“This device allows for less radiation but more importantly we get to see our X-rays instantly on the computer screen, and those files will last forever, so they’re not lost over time. “We’ve been using RVG sensors from Carestream Dental since 1999,” said Miguel Stanley, DDS, of the White Clinic. Since the 1980s, the sensor’s design has gone through several iterations: From initially requiring a large tabletop electronic unit with an embedded display screen to the small portable sensor it is today. Mouyen went on to partner with engineers at Trophy Radiology to commercialize the sensor. The ability to capture X-rays instantly on a monitor, without film processing, was a breakthrough. Mouyen eventually patented a way to convert X-ray energy into light and direct it toward a small light-sensitive sensor. In 1982 Dr Francis Mouyen, a French dentist with a passion for physics, was working on inventing a digital X-ray system that could be practical and small enough for dental applications and deliver instant results, a significant industry challenge at the time. RVG still serves as the basis of nearly all intraoral sensors on the market today. Carestream Dental celebrated the 40th anniversary of RadioVisioGraphy technology which serves as the basis for intraoral sensor technology.Ĭarestream Dental is celebrating the 40th anniversary of RadioVisioGraphy, invented in 1982, and commercialized by Trophy Radiology (now part of Carestream Dental).
