Toshiba nets Texas hospital install

Toshiba America Medical Systems recently completed its first U.S. installation of the Infinix CF-i/SP x-ray system at Arlington Memorial Hospital, a 369-bed, acute-care full-service medical center in Arlington, Texas.

Toshiba’s Infinix CF-i/SP is a dedicated cardiac cath lab with a floor mounted C-arm with five-axis positioner that allows head-to-toe and fingertip-to-fingertip coverage using multiple angles. Images can be obtained without re-positioning patients, according to Tustin, Calif.-based Toshiba.

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