New Image, Loral Unit to Work on Filmless X-Rays

New Image Industries, a Canoga Park manufacturer of dental imaging equipment, said it has signed a contract with a division of Loral Corp. to develop a digital sensor that could reduce patient exposure to X-rays.

New Image said it has joined forces with Loral Fairchild Imaging Sensors, a division of defense electronics manufacturer Loral Corp., to produce the filmless X-ray system. The product will be marketed to dentists in general practice.