Toshiba Installs 100th RADREX-i X-ray System Worldwide at Aurora Health Care

CHICAGO, Dec 01, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
MDSY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., an industry leader in X-ray
technology, reached a significant milestone in installing its 100th
RADREX(TM)-i X-ray system worldwide at Aurora Health Care's
newly opened Aurora Wilkinson Clinic. The system's patient-focused
design enables health care facilities to automate X-ray examinations,
improving patient care and enhancing departmental workflow. Toshiba will
be featuring the RADREX-i Mixed Detector Digital Radiography (DR) system
at this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual
meeting, held in Chicago, Nov. 29 -- Dec. 4 (Booth #5629, South Hall).

In total, Aurora Health Care has purchased four Toshiba RADREX-i DR
systems. Three of the RADREX-i systems are used at its newly opened
Aurora Wilkinson Clinic, located on the Aurora Summit Medical Center
campus in Oconomowoc, Wis. One system is used for general radiology, and
another is used for chest imaging. The third RADREX-i system, which
includes auto-stitching capabilities, is used for orthopedic work,
including long-leg and scoliosis studies. The fourth RADREX-i system
will be installed in the new hospital ED being built at Aurora Summit
Medical Center, near the clinic. This hospital is scheduled to open in
Spring 2010.

"We purchased the RADREX-i to help reduce radiation exposure, while also
improving patient throughput and workflow at our high-volume Aurora
Wilkinson Clinic," explained Jay Lundberg, manager of capital equipment
technology, Aurora Health Care. "The orthopedic department at the clinic
is very busy, and the RADREX-i is already helping to image patients
safely and quickly with outstanding image quality."

The RADREX-i mixed detector system utilizes two high-resolution
detectors, a 17" x 17" fixed detector located in the tilting wall stand
and a 14" x 17" removable detector in the table, to provide dual
detector performance with portable detector flexibility. The mixed
detector system is engineered to dramatically increase room utilization
and overall operational efficiency, with the portable system completing
the work of two rooms in only one. The flexibility of the RADREX-i mixed
detector solution also provides leading health care providers, like
Aurora Health Care, with the ideal configuration for any challenge a
radiology department may face.

The comprehensive RADREX-i features a 600-pound table weight limit, a
600 kHU X-ray tube and an 80 kW generator, allowing hospitals to image a
variety of patients, including bariatric. The X-ray system enhances
workflow with the RexView, a color LCD screen located on the overhead
tube crane (OTC), allowing technologists immediate access to review the
image and determine if they have what is needed for diagnosis.

The RADREX-i's automated features also save time by automating the
technologists' selection of the right exam and quick positioning of the
X-ray system. These features include:

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Auto-tracking to eliminate the need to manually position the X-ray
tube detector by providing synchronization for table and wall-stand
tracking

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Auto-collimation to save crucial time for the patient and technologist
by automatically selecting the correct collimation size for the
patient's body part

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Auto-program to eliminate the need for the technologist to manually
select the program on the generator by automatically selecting the
correct program

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Auto-center stop to provide visual guidance for fast, simple detector
centering

"The 100th installation of the RADREX-i worldwide is a
testament to the patient-focused design and the system's ability to
improve patient outcomes and enhance technologist efficiency," said
Robert Micer, director, X-ray Vascular Business Unit, Toshiba. "With a
full set of automated features, the RADREX-i system allows health care
facilities the ability to perform more exams involving a wider range of
applications."

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems
markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and
coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in
the United States. Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., an independent group
company of Toshiba Corp., is a global leading provider of diagnostic
medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT,
Cath & EP Labs, X-ray, Ultrasound, MRI and information systems. Toshiba
corporation is a worldwide leader and in technology, electronic and
electrical products, digital consumer products, electronic devices and
components, power systems, industrial and social infrastructure systems
and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875 and today operates a
global network of more than 740 companies with 199,000 employees
worldwide and annual sales surpassing $73 billion. For more information,
visit Toshiba's web site at www.medical.toshiba.com.

RADREX is a trademark of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation.

SOURCE: Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. 
Charlene Jacobs, 714-669-7811 
cjacobs@tams.com 
Adrianna Hosford, 310-584-8343 
adrianna.hosford@ketchum.com

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