DR (Digital Radiography)

Technical

Direct digital radiography with a flat panel detector (FPD). The detector converts X-rays directly into an electrical signal using materials such as amorphous selenium (direct conversion) or scintillators coupled to photodiodes (indirect conversion). It offers immediate acquisition, low dose and wide exposure latitude.

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