Aribex will introduce a rectangular collimator adapter for the Nomad Pro handheld x-ray system at this week's Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.
The device snaps on the cone of the Nomad Pro to reduce the x-ray exposure from a 6-cm circle to a 3 x 4-cm rectangle, matching the size and shape of a No. 2 dental image receptor, according to the company.
The Nomad Pro patient dose area is already 27% smaller than that of traditional systems, said Ken Kaufman, president of Aribex, in a press release. The new collimator adapter reduces the dose area by an additional 58%, he added.
The collimator adapter is available for immediate shipment with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $195.
