STORAGE OF EXPOSED AND PROCESSED FILM

Archival Keeping Many factors affect the storage life of radiographs. One of the most important factors is residual thiosulfate (from ...

TECHNIQUE EXPOSURE OF CONTROL FILM

Load the cassette with a sheet of control film. (If the control film has been refrigerated, be sure to allow enough time for the film t...

SPECIAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES

There are a number of special techniques useful in the processing of x-ray films. Some are applicable to both manual and automatic pro...

REMOVAL OF FIXING AGENTS

When, in manual processing, the capacity of the film washing tanks is insufficient, when time must be conserved, or when, as in field r...

REMOVAL OF ONE EMULSION FROM DOUBLE-COATED FILM

In some applications of x-rays, for example, x-ray diffraction or microradiography, it may be desirable to avoid the parallax associate...

STORAGE OF UNPROCESSED FILM

With x-rays generated up to 200 LV, it is feasible to use storage compartments lined with a sufficient thickness of lead to protect the...

VIEWING AND INTERPRETING RADIOGRAPHS

The examination of the finished radiograph should be made under conditions that favor the best visibility of detail combined with a max...

FILM GRAININESS, SCREEN MOTTLE

(See also "Film Graininess; Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Radiographs".)  The image on an x-ray film is formed by countless minute s...