This business provides the industry’s broadest selection of X-ray tubes expressly designed for the most advanced diagnostic and inspection applications, including CT scanning, radiography, mammography, and baggage screening. X-Ray Products develops and manufactures tubes to meet evolving requirements for high-resolution imaging, faster patient throughput, longer tube life, smaller dimensions, and greater cost efficiency. X-Ray Products also supplies a new line of amorphous silicon flat-panel image detectors for medical and industrial applications.

2002 Highlights 
X-Ray Products created several new business opportunities during the year. The group entered the security market, developing and securing orders from two customers for a new line of baggage screening tubes in record time. Engineers also developed a new cost-competitive replacement tube for a line of CT scanners. The business secured new supply agreements with two major customers. It increased sales of flat-panel imagers and initiated production of a new PaxScan® 4030A imager for gastrointestinal diagnosis and digital subtraction angiography. A major equipment manufacturer has begun distributing a diagnostic imaging system utilizing this flat-panel technology in Japan. The business also improved product quality and factory efficiency, and established a new X-ray tube reload operation outside of Düsseldorf, Germany.

Outlook 
The X-Ray Products unit will continue strengthening the business through the development and deployment of leading technology for high-power tubes and cost effective replacement tubes for the aftermarket. Through acquisitions and cooperative arrangements, the unit will continue to expand distribution of replacement X-ray tubes in Europe and Asia. The business is continuing work on the commercialization of amorphous silicon flat-panel imagers for fluoroscopic applications, and has supplied products to several equipment manufacturers who are considering incorporating this technology into their imaging systems.

Products and Services
X-ray tubes for:
  All major segments of the CT scanning market
  Radiographic and fluoroscopic imaging
  Mammography
  Angiographic imaging
  Scientific instrumentation
  Airport baggage screening systems

PaxScan® amorphous silicon flat-panel image detectors for:
  Industrial inspection
  Medical diagnostic subsystems

Facilities 
  Charleston, South Carolina
  Salt Lake City, Utah (headquarters)
  Willich, Germany