Carestream Health
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Carestream Health, formerly Eastman Kodak Company
's Health Group, is an independent subsidiary of Onex Corporation, Toronto
, Canada
. Onex is one of Canada's largest corporations.
Current products include: laser printer
s with dry film technology, computer radiology systems, digital radiology systems, picture archiving and communications systems, systems for mammography
and other imaging solutions for the medical and dental imaging fields. Carestream Health owns more than 1,000 patents for medical and dental imaging and information technology. Digital imaging technologies include the DRX1 series which allows a wireless connection between detector and computer system (whether part of their static system or a mobile/portable radiography system).
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
's Health Group, is an independent subsidiary of Onex Corporation, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Onex is one of Canada's largest corporations.
Current products include: laser printer
Laser printer
A laser printer is a common type of computer printer that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper. As with digital photocopiers and multifunction printers , laser printers employ a xerographic printing process, but differ from analog photocopiers in that the image is produced...
s with dry film technology, computer radiology systems, digital radiology systems, picture archiving and communications systems, systems for mammography
Mammography
Mammography is the process of using low-energy-X-rays to examine the human breast and is used as a diagnostic and a screening tool....
and other imaging solutions for the medical and dental imaging fields. Carestream Health owns more than 1,000 patents for medical and dental imaging and information technology. Digital imaging technologies include the DRX1 series which allows a wireless connection between detector and computer system (whether part of their static system or a mobile/portable radiography system).