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Suitability of resin-coated photographic paper for skin dose measurement during fluoroscopically-guided X-ray procedures

¹ Medical Physics Group, Department of Radiology, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid and ² Medical Physics Service, San Carlos Hospital, 28040 Madrid, Spain

View larger version (32K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Log dose vs grey level pixel value (range from 0 (black) to 255 (white)) is presented for different photographic papers.

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Grey level pixel value versus dose for the selected paper (ILFORD IS1 glossy coated) processed at 31.8°C in an X-ray film automatic processor.

View larger version (13K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. Light sensitometry for ILFORD IS1 glossy coated paper at two different temperatures: developer at ambient temperature; developer at 36°C.

View larger version (72K): [in a new window]   Figure 4. Same irradiation field registered for a patient undergoing a coronary intervention using (a) ILFORD glossy photographic paper IS1 and (b) Kodak EDR film. EDR shows two saturated fields, (A) and (B) not yet saturated using photographic paper.