ILUMA Cone Beam CT System Receives a Medical Device License from Health Canada

PracticeWorks Inc, Atlanta, a part of Carestream Health and the exclusive maker of KODAK Dental Systems, has announced that Carestream Health will begin immediately selling and shipping the ILUMA Cone Beam CT System in Canada.

According to the company The ILUMA Cone Beam CT (computed tomography) System provides anatomically accurate, 3D radiographic images for diagnosis, planning, and treatment of oral surgery, orthodontics, and other dental procedures. The system generates undistorted, anatomically correct views of the jaws, teeth, and facial bones along with cross-sectional (buccolingual), axial, coronal, sagittal, cephalometric and panoramic views.

According to the company, the ILUMA System has one of the highest image resolutions in the industry, delivering 14-bit grayscale images and 0.09 mm3 voxel (VOlume piXEL), the measure of 3D image resolution.
     
"We are delighted that dental practices in Canada will now be able to leverage the powerful ILUMA System," said Rich Hirschland, president of dental systems for Carestream Health. "Three-dimensional imaging is an exciting area of dentistry, providing a level of anatomical accuracy and patient care not possible with 2D technologies." 

For more information, visit www.kodakdental.com.