Canon U.S.A. Achieves a Major Milestone with the Installation of Its 1,000th Digital Radiography Image Sensor; The Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Medical Services Provider Selects Award-Winning Canon DR Technology in Historic Installation.LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- Canon U.S.A, Inc., today announced that its Medical Systems Division has achieved a significant corporate milestone in its storied history - the installation of its 1,000th digital radiography (DR) image sensor. The celebrated installation took place in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Clarian Medical Center. Since 1998, Canon Medical Systems has introduced seven generations of flat panel sensors (the Canon CXDI-11, Canon CXDI-22, Canon CXDI-31, Canon CXDI-40G, Canon CXDI-40C, Canon CXDI-50G and now, the Canon CXDI-50C flat panel sensor), offering a full range of DR system solutions for various applications. "With a strong optical and imaging heritage, Canon has been able to make a significant mark in the medical imaging market, particularly when it comes to high-quality, affordable DR solutions and innovations," said Tsuneo Imai, director and general manager, Canon Medical Systems. "From traditional Rad Rooms and ICUs to Emergency Rooms and bedside care, Canon has been at the forefront of pioneering DR technologies, changing the way medical imaging is being done in hospital and clinical environments." Canon established its reputation as a medical imaging innovator with the introduction of the industry's first portable DR system - the Canon CXDI-31 DR system - in 2001. Its full size, portable DR system - the Canon CXDI-50G DR system - is a lightweight, large imaging area (14-inch x 17-inch) DR system that was 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 and BusinessWeek Magazine. Recently, Canon Medical Systems introduced its next generation portable DR system, the Canon CXDI-50C DR system, at SCAR 2006. Canon Medical Systems DR sensor panels are used throughout Canada, the United States and Latin America, and are part of more than 3,200 DR systems that have been installed worldwide by the Canon family of companies. Canon DR technology can be used to retrofit certain existing or new third-party radiography systems. About Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been the worldwide leader in motorsports entertainment since it opened in 1909. The facility has played host to the Indianapolis 500, the world's largest single-day annual sporting event, since 1911 and also is the site of the United States Grand Prix This article is about the Formula One race. For the motorcycle race, see United States motorcycle Grand Prix. The United States Grand Prix is a motor race which has been run on and off since 1908, when it was known as the American Grand Prize. Formula One race and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard The Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, formerly known from 1994 to 2004 as the Brickyard 400, is an annual 400-mile (644 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. for the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. NEXTEL Cup Series. IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. is the only facility to stage annual races in the IndyCar Series, Formula One and NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. 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 second overall in the U.S. in 2005, with global revenues of $31.8 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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