoss, Rameshkumar Ranganathan, Jerrish Jose, and Joshua Samuel Rajkumar. “Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Radiologists and Radiographers.” Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management – XI Nordic Ergonomics Society Annual Conference – 46, 2023.
Guly, H. R. “Diagnostic Errors in an Accident and Emergency Department.” Emergency Medicine Journal 18, no. 4 (2001): 263–269. https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.18.4.263.

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