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Making the transition from analog to digital could bring several advantages to X-Ray Imaging. These would include improvement in contrast and other aspects of image quality by means of image processing Digitally Computed Radiography (DR) systems use equipment similar to conventional radiography except that in place of an X-Ray film, an imaging plate is used to create the digital image, which is then transferred to a computer using digital transfer method. X-Ray films are no longer taken to a darkroom or an automatic film processor to be developed in chemical tanks but With Computed Radiography, the imaging plate transfers digitally to the computer to appear on the screen. the digital image can then be viewed and be contrasted or colour-enhanced for better visibility. Digital Images can be documented on CD’S or printed on high-quality paper or simple viewed on a computer monitor.
X-rays are commonly produced by accelerating (or decelerating) charged particles; examples include a beam of electrons striking a metal plate in an X-ray tube and a circulating beam of electrons in a synchrotron particle accelerator or storage ring. In addition, highly excited atoms can emit X-rays with discrete wavelengths characteristic of the energy level spacings in the atoms. The X-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum falls far outside the range of visible wavelengths. However, the passage of X-rays through materials, including biological tissue, can be recorded with photographic films and other detectors. The analysis of X-ray images of the body is an extremely valuable medical diagnostic tool.
X-rays are a form of ionizing radiation—when interacting with matter, they are energetic enough to cause neutral atoms to eject electrons. Through this ionization process the energy of the X-rays is deposited in the matter. When passing through living tissue, X-rays can cause harmful biochemical changes in genes, chromosomes, and other cell components. The biological effects of ionizing radiation, which are complex and highly dependent on the length and intensity of exposure, are still under active study (see radiation injury). X-ray radiation therapies take advantage of these effects to combat the growth of malignant tumours.