Photo shot with X-ray film

[Brian Bullen]

Gene, I found this site in searching for x-ray film:
http://xray-film-discounts.com/catal...f8d6f8920c73bf
I haven't ordered from them so I can't speak to their reputation.

[DeBone75]

OK so it's $25 and change.
http://www.xraysupercenter.com/searc...SortOrder=DESC

[paul stimac]

) and the supply isn't going to dry up any time soon.

Our local hospital and vet clinic just got a digital x-ray machines...

[Gene McCluney]

Our local hospital and vet clinic just got a digital x-ray machines...

Maybe you can talk them into giving you their stock of X-ray film for your pictorial use.

[EdWorkman]

In googling for xray supplies I have found many interesting things
Such as
Film processing hangers for some "ULF" sizes [like 7x17]
Plastic reeld for 70, 90 100 mm film x13 ft
If anybody cares I can post some urls [I think]

[DanJones]

just another thought...has anyone tried Diafine?

[Gene McCluney]

I have attached a comparison shot, Blue sensitive X-ray film rated at between ISO 50 and ISO 100, and Fomapan 200 rated at ISO 100. The X-ray film was developed in HC-110-b for about 2 minutes, the Fomapan in HC_110b for about 3.5 minutes.
The small file size permitted here does not allow a big enough image to show that the Fomapan image is sharper.

[ronlamarsh]

I'm curious as to why there's emulsion on both sides. The phosphorous panel in an x-ray machine would be between the x-ray object and the film, correct? Anyhow, this is still way cool. What are good sources for x-ray film (in 8x10). Thanks. Paul

There is emulsion on both sides because the cassettes(film holders) used have cesium iodied intensifying screens on both sides that glow during the x-ray exposure and yes double emulsion builds density faster being exposed on both sides. The industry went this direction to reduce exposure for the patient. Before intensifying screens the film was single emulsion and used in a paper cassette(oragami nightmare) but the exposure was extremely long and suffered from motion artifacts and of course the patient suffered also from increased dose: the use of intensifying screens cut the dose by by 90%. If you can find film intended for mamography it is single emulsion, what I have is blu/green sensitive, high contrast with very fine grain and high sharpness as it was used to detect calcifications down to 100 microns, but.....you had to have the processing correct. The tests i have done with the stuff I have show it needs an asa rating of about 50 to get good shadow detail. I rate it this low as most of these film have a long toe but once you hit the straight portion of the curve its STRAIGHT all the way out to a density of 4 b+f