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Konica Minolta Healthcare and Oregon Tech collaborate to educate the future leaders of medical imaging departments

Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | October 11, 2019
Wayne, NJ, and Klamath Falls, OR, October 11, 2019 – Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc. and Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) announced today a partnership to enhance the education of the next generation of radiology department leaders and technologists. Thanks to the partnership between Konica Minolta Healthcare, a leader in medical imaging systems, healthcare information technology and imaging data analytics, and Oregon Tech, a premier public polytechnic university, radiologic science students at Oregon Tech will experience hands-on, project-based learning on the latest advancements in X-ray imaging systems.

"We want to give our students the best learning environment possible, so they are fully prepared for their externships and future careers. Our partnership with Konica Minolta Healthcare will give our students and faculty access to a wide variety of the latest imaging technology that is featured in many of the hospitals and medical facilities," said Nagi G. Naganathan, PhD, ASME Fellow and President of Oregon Tech. "I want to thank our Radiologic Science Faculty, Brian Fox, Oregon Tech's Vice President of Finance, and the leadership of Konica Minolta Healthcare, President and CEO David Widmann and General Manager Sam Savastano, in particular, for their special efforts in making this a reality for our students and faculty."

Oregon Tech approached Konica Minolta Healthcare because of their commitment to innovation and the company's large number of installations in many leading hospitals, imaging centers and academic facilities throughout the West Coast and nationally. Konica Minolta Healthcare is renowned for its excellent service; the company will also provide in-house training to mechanical, biomedical and electrical engineering students, in addition to the radiologic science students at Oregon Tech.

Oregon Tech recently installed more than ten of Konica Minolta Healthcare's radiography platforms in a newly renovated on-campus laboratory. The partnership includes the market leading KDR® Advanced U-Arm X-ray System, a Straight Arm X-ray system, multiple overhead tube crane ceiling-mounted X-ray systems and a MobileDaRt Evolution MX8 version portable DR imaging system from Shimadzu Medical Systems with an integrated Konica Minolta AeroDR® flat panel detector.

"The new lab is an incredible leap for Radiologic Science education and innovation in so many ways, and something we are very grateful for," said Tyler Marsters a junior in the Radiologic Science program. "The equipment is absolutely amazing in both capability and versatility and will definitely be a significant benefit to us becoming leaders in radiographic technology and related fields."

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