Konica Minolta mKDR Xpress Mobile X-Ray System

Konica Minolta mKDR Xpress Highlights & Benefits

The mKDR Xpress combines mobile digital radiography, powered movement, detector management, and patient-side image review in one compact system. A 40 kW generator supports general radiography, while tube-mounted controls help technologists keep more of the imaging workflow close to the patient.

Key Benefits

• • 40 kW monoblock X-ray generator
  • Tube-mounted user interface with image preview
  • Customizable mobile imaging interface
  • AeroDR digital detector integration
  • Onboard charging for two detectors
  • Front and rear collimator controls with dual laser alignment
  • Remote exposure control
  • Optional Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR)

The system is built around the needs of mobile radiography, combining image acquisition, detector handling, positioning, and image review without separating those functions across multiple pieces of equipment.

Konica Minolta mKDR Xpress Overview

See the mKDR Xpress mobile X-ray system, patient-side controls, AeroDR workflow, positioning, and key imaging features.

Compact Mobility, Positioning & Patient-Side Controls

The mKDR Xpress is designed to move through clinical environments and position around patients, beds, stretchers, and other equipment while keeping important imaging controls accessible near the patient.

Compact Footprint & Powered Movement

The system measures 48 x 21.5 in (122 x 54.6 cm) at its base, helping technologists maneuver through clinical spaces and position the X-ray system close to the patient.

Ultra-Compact Footprint & Lightweight Build

Built to easily maneuver through tight doorways and around complex bedside medical equipment, the lightweight chassis allows for effortless transport. Any technologist can smoothly steer and position the unit, reducing physical strain and accelerating setup times.

Motorized movement assists with transport between imaging locations, while a mechanical safety bumper provides additional protection during maneuvering. Maximum travel speed is approximately 3.4 mph (5.5 km/h), and the system supports ramps up to 8°.

Tube-Mounted Interface & Image Preview

A graphical user interface at the tube provides access to imaging information and captured image previews at the patient side.

The dual-screen configuration combines the tube-mounted interface with a 19-inch main touchscreen, allowing technologists to review acquired images without returning to the primary console after every exposure.

Front & Rear Collimator Controls

Front and rear collimator controls provide access from either side of the tube assembly. Dual laser alignment assists with X-ray field and detector positioning, while a motorized filter supports beam adjustment.

Remote exposure control provides additional flexibility when initiating an exposure away from the mobile unit.

Clinical Environments & General Radiography Applications

The mKDR Xpress supports general radiography when bringing the X-ray system to the patient is preferable to transporting the patient to a dedicated radiography room.

Versatile Applications Across High-Acuity Care

The mKDR Xpress brings advanced diagnostic imaging directly to patients who cannot be easily transported to a central radiology department.

• • Intensive Care Units (ICU) & Coronary Care Units (CCU): Rapidly perform critical chest and abdominal imaging directly at the bedside without disrupting life-support equipment.
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU): Safely provide gentle, low-dose imaging for highly sensitive neonatal patients.
  • Operating Rooms (OR): Achieve quick, high-resolution imaging during orthopedic, surgical, or line-placement procedures.
  • Emergency & Urgent Care: Accelerate triage and diagnosis for trauma or acute respiratory cases where speed and portability are critical.
  • Exam Room Backup: Functions seamlessly as a highly capable backup radiography system for dedicated exam rooms during high-volume periods.

General Radiography Applications

The mKDR Xpress is designed for adult and pediatric general radiography, including imaging of the:

• • Chest and abdomen
  • Skull and spine
  • Upper and lower extremities
  • Other general radiographic anatomy

Examinations can be performed with patients standing, seated, prone, or supine based on the study, patient condition, and clinical requirements.

AeroDR Detectors, Charging & Mobile Imaging Workflow

The mKDR Xpress integrates Konica Minolta AeroDR detector technology with onboard charging, storage, and image acquisition controls to keep the digital radiography workflow with the mobile system.

Multiple AeroDR Detector Sizes

Compatible AeroDR configurations are available in multiple panel sizes:

• • 10 x 12 in (254 x 305 mm)
  • 14 x 17 in (356 x 432 mm)
  • 17 x 17 in (432 x 432 mm)

This allows facilities to select detector sizes appropriate for their general radiography applications instead of limiting the system to one panel format.

Compatible AeroDR detector options are available through MXR.

Two-Panel Charging & Integrated Storage

Onboard charging supports two AeroDR panels, while front and rear storage provides space for detectors and imaging supplies.

Keeping detectors, charging, and commonly used supplies with the mKDR Xpress helps simplify detector management during mobile imaging rounds.

Ultra Software & Customizable Interface

Konica Minolta Ultra software supports image acquisition and processing on the mKDR Xpress. The mobile-specific interface can be customized around the imaging workflow, while image-processing tools support detailed bone and soft-tissue visualization.

Battery-Powered Mobile Operation

The onboard battery system allows the mKDR Xpress to operate away from a fixed wall connection during mobile imaging.

The system provides 15 Ah charge capacity and 5,760 Wh of energy storage, with an approximate full charging time of eight hours.

Optional DDR Adds X-Ray Motion Imaging

Dynamic Digital Radiography is available as an option for the mKDR Xpress, expanding the system beyond conventional static radiographs when motion imaging is clinically appropriate.

Dynamic Digital Radiography

DDR captures a rapid sequence of digital X-ray images that can be viewed as a motion study rather than a single static image.

This provides an additional way to evaluate anatomical and physiological movement using digital radiography while maintaining the familiar X-ray workflow of the mKDR Xpress.

Static & Dynamic Imaging From One Mobile System

A DDR-equipped mKDR Xpress continues to perform conventional static digital radiography while adding dynamic image acquisition.

This allows the same mobile X-ray platform to support standard radiographs and selected motion-based examinations without requiring a separate imaging system.

Learn more about Konica Minolta Dynamic Digital Radiography.

Konica Minolta mKDR Xpress System Specifications

Mobile X-Ray System

• • System type: Mobile digital radiography system
  • Weight: 1,191 lb (540 kg)
  • Dimensions, L x W x H: 48 x 21.5 x 50.8 in (122 x 54.6 x 129 cm)
  • Main console: 19-inch touchscreen
  • Maximum travel speed: 3.4 mph (5.5 km/h)
  • Maximum ramp angle: 8°
  • Anti-collision system: Mechanical safety bumper

40 kW Generator

• • Generator type: Monoblock
  • Output power: 40 kW
  • kVp range: 40 to 150 kV
  • mA range: 10 to 500 mA
  • mAs range: 0.1 to 500 mAs
  • Exposure time range: 1 ms to 10 sec
  • DR exposure time range: 1 ms to 4 sec

X-Ray Tube

• • Anode heat capacity: 300 kHU
  • Maximum tube voltage: 150 kVp
  • Focal spots: 0.7 mm / 1.3 mm
  • Target angle: 16°

Battery & Power

• • Battery charge capacity: 15 Ah
  • Energy storage capacity: 5,760 Wh
  • Approximate full charge time: 8 hours
  • Power input: 100 to 240 V AC
  • Electrical supply: Single-phase, 50/60 Hz
  • Maximum input power: 1.2 kVA

Collimator & Controls

• • Manual collimator
  • Front and rear collimator controls
  • Dual laser alignment
  • Motorized filter
  • 19-inch main touchscreen
  • Tube-mounted user interface and image preview
  • Remote exposure control

Compatible AeroDR Detector Sizes

• • 10 x 12 in (254 x 305 mm)
  • 14 x 17 in (356 x 432 mm)
  • 17 x 17 in (432 x 432 mm)

Detector specifications vary by AeroDR model and are available on the dedicated detector product pages.