Japan, Oct. 15 -- Canon Inc. announced that its Aquilion Rise, a system designed for full-body compute topography scans (CT), received the Grand Award, the highest honor at the DFA Design for Asia Awards 2026 organized by the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC). Canon's F1.4 L VCM series of RF lenses for mirrorless cameras received a Gold Award.Aquilion RiseCo-developed with Keio University, Aquilion Rise is a multi-position, full-body CT scanner that can perform scans with the patient lying down, standing or seated. Previously, such scans could only be conducted in a reclining position, which made it difficult to detect certain illnesses. Canon designed the system's cantilever-styled gantry to leave open space around the unit and facilitate acc...