Samsung says new X-ray detector is first of its type

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

SEOUL (AFP) — South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday it has developed a new digital X-ray system which can deliver sharper images and save time and money.

The advanced digital X-ray detector using thin-film transistor technology is the first of its kind in the world, the firm said.

The flat panel detector for radiology machines provides ultra-high definition images, said the company, which is the world's largest flat panel screen maker.

"This is the world's first flat panel X-ray detector using thin-film transistor technology," spokesman Henry Kim told AFP.

The new product will reshape the global market, he said, adding it would be available in the first quarter of 2008.

Executive vice president Yun Jin-Hyuk predicted that the device...