Winter greetings from our colleagues in Peißenberg
Thank you to our colleagues at the production facility in Peißenberg, South Germany for sending us this winter image! Nice to see the colleagues join the 150th anniversary celebrations of Agfa.
Agfa HealthCare proudly supports the UNICEF Emergency Fund
At present, all over the world, 535 million children live in areas affected by emergency situations. By a cyclone in Bangladesh, famine in the Horn of Africa or the war in Syria. These are three crises that you most probably have heard of, but there are many more emergencies that do not receive media attention. Every [...]
New Hires from 5 continents trained in Munich
Last week, in our Training Center in Munich, 18 Agfa HealthCare employees and dealers, have attended a one-week training for New Hires. The program included basics of Radiology, elements of radioprotection, newest technologies and a full presentation of our Agfa HealthCare Imaging Portfolio. The training was complemented by hands-on sessions and a visit to the production [...]
Líderes da Saúde 2017 award for Agfa HealthCare in Diagnostic Imaging category
Agfa HealthCare was named in the Diagnostic Imaging category at Líderes da Saúde award of Grupo Mídia. The award ceremony took place at Convenções Rebouças Center on December, 05.The initiative aims at honoring companies, success cases, institutions and professionals that have stood out the most in the last year in the country. There were 23 categories with three [...]
#RSNA17: Thanks to ALL our visitors!
Dear All, thank you very much for your active participation and interesting discussions. Safe travel home & see you again next year!
Agfa HealthCare sponsored the BE-CN Friendly Mini-football Match
On November 25th afternoon a special football match took place in the garden of the Consulate General of Belgium in Shanghai. This friendly mini-football match between Belgian and Chinese junior football players was sponsored by Agfa HealthCare. Led by Dirk De Langhe, Agfa's team took photos of the football players and printed them on medical film [...]
Agfa HealthCare wins prestigious Polish Christmas Charity tender to provide 3 DR mobile systems for pediatrics and geriatrics
Each year since 1993, the Foundation of The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC/ Polish Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, or ‘WOŚP’) collects money to purchase medical devices for pediatric and geriatric wards. The concerts, festivals, and various cultural and sports events it organizes bring people together, while raising the important funds. The second side of the Foundation’s [...]
#RSNA17 : CR to DR: the right path leads to the greatest benefits
Thinking of making the move from CR to DR? You’re not alone! Many hospitals and radiology departments are looking into the possibilities. Benefits like 67% more exams per day… 3285 more patients each year… 8.16 minutes time savings per exam… up to 50% dose reduction… – all real-life experiences of one of our customers [1] when migrating [...]
#RSNA17 : Happy birthday to you, Agfa HealthCare
Our colleagues in Chicago celebrate Agfa HealthCare's 150th anniversary! The history of Agfa goes back to the nineteenth century and is a long and illustrous record of innovation and technological leadership. A Belgian ‘photo products’ business and a German color dye manufacturer joined forces and grew into an internationally renowned company in the graphic and healthcare [...]
#RSNA17 : A world of difference: image processing, image quality and dose in neonatal radiography
Are you looking to reduce imaging radiation dose for your vulnerable, neonatal patients? Then pay close attention to your image processing! When we talk about “low dose”, we really mean “right dose”: making images with the diagnostic quality needed for correct interpretation, while using the lowest possible dose. A recent study published in Pediatric Radiology showed [...]