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    X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Hi all,

    Is there x-ray film with emulsion on just one side available?

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    This Mammographic xray films are only single sided.
    Fuji UM-MA
    Agfa HDR C Plus
    CEA CA-Plus

    The Carestrem MIN-R-EV films are douple side coated.

    Standard xray films for medical or technical works are all douple side coated.

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Some Agfa films for nondestructive testing is one sided. Their labels show the notch code.
    “You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?”

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Thanks guys - where can I get the mentioned films for 8x10?

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Quote Originally Posted by pkr1979 View Post
    Thanks guys - where can I get the mentioned films for 8x10?
    8x10"? Not easy, I know this film only in 18x24cm and 24x30cm
    Otherwise you can cut it out the 24x30cm sheets.
    Can be done under red light. I cut my 9x12cm sheets out of the 18x24cm ones.

    https://roentgenexpress.de/c/mammo-filme

    Here I buy my xray films.
    It is not so easy to find sellers to give this film to private customers.
    Maybe someone has an other shop in Europe?

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Yes but nearly extinct

    I tried Industrial but it very expensive

    And heavily packaged
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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Does it matter much if its coated on one or two sides for contact copies though?

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Quote Originally Posted by pkr1979 View Post
    Does it matter much if its coated on one or two sides for contact copies though?
    I find it very difficult to develope the douple coated films, I always getting a lot of scratches on one side.
    Single coated sheets are much easier to handle.
    I tried a few sheets of the cheap CEA douple coated films and the reasults are very sharp, the grey scale is great but the rear were scratches. I stamped it away but this is a silly job.
    Here is a sample, taken with an uncoated Voigtlander Skopar 4.5/360mm


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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Thanks for sharing arri - great shot.

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    Re: X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

    Doesn't help on your pursuit of a single sided but I shoot Agfa Radiomat Full speed blue 8x10. I cut some sheets down for my 4x5. With both sizes I have hangers and thats helped tremendously on the scratches. Using Pyro staining developers has helped some but doesn't remove it altogether. I got some Kodak hardening fixer I intend to use when switching over to D23 as my developer. Ive seen where people will use bleach on a paper towel on the non exposed side to remove the emulsion which would help for that but have yet to try it though I've seen it done.

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