In 2000, GE was the first company to introduce full-field digital mammography for patient use, and today there are more than 1,500 GE Senographe systems in use worldwide. GE Healthcare's Senographe Essential features the largest detector, offering largest field of view. Panel image detectors retain their sensitivity, yielding excellent images over the entire lifespan of the product. The digital flat-panel is more compact than an image intensifier, so it is much easier to incorporate into different system designs, including mobile systems with greater ease of access to the patient.




Heavy hitters in the X-ray tube industry

Without argument - Dunlee and Varian Medical Systems have a huge share of the X-ray tube market.

Dunlee's roots in the X-ray tube business are obviously strong. Dunlee, a division of Philips Medical Systems, with world headquarters in Aurora, IL, stocks tubes at their factory in Aurora, IL, as well as air terminals throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Their customers include OEMs, service providers and end users. According to David Keuhn, vice president of Global Marketing & Sales, Dunlee offers a full line of replacement tubes including over 70 CT replacements and 50 conventional X-ray replacements. "Dunlee tubes meet or exceed original OEM specifications for fit, form and function, and the warranty conditions are second to none," says Kuehn. Dunlee's prices are lower than the OEMs, but they use the best materials for the construction of X-ray tubes and also use the same vendors (in many cases) as the OEMs. "Streamlined manufacturing, highly experienced workers and an in-depth understanding of CT systems enables us to create products that meet or exceed the specifications of the OEM tube for performance," says Keuhn. As the OEM sales channel for Philips Medical Systems, Dunlee offers a product portfolio that includes X-ray tubes, image intensifiers, collimators, table-tops, grids, etc. Dunlee and Philips are responsible for several industry firsts, including the first 1 MHU CT tube and their exclusive spiral groove bearing technology. Dunlee's Glassware Solutions in an innovative program that allows diagnostic imaging institutions the opportunity to eliminate the unpredictable expenditures associated with glassware replacements by providing complete glassware coverage for a flat monthly fee.

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