KE: Kodak Shows Digital Oncology Imaging System, Information Management Solutions at ASTRO

Eastman Kodak Company demonstrated its popular computed radiography system for radiation oncology imaging and its industry-leading KODAK CARESTREAM Information Management Solutions at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting this week.

The KODAK 2000RT CR Plus System is an innovative all-in-one CR solution for portal, simulation, and dosimetry quality assurance imaging that offers greater convenience than radiographic film and is more affordable than direct digital imaging technologies. In addition to its digital imaging solution, Kodak also offers information management solutions that enable oncology treatment centers to store and manage patient information, treatment plans and images captured by a variety of different systems - all from a central database.

KODAK CARESTREAM solutions equip users to integrate and archive oncology images with data from other clinical and non-clinical imaging and information systems to improve productivity and efficiency while reducing overall costs.

“Like other healthcare providers, most oncology treatment centers have patient information stored in several different systems and need a central architecture that links these systems together and provides centralized access and storage,” said Robin Hodownes, General Manager, Oncology Solutions, Kodak’s Health Group. “Facilities that install our information management solutions can achieve significant cost savings by eliminating the need for multiple storage systems.”

Kodak also announced that worldwide sales of its 2000RT CR Plus System are up more than 70 percent this year to date over the same time period in 2005, with more facilities purchasing multiple units to help them achieve a filmless workflow. Sales of the platform’s optional KODAK Radiation Oncology Beam Dosimetry Package have also been very successful.

Facilities in the United States that purchased multiple 2000RT CR Plus systems this year include: Intercommunity Cancer Centers (Leesburg, Fla.); Mayo Foundation (Rochester, Minn.); Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, (Houston, Texas); and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, N.Y.). The 2000RT CR Plus system is marketed in 33 countries.



About Kodak’s Health Group

Kodak’s Health Group, with 2005 revenues of $2.65 billion, is a world leader in supplying the medical and dental professions with advanced healthcare products, services and information technology solutions. Its broad portfolio includes picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), healthcare information systems, computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems, laser imagers, mammography and oncology systems, x-ray film systems, dental imaging products, and a range of consulting—as well as repair and maintenance—services.

Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator, providing leading products and services to not only healthcare customers, but to the photographic and graphic communications markets. With sales of $14.3 billion in 2005, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak’s system of digital and traditional image capture products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; and Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images.

For more information about Kodak’s Health Group, contact your Kodak representative or visit www.kodak.com/go/health