Two-year authorization lets military medical teams network SMART-C®. VA approved, and SMART-C Secure™ brings the same security to civilian hospitals.
OREM, UT, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Turner Imaging Systems today announced that its SMART-C® a cordless, battery-powered, 16-lb mini C-arm that brings fluoroscopy to the point of care has received a two-year Authorization to Operate (ATO) after working closely with U.S. government Defense Health Agency (DHA). The ATO confirms that SMART-C meets Department of War cybersecurity requirements under the Risk Management Framework (RMF). The authorization followed a rigorous assessment of SMART-C’s security controls, configuration hardening and vulnerability scanning. Military medical teams can now operate the SMART-C on Military Health System networks and send images to existing PACS and electronic health record workflows. Additionally, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently approved the Smart-C for use with VistA DICOM and is already in use at VA medical centers across the country.
“Warfighters need imaging that moves with them, and the government deserves trusted technology made in America,” said Mike Orthner, PhD, Vice President of Product at Turner Imaging Systems. “SMART-C’s ATO demonstrates its mission readiness. Gen2 will build on that foundation with secure, rugged whole-body imaging for military care—from stateside hospitals to the battlefield. We’re not simply supplying the military; we’re advancing the future of imaging alongside it.”
SMART-C Secure™: available to every customer
The security-hardened software developed for the ATO will be available to all SMART-C customers on request as SMART-C Secure™. Civilian hospitals and health systems can deploy the same configuration that passed the government’s review, which can shorten their own cybersecurity evaluations.
“Hospital IT security teams are asking about device cybersecurity earlier in every purchase,” said Rob Scorcia, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Turner Imaging Systems. “With SMART-C Secure, any health system can now run the same software that passed a U.S. government cybersecurity review. That puts Turner ahead of the curve and positions us to scale in both military and civilian markets.”
Turner plans to pursue the same authorization for its ENDURO® DR portable digital X-ray system and continues to work with the U.S. military to bring point-of-care imaging to the clinicians who care for service members and veterans.
About Turner Imaging Systems
Turner Imaging Systems develops and markets portable X-ray imaging systems; enabling clinicians to acquire images wherever and whenever they are needed. Turner’s SMART-C® is the first cordless, battery-operated, hand-transportable mini C-arm for fluoroscopy, and ENDURO® DR brings full-body digital radiography to the point of care. Turner’s systems are used in clinical, military and humanitarian settings worldwide. Learn more at turnerxray.com.
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