01 Processing Room Design

Radiography

Diagnostic imaging using X-rays to view internal body structures.

Eastman Kodak

Who introduced Cellulose acetate “safety” X-ray film

DuPont

Who introduced Blue tint added to X-ray film

Pako

Who introduced the first automatic film processor

DuPont

Who introduced the Polyester base film

Eastman Kodak

Who introduced the Ninety-second rapid processor

Eastman Kodak

 Who introduced the tabular grain film emulsion

Swissray

Who introduced the Charge-coupled device (CCD) digital radiography

Rowlands

Who introduced the amorphous selenium flat panel image receptor

2.5 - 3m

Ceiling height of Darkroom

Center

Location of darkroom

15cm contrete, 1.5mm Pb ,or 1/16 inch of lead

Thickness of wall in Darkroom

White or Cream Enamel

Color of wall in Darkroom

Conventional Radiography

Film-based imaging using intensifying screens.

Computed Radiography

Uses reusable PSP plates processed by a CR reader.

Digital Radiography

Uses flat panel detectors for immediate image display.

1895

When is the X-rays discovered by Roentgen.

1896

When is the First medical applications of X-rays in diagnosis and therapy are made

1913

When is the Coolidge X-ray tube developed.

1921

When is the Potter-Bucky grid introduced.

1923

When is the Cellulose acetate “safety” X-ray film

1932

When is the Blue tint is added to X-ray film

1942

First automatic film processor introduced.

1956

When is the first automatic roller transport film processing

1960

When is the polyester base film is introduced

1965

When is the Ninety-second rapid processor is introduced

1983

When is the First tabular grain film emulsion is introduced

1984

When is the Laser-stimulable phosphors for computed radiography appear

1996

When is the Digital radiography with TFTs developed.

1997

When is the Couple Charge Device (CCD) digital radiography introduced.

1997

When is the Amorphous selenium flat panel image receptor is demonstrated

1998

When is the Amorphous silicon-CsI receptor demonstrated.

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Father of Radiography.

Anne Bertha

Roentgen's wife; first radiographic image subject.

Coolidge X-ray Tube

First to use thermionic emission for X-rays.

Automatic Processor

Reduced film processing time to 40 minutes.

Screen-Film Radiography

Film-based imaging enhanced by intensifying screens.

Darkroom

Handles and processes film without exposure to white light or radiation.

10 sq. m.

Floor area of Darkroom