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|Slideshows|August 5, 2013
10 New Tools from AHRA 2013
Author(s)Olivia Bobrowsky
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From dose management systems to wireless DR detectors to high-tech displays, several new and exciting products were on display at the AHRA 2013 exhibit hall. Here’s a small sample.Did we miss a product that caught your eye? Tell us about it in the comments section below.And here’s where to go for more information on each product listed:1. Canon’s RadPRO D2-50RF Dynamic Digital RF System2. Sectra DoseTrack3. Hitachi’s Noblus4. Philips’s IntelliSpace PACS Anywhere5. Sony’s LMD-DM30 and LMD-DM50 Radiology Displays6. Hologic’s Horizon DXA7. Konica Minolta’s AeroDR8. Kubtec’s XPERT 409. Del Medical’s EV800 Elevating, Four-Way Float Top Table10. Carestream’s DRX-Revolution Mobile
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