Uses photothermography to produce imaging technology that uses heat for medical imaging applications. The photothermography process consists of a latent image that is initially generated from the revelation of a sensitized emulsion to suitable light energy. The image is made visible by exposing it to heat. This process produces no liquid waste and does not require chemical developers and fixing solutions. This process eliminates large amounts of toxic chemicals and waste generated in traditional chemical photographic processing. The process is also much faster, taking roughly 15 seconds.
EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 1997 Greener Reaction Conditions Award
Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier
Eastman Kodak Company
Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier: Other
Eastman Kodak Company (technology acquired from Imation)
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