Kodak Health Imaging a division of Kodak India Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Eastman Kodak Company has accomplished the installation in India of its hundredth dry technology laser imager - the Kodak Dryview at the Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai. On a worldwide basis the company has completed an installation base of over 25,000 units.
Kodak pioneered the use of Dry Laser Imaging Technology (DLIT) in India, having introduced dry laser equipment in 1999. The product range, the largest and most versatile in the market, has entered into the fourth generation of devices with Kodak's sophisticated technology, knowledge and experience.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mohan M. Nadkarni, Vice President - India cluster, Health Imaging Division said, "Our products are fourth generation devices with sophisticated technology. Our DryView laser imagers and film has been optimized based on input from thousands of customers around the world and we would continue to incorporate customer suggestions into our new generations of film and imagers."
The Dry Laser Imaging Technology (also know as the photothermographic technology) uses industry standard DICOM networks. Kodak Dryview laser imagers, also referred to as Hard Copy Devices have established a market niche in better diagnostics, treatment planning and record formulation.
With the 100th installation of the dry technology laser imager, Kodak Health Imaging has reached a landmark in providing solutions that do away with the use of harmful chemicals and plumbing facilities to obtain superior image quality. In this technology the dry laser uses thermal energy to develop the film. The process involves a special film sensitive to laser light (for image formation) and heat (for conversion of latent image into visible image).