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Keith Loria, Reporter | August 03, 2010
Looking ahead
Another big reason why the switch to digital is important, according to Siemens' Westin, is that with President Obama's health care plan and the push for an integrated electronic records system, the images collected from the X-rays can be included.
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In the next year or two, more OEMs will be introducing wireless capabilities for their portable units, but because they are still in their infancy right now, many experts feel that health care facilities should wait before purchasing them.
"The tethered receptor is still the way to go," said Sal Aidone, vice president of Deer Park, N.Y.-based Deccaid Services Inc., a diagnostic imaging sales and service company. "The wireless, because of the tremendous amount of data, has to be stored locally then uploaded through a connection. There's no real improvement in speed."
The wireless systems also need to have on-board power supplies, making the unit heavier and much more susceptible to damage if dropped.
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The portable X-ray industry as a whole looks strong for the foreseeable future as the entire medical imaging sector has a lot going on.
"The medical imaging market is a unique sector that will never cease to grow, to develop and to constantly challenge both the manufactures as well as the users-physicians and technicians alike-to use the latest and greatest technologies in assisting mankind in its quest to stay healthy," Serrao says.
Keith Loria can be reached by e-mail at kloria@dotmed.com.
DOTmed Registered Portable X-ray Equipment Sales & Service Companies
Names in boldface are Premium Listings.
Domestic
Dave Beam, Beam X-Ray, CA
Jaime Ramirez, Healthcare Imaging, Inc., CA
Veronica Alvarez, Vercarmed, CO
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, Inc., CT
David Denholtz, Integrity Medical Systems, Inc., FL
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Ralph Frizzle, GECO, FL
Keri Cox, Amber Diagnostics, FL
Larry Sprague, UMS, GA
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Mike Bisch, Kentucky Special FX, KY
Davyn McGuire, Med Exchange International, Inc., MA
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Philips Healthcare, MA
Chris Sharrock, Block Imaging International, Inc., MI
Steven Tunis, Unlimited X-Ray, MI
Joe Zaremba, Advanco Medical Systems, MO
Bob Burbury, Minxrad, MO
DOTmed certified
Ron Shaw, Triangle X-Ray Company, NC
Shanna Flanagan, DMS Health Technologies, ND
Neil Little, DMS Topline Medical, ND
Joseph Jenkins, International Imaging Ltd., NV
Marc Todd, Longevity, LLC, NY
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Sal Aidone, Deccaid Services Inc., NY
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Abdelrahim Khalil, Besisc, NY
Leon Gugel, Metropolis International, NY
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Eileen Heizyk, Carestream Health, Inc., NY
Tim Austin, Austin's X-Ray Service, OH
Mary D. Lampley, J&M Trading, Inc., TN
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Julie Poole, ReMedPar, TN
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Courtney Lane, Innovative X-Ray Services, LLC, TX
Joseph A. Nelsen, JOJ-XRS, TX
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Richard Fabian, Philips Healthcare, WA
Vito Ciparis, Mobile-CR LLC, WI
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