Pioneering Technology

Toshiba’s medical technology is based on our heritage as a technology pioneer, improving the quality of life for people around the globe. Among Toshiba’s firsts are:

1936: First radio broadcast transmitter
1954: First digital computer
1963: First satellite transmitters
1978: First cardiac ultrasound scanner
1979: First optical disc data system
1984: First HDTV transceiver
1986: First laptop computer
1989: First helical CT scanner
1993: First one-million-pixel CCD
1995: First DVD
1997: First open, superconducting magnet
1998: First quiet MRI
1999: First 0.5mm multislice CT
2001: First DVD Recorder
2004: Smallest hard drive
2005: Fastest elevator