Siemens Medical Equipment Has Leoni Inside

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

A supplier of cables and cable systems for the automotive and other industries is branching out into the medical technology sector with increasing success. Leoni AG, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, recently announced that its cables are being used in the latest generation of Siemens magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) systems. The company ...

CMOS X-Ray Panel with Large Active Area Introduced at RSNA 2009

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

A CMOS X-ray panel with a 20 x 25 cm active area has been introduced by Dalsa Corp.’s Rad-icon Imaging Div. The Helios10 MD medical-grade cassette package with integrated handle is the first product the company has developed in this size and form factor. It will initiate the company's new ...

Siemens Develop Polymeric X-Ray Sensing Panels

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Researchers at Siemens have discovered a way to print polymer x-ray-sensing panels that reportedly perform as well as expensive silicon ones. By using a new printing method, the researchers believe that the approach could lower the cost of medical imaging systems. In addition, the material could be used to make ...