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X-ray Dose Reduction through Adaptive Exposure in Fluoroscopic Imaging
Published on: September 11, 2011
A comparative physical evaluation of four X-ray films
Abstract:
In this study, four general purpose radiographic films (Agfa Gevaert Curix RP-1, duPont Cronex 4, Fuji RX, and Kodak XRP-1) were compared using three independent techniques. By examining the characteristic curves for the four films, film speed and contrast were compared over the diagnostically useful density range. These curves were generated using three methods: (1) irradiation of a standard film cassette lined with high-speed screens, covered by a twelve-step aluminum wedge; (2) direct exposure of film strips to an electro-luminescent sensitometer; and (3) direct irradiation of a standard film cassette lined with high-speed screens. The latter technique provided quantitative values for film speed and relative contrast. All three techniques provided virtually properly identical results and indicate that under properly controlled conditions simplified methods of film testing can give results equivalent to those obtained by more sophisticated techniques.
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