title: Used equipment's bright future.
abstract: In the past, used imaging equipment often was destined for sale at 10 cents per pound to scavengers seeking the gold and lead in components. Some machines were shipped to hospitals in Third World countries or the rural United States. But today the future of used imaging equipment is getting an upgrade.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000191:economics*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D007221:Industry / Q000639:trends; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States