They saw the growing importance of digital imaging, but in their linear analysis of the digital threat, they concluded it was decades away from becoming mainstream so they doubled down on vertical integration into film processing while setting up a small ancillary digital imaging group to develop and sell digital cameras.
The new machine will be attached to a linear accelerator, a device used for radiation therapy, to allow simultaneous imaging and treatment, according to Sha Chang, who will lead the team that tests it.