U.S. Airforce installs IDC DR system

Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., has installed an Imaging Dynamics Co. Xplorer 1600 DR system. The installation was made through IDC's distributor SourceOne Healthcare Technologies Inc.

The Air Force Base is one of the country's most significant training facilities for the U.S. Air Force and is home to the 81st Airborne Training Wing and some of the most prestigious medical professionals in the U.S. Armed Services.

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