Canon Portable Digital Radiography System Receives Design Excellence Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America; More Than 150 Medical Institutions and Facilities Nationwide Use the Award-Winning Canon CXDI-50G Portable DR System.LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- Underscoring its commitment to advancing innovation in medical imaging, Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced that the Canon CXDI-50G portable digital radiography digital radiography Imaging A format for producing x-rays in which film used to produce conventional x-ray images is replaced with more sensitive sensitive electronics; DXRs produce images with1⁄2 (DR) system has been honored with a 2005 Industrial Design Excellence Award (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is an organisation of professional industrial designers in the United States. It was formed in 1965 by merger of three American designer associations: American Designers Institute (IDI), American Society of Industrial Design (IDSA IDSA Infectious Diseases Society of America IDSA Industrial Designers Society of America IDSA Interactive Digital Software Association IDSA Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (India) IDSA International Dark Sky Association ). The IDEA program, co-sponsored by BusinessWeek and the IDSA, was created to demonstrate how superior industrial design can have an impact on quality of life and business. The award-winning Canon CXDI-50G portable DR system, which combines a large imaging area (14 inches x 17 inches) with a lightweight design The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (10.6 pounds and less than an inch thick), has expanded the range of radiographic radiographic (rā´dēōgraf´ik), adj relating to the process of radiography, the finished product, or its use. exams that can be completed using DR technology. More than 150 medical institutions and facilities nationwide are currently using the Canon CXDI-50G DR system to provide rapid digital X-ray images. "Canon is an innovator when it comes to portable DR systems, introducing the world's first portable DR system - the Canon CXDI-31 - in 2001," said Tsuneo Imai, director and general manager, Medical Systems Division, Canon U.S.A, Inc. "Our second generation portable system - the Canon CXDI-50G - brings affordable DR technology to more imaging applications than ever before, including trauma, orthopedic, ICU ICU intensive care unit. ICU abbr. intensive care unit ICU see intensive care unit. ICU and bedside imaging, amongst others." With a portable sensor designed for patient comfort, and quick and efficient access to images, the Canon CXDI-50G DR system provides speed and efficiency to help diagnose even the most critically ill patients. The Canon CXDI-50G DR system is large enough for chest and abdominal X-rays, yet it is as easy to position as a conventional film cassette or CR imaging plate when performing lateral or axial imaging of limbs and other areas. If necessary, a patient can easily hold the sensor in place during image capture. The compact design allows the Canon CXDI-50G DR system to be a practical solution for a wide range of X-ray room applications that are difficult to perform with fixed devices. When combined with a mobile X-ray unit x-ray unit, n See unit, radiographic. , the Canon CXDI-50G DR system can bring digital radiography directly to the patient's bedside. Whether capturing images in the X-ray room or at the bedside, preview images can be viewed quickly, in approximately three to five seconds, with total image processing time of approximately 20 seconds. About IDSA IDSA is the nonprofit association that represents the profession of industrial design to education, business, government and the public and serves the profession's needs for information and networking. About Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com. All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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