Re: The future of 35mm film

On 30 Oct 2005 05:34:07 -0800, "Scott W" <biphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>Murray wrote:
>> I have seen these arguments before but stayed out.
>>
>> However the other day at work (the OR) i suddenly
>> realised that X-rays are still presented on (large)
>> film. This includes magnetic imaging and CT scans.
>> The film makers aren't going to let that market go.
>>
>> I see a long life for silver based images simply
>> because of the guarantee that they will be readable
>> many years from now, unlike, perhaps, digital.
>
>X-rays are all going digital. Even here in our little town in the
>middle of nowhere our hospital is changing to digital X-ray.
>
>Photographic paper is by far the best output choice for photos in terms
>of just about everything but just because photographic paper is still
>being made does not film will have to be made.
>
>For myself I have a fairly large number of prints made on photographic
>paper each year, I would say about as many as I had made when I was
>shooting film.
>
>Scott

Look into the PACS regulations and the HIPPA regulations too.
Hospitals are going to be FORCED into maintaining ALL X-Rays for a
minimum of 7 years now. Digital has GOT to be the way they will go
simply for storage costs. Think.... How much does that store room in a
major hospital cost in lost revenue were it to be converted into
patient uses??

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