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12/06/2026

As healthcare increasingly moves closer to the patient, mobile DR systems are becoming critical infrastructure across emergency departments, ICUs, operating theatres and remote care settings.

But evaluating a mobile X-ray system today goes beyond image quality alone.

In our latest blog, we explore the key considerations hospitals should assess when evaluating mobile DR systems, including:
• Workflow efficiency
• System mobility and ergonomics
• IT and DICOM integration
• Total cost of ownership
• Radiation dose considerations
• Long-term operational reliability

The article also explores how technologies such as carbon nanotube cold cathode X-ray are helping reshape the future of point-of-care imaging.

Read more: https://www.micro-x.com/post/what-hospitals-should-consider-when-evaluating-mobile-dr-systems

As healthcare delivery continues to shift toward faster, more decentralised models of care, Mobile Digital Radiography (DR) Systems are becoming increasingly important across emergency departments, intensive care units, operating theatres and remote care settings. Hospitals evaluating a new Mobile D...

21/05/2026

Miniaturisation is changing the future of diagnostic imaging.

For decades, advanced imaging systems have became more powerful, but not necessarily smaller, lighter or more accessible.

That is beginning to change.

Across healthcare, there is growing recognition that the future of diagnostics is not just about performance inside major hospitals, but about delivering imaging closer to the patient.

As ARPA-H has highlighted through programs such as PARADIGM, miniaturised imaging technologies have the potential to expand access to advanced diagnostics beyond traditional healthcare settings, particularly in rural, remote and underserved communities.

At Micro-X, this vision sits at the core of our technology strategy.

Our Nano Electronic X-ray (NEX) Technology uses carbon nanotube cold cathode emitters to reduce the size, weight and power requirements of imaging systems while enabling entirely new approaches to X-ray and CT design.

This is helping create:
• Lightweight mobile X-ray systems
• Portable CT designed for point-of-care use
• Imaging platforms capable of deployment beyond traditional radiology departments
• New opportunities for pre-hospital and distributed care

Miniaturisation is not simply an engineering challenge.

It is about rethinking where care can happen and helping bring advanced imaging to more patients, faster.

21/05/2026

What makes NEX Technology different?

Traditional X-ray systems still rely on hot cathode technology - a design architecture that has remained largely unchanged since Wilhelm Rontgen discovered X-rays in 1895.

Micro-X took a different path.

Our proprietary Nano Electronic X-ray (NEX) Technology uses carbon nanotube (CNT) cold cathode emitters to generate X-rays without the need for heated filaments.

That difference unlocks significant advantages:
• Smaller and lighter imaging systems
• Lower power requirements
• Instant electronic switching
• Reduced mechanical complexity
• Greater control of X-ray emission
• New possibilities for multi-tube CT imaging

This technology is the foundation behind our mobile X-ray systems and our next-generation CT development programs.

Importantly, cold cathode CNT technology enables entirely new approaches to CT imaging, including electronically controlled multi-tube arrays that can reduce reliance on large rotating gantries.

From point-of-care imaging to portable CT, NEX Technology is helping redefine what medical imaging systems can look like in the future.

15/05/2026

Today at Micro-X, we celebrate our own Independence Day.

In 2019, our team achieved a milestone many thought impossible - the creation of our first high-current NEX Technology X-ray tube using a carbon nanotube cold cathode emitter.

It was a defining moment for the company.

That breakthrough proved stable, high-current cold cathode X-ray could move beyond theory and into real-world medical imaging applications. It set us on a path few had successfully walked before.

We first proved the technology in mobile X-ray, and now more than 400 of our mobile X-ray units have been sold in more than 38 countries. Today, that same core technology is driving our next frontier: world-first 3D CT imaging using cold cathode CNT technology.

From a single tube forged in a humble Atco hut in Adelaide to rethinking the future of CT imaging, this is the story of determination, engineering and belief in doing what others said couldn’t be done.

This video captures the moment it all began: the successful pinch-off of our first X-ray tube.

At Micro-X, we continue to push beyond boundaries to deliver the future of imaging.

26/04/2026

What makes Micro-X different?

Our technology is built on carbon nanotube X-ray tubes and proprietary high-voltage systems, enabling electronic control of X-ray emission.

This allows for:
• Smaller, lighter imaging systems
• New geometries, including multi-tube CT
• Greater flexibility in system design

It’s a fundamentally different approach to X-ray — and it’s unlocking new applications across healthcare and security.

Deep tech. Real-world impact.