Radiographic
image receptor
& processing
Image receptor
Conventional x-
ray film
Digital
image
receptor
Types of image receptor
Intra
Conventiona oral
l
Extra
Image oral
receptor
direct
Digital
Indirect
Image receptor
Conventional film
Ty p e s
According to uses:
Periapical.
Bitwing.
Occlusal.
According to
processing technique:
Conventional processed
film.
Conventional film
According to the type
of radiation affect the
film:
Direct /non screen film
(exposed direct /sensitive
to x-rays )- all intra oral
films.
Indirect /screen film
(used with intensifying
screen/ sensitive to
screen emitted visible
light) – extra oral films.
Digital image receptor
• Types :
1. DIRECT: (CCD) , (CMOS)
2. INDIRECT :(PSP)
X-ray machine patient tissues receptor processing radiographic image
processing
CHEMICAL DIGITAL
Chemical processing
Exposed &non
X-ray beam Exposed film
exposed crystals
Stages
Stage 1: Development
Stage 2: Washing
Stage 3: Fixation
Stage 4: Washing
Stage 5: Drying
Chemical processing
Digital processing
Digital processing
Digital processing
Digital processing
Digital processing
The End