ELMSFORD, New York--AFP Imaging Corporation has announced that its Dent-X division is launching the NewTom VG Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scanner.
The scanner provides clear resolution of hard and soft tissue while delivering low radiation emissions.
The NewTom VG also offers flexible seating options to allow patients to stand, sit or even remain in a wheelchair while being scanned. Loaded with the NewTom proprietary technology that allows unsurpassed three-dimensional renderings for diagnostic evaluation, the product sets the gold standard for the next generation of 3-D dental imaging scanning.
The NewTom VG uses patented Safe Beam Technology to ensure the lowest possible dose of radiation, automatically sensing the size of the patient and adjusting the dosage accordingly.
Additionally, the vertical unit takes up 60 percent less space than a comparable horizontal system. Its technology delivers 3-D image quality through the use of a smaller, more precise focal spot.
AFP Imaging also supplies the NewTom 3G, which provides a horizontal support table to accommodate the needs of elderly, infirm, or trauma patients. AFP Imaging is the only Cone Beam Computed Tomography scanner supplier to currently provide both vertical and horizontal generation models.
Donald Rabinovitch, President of AFP Imaging, says, "The NewTom VG is truly a breakthrough product. We've been able to replicate the excellence of the superior CBCT image associated with our horizontal unit model, the NewTom 3G, in a vertical unit that's better suited to individual medical offices."
The system is expected to accelerate the adoption of CBCT imaging in the dental field, noted David Vozick, Chairman of AFP Imaging.
"The dental industry increasingly recognizes the value of three-dimensional imaging over historic analog X-ray films and even two-dimensional digital radiographs," he said. "The NewTom VG, as well as the NewTom 3G, provide more accurate images to facilitate patient evaluations and reduce the chances of error. We expect that three-dimensional radiographs will soon become the standard of care in dentistry, particularly for implants and orthodontics."
The NewTom VG, reflecting a sleek, slender Italian design, takes up little space in the office. Yet, unlike other vertical units, it can easily accommodate large-sized patients through its open architecture and ergonomically designed rotating arm.
In addition, it is the sole CBCT scanner capable of providing X-ray exams on large (160 mm x 160 mm) anatomical volumes with a nine-inch field of view, so only one scan is necessary to capture the entire maxillofacial district (encompassing the jaws and the face). This includes dental arches and the Temporo-Mandibular joints that connect the upper and lower jaws.
The top-of-the-line model uses a state-of-the-art, large-area flat panel X-ray image detector (200 mm x 250 mm) to offer high-spatial resolution (up to 2000 x 1500 pixels) and wide-signal dynamics (14 bit).
The new scanner also comes in an "R" version that features a rotating-anode X-ray generator with small focal spot (0.3 mm), allowing the full exploitation of the spatial resolution performances of the large flat-panel detector.
Easy-to-use software provides advanced features that have been designed to simplify the radiographic exam and the reconstruction of images that are commonly used in or are appropriate for dental practices, such as panoramic, antero-posterior and latero-lateral, transversal slices, axial and 3-D.
The NewTom VG also can be equipped with the same application software as the earlier generation NewTom 3G, which encompasses advanced clinical reporting aids, now available for the private practitioner.
For additional corporate information, visit www.afpimaging.com, www.dent-x.com and www.newtomdental.com.
