X-ray film with emulsion on one side only

[pkr1979]

Hi all,

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

Cheers
Peter

[arri]

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.

[Michael Jones]

Some Agfa films for nondestructive testing is one sided. Their labels show the notch code.

[pkr1979]

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

[arri]

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?

[Tin Can]

Yes but nearly extinct

I tried Industrial but it very expensive

And heavily packaged

[pkr1979]

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

[arri]

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

[pkr1979]

Thanks for sharing arri - great shot.

[JsCo81]

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.