Use of X-ray film: technical discussion with example images

[Randy]

what scanner are you using, randy? Those mushrooms looks nice from here.

v750.

[A9tm]

I'm googling around but can somebody tell me where I can buy some mammo film please? I see on zzmedical who sell Sony Blue Thermal mammography film, but I'm wondering is it laser print film or conventional film? Sony's webpage didn't help much, they didn't supply any detail. I highly appreciate your advises.

[Andrew O'Neill]

http://www.spectrumxray.com/film_mammography.html

andrew

[A9tm]

Thanks Andrew.

I only found 24x30 cm mammo films, seems I have to cut it down to 8x10".

[Raffay]

@Corran What a beautiful picture, I wish I could snap something like that.

[gbogatko]

Abandoned church, Long Pond Ironworks, NJ
Plain green Xray film -- one side stripped.

[gbogatko]

Boring out a steam valve.
ALCO #60, RIngos NJ
Plain green xray - one side stripped. Schneider 165/8.

[gbogatko]

Can somebody offer a little help to the old and feeble? I've been through this thread and seen several comments about, yes you do strip the back emulsion, no you don't strip the back emulsion...but I don't get it.

What is the advantage of stripping the emulsion, and how do you strip just the back emulsion without stripping it all? Forgive me if this was answered somewhere in here, but I went through the whole thread and didn't find it.

Stripping cuts down contrast. Makes scanning and silver printing a lot more controllable.

[gbogatko]

Plain green 8x10 xray, not stripped, scanned.
Heliar 300 wide open

[gbogatko]

Plain green 8x10 xray, not stripped, scanned.
Verito 14" at f/8.