Carestream lands several Canadian installs

Carestream Health's CR and DR technologies have been selected for installation by several Canadian radiology practices.
 
The Rochester, N.Y.-based company has received the following orders:
  • Brooke Radiology of Vancouver, British Columbia, ordered four DRX-1 systems and two Kodak DirectView Elite CR systems.
  • Collège Boréal in Sudbury, Ontario, ordered one DRX-1 system.
  • Insight Medical Imaging in Edmonton, Alberta, ordered two DRX-1 systems and one Elite CR mammography system.
  • North Shore Medical Imaging of North Vancouver, British Columbia, ordered a DRX-1 system, a DR 3500 and an Elite CR mammography system.
  • Radiology Consultants Associated of Calgary, Alberta, ordered the DRX-1 and DRX-Evolution systems.
  • Saskatoon Medical Imaging in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ordered three DRX-1 systems and two CR Elite mammography CR systems.
  • Willowgrove Clinic in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, ordered a Classic CR system.

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