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BUYER’S
GUIDE TO DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
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Modified
form Dolan, Marshal: Dentistry
Today, May 2001
Updated
June 21, 2001
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MANUFACTURER
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Product Name
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System Costs
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Sensor Size(s)
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Type(s) of Sensor
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Chip Material
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Resolution (line pairs
per mm)
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Connection
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Cygnus
Technologies
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CygnusRay MPS
Digital X-Ray System
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Basic, $7,495; size-1
sensor, $3,995; capture system, $895; software, $1,149
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#1 (two types), #2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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12-24
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PCI
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Dental Medical Diagnostic
Systems
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Not available
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Not available
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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n.a.
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Dentrix Dental Systems
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ImageRay
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Basic, $6,995 with size-2
sensor
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#0, #1, #2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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20
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USB 1.0 and 2.0
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Dentsply Gendex
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GX-S Intraoral Sensor
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Basic, $7,490; size 1-
sensor, $4,740; capture system, $1,990; software incl.
w/unlimited license
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Standard and large (#2)
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Intraoral
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CCD
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12
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USB
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Dent-X
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Sens-A-Ray (intraoral)
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Basic, $4,400; size-1
sensor, $4,600; capture system and software included
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#0, #1
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Intraoral
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CCD
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12
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ISA
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DEXIS Digital X-Ray
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Dexis Digital X-Ray
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Basic, $9,995; size-1
sensor, $6,000; capture system, $2,500; software, $4,995
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#2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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12.5
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PCMCIA
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Instrumentarium Imaging
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OPD (digital pan),
OCD (digital ceph), Sigma
(intraoral)
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Basic, $8,995; size-1
sensor, $5,545; capture system, $2,230 (software included)
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#1, #2, pan, ceph
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Intraoral, panoramic,
cephalometric
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CCD
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25.6
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Extraoral, PCI; intraoral,
USB
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Integra Medical
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ViperRay (intraoral)
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Basic, $6,995 with size-2
sensor
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#0, #1, #2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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20
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USB 1.0 and 2.0
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Planmeca
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DIXI2 (Intraoral)
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Basic, $2,800; size-1
sensor, $5,600; capture system and software included
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B0, B1, B2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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26
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PCI
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Planmeca
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DIMAX2 (panoramic and
pan/ceph)
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Range for complete unit,
$47,000-$73,000; upgrade, $27,000-$29,000
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pan/ceph
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Panoramic, pan/ceph
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CCD
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6
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PCI
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Schick Technologies
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CDR (intraoral), CDR
Pan (panoramic)
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Basic, $12,000; size-1
sensor, $7,108; software, $1,834
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#0, #1, #2, Pan
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Intraoral, panoramic
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CMOS, CCD
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N/A
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USB
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Sirona USA
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Sidexis (intraoral)
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Basic, $8,500; size-1
sensor, $5,800; capture system, $1,700
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#1, #2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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13
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Ethernet
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Sirona USA
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Orthophos DS (panoramic
and cephalometric)
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Basic, $50,000-$60,000
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1 pan/ceph
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Panoramic and cephalometric
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CCD
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5.5
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Ethernet
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TREXtrophy
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RVGui
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Basic, $6,995-$11,500;
size-1 sensor, $3,995-$7,500; capture, $1,500; software,
$1,100-$2,500
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#1, #2
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Intraoral
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CCD
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20
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PCI, USB
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TREXtrophy
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Digi Pan Digital Panoramic
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Basic, $18,500
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Curved and flat
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Panoramic
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CCD
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20
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PCI
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Video Dental Concepts
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QuickRay Digital
X-Ray
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Basic, $7,495; size-1
sensor, $5,995; capture system, $1,495; software, $950
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#1.3
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Intraoral
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CCD
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23.8
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USB
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