Lumisys set to begin beta tests of CR readerX-ray film digitizer vendor Lumisys is scheduled to begin beta tests of its low-cost CR reader in the last week of May (PNN 5/97). The product, which has been code-named Affordable CR, is
X-ray film digitizer vendor Lumisys is scheduled to begin beta tests of its low-cost CR reader in the last week of May (
PNN
5/97). The product, which has been code-named Affordable CR, is expected to be priced in the $60,000 range, according to the Sunnyvale, CA-based company. Lumisys will officially unveil ACR at the 1998 Radiological Society of North America meeting. It expects to begin deliveries in the first quarter of 1999.
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