Advantages

• No silver based film or chemicals; instead a computer is used.
• Exposure times are a fraction of typical film exposures, which reduces occupational exposure to radiographers in field applications and is more economical.
• Image acquisition is much faster; commonly one minute instead of seven minutes, as with conventional radiography.
• By adjusting image brightness and/or contrast, a wide range of thicknesses may be examined in one exposure, unlike conventional film based radiography, which may require a different exposure or multiple film speeds in one exposure to cover wide thickness range in a component. Computed radiography often requires fewer re-shots due to under- or over-exposure.
• Images can be enhanced digitally to aid in interpretation.
• Images can be stored on disk or transmitted for off-site review.
• Ever growing technology makes the CR more affordable than ever today. With Chemicals, dark room storage and staff to organize them, you could own a CR for the same monthly cost while being environmentally conscious, depending upon the size of the Radiographic Operation.