ORLANDO, Fla. -- A radically new digital radiography system from Carestream Health, Inc., is now available to healthcare facilities across the globe. The new KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 9500 System incorporates an innovative configuration that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 7500 System.

The new DR 9500 system breaks away from traditional configurations that involve detectors mounted in a table and/or a wall stand. Instead, it has a ceiling-mounted U-arm that contains both a tube and detector to deliver unprecedented mobility and operational flexibility.

This system easily moves around the patient to facilitate patient positioning and to enhance technologist convenience and productivity. For example, it allows technologists to capture images of the left and right side of the body without moving the patient. It is ideal for a wide variety of general radiography procedures and offers enhanced speed to the operator and comfort to patients with limited mobility.
Advantages of New Design

The new design of the DR 9500 offers these advantages:

-- Two operator interfaces on the U-arm allow technologists to change the x-ray generator parameters and technique settings without leaving the patient or the exam room. Patient data from a radiology or hospital information system can be transferred (via DICOM worklist) to the system's operator console, as well as to the operator interfaces on the U-arm. These flexible work zones accommodate technologists' preferences and their need to move around as they prepare the equipment and the patient for the desired exam exposures.

-- Autopositioning enables greater productivity and ease of use. With the push of a button, the equipment will move into the preprogrammed position for the next exam.

-- Support for both manual and motorized movements enables easy movement for each exam while a new option called "intelligent motion" allows for greater flexibility and efficiency during positioning, especially for under-table exams.

-- The Bucky and tube are always aligned to enable faster positioning with enhanced comfort for patients, especially those with limited mobility.

Like all other KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR systems, the DR 9500 delivers superb image quality thanks to Carestream Health's proprietary image processing software, and a large detector pixel matrix of 3000 x 3000 (143 micron pixels) to capture sharp, detailed images with high DQE and low noise. It also offers the same easy-to-use operator interface featured in other KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR and DR systems and features a fully integrated system operator console.

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