Make way for Canon as it is all set to enter the medical gadgets arena with its latest portable flat-panel DR (read digital radiography) system. It is reported that based on the outstanding image quality and speed of the Canon CXDI series for radiography, the company has now developed a compact, lightweight DR system that is capable of both viewing moving images and capturing static X-ray images. Though still a prototype, the maker is intending to unleash this system in the commercial market by the second half of forthcoming year.

It accommodates standard static X-ray image capture of the chest area and extremities; it also enables "X-ray fluoroscopy," which radiographers can use to observe dynamic images of internal organs, such as those used in digestion, for optimal timing in capturing static images. Improving and expanding the lineup of its X-ray DR systems to include a system capable of capturing both fluoroscopic and radiographic images will allow Canon to further expand the market for these products, as well as support the advancement of medical institutions for digitization and soft copy diagnostic reading.

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