Transcription of PROCESSING THE RADIOGRAPH - Columbia University
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11 PROCESSING THE RADIOGRAPH . Neill Serman. Sept. 2000 W + P. Chapter 6 THE STAGES IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE RADIOGRAPH Many dentists who utilize manual PROCESSING , intentionally over expose patients and under process the RADIOGRAPH in an attempt to save time resulting in radiographs that are inferior in diagnostic quality because of incomplete developing. When an X-ray film has been exposed, it must be processed in order to produce a permanent visible radiographic image that can be kept without deterioration for a number of years. PROCESSING transforms the latent image into a visible image. The term for the several procedures that collectively produce the visible, permanent image is PROCESSING and consists of developing, rinsing, fixing, washing and drying procedures 1. Exposure - Latent image created. 2. Development - Converts latent image to black metallic silver.
3 3 amount of time. "X" is determined by the time-temperature chart. The ideal time to process radiographs in the developer is 680 F for 5 minutes. However, films may be removed from the fixing solution after five minutes for viewing only in
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