To diagnose bone breakage, problems regarding abdomen and lungs most effective medium is the radiography. Computerized radiography is one part of radiography and is same as conventional radiography. In computerized radiography instead of using imaging films, imaging plates are used. Therefore, to get image there is no need of developing the film but just have to run the imaging plate through the scanner. Scanning helps in reading and digitizes the image. After scanning, images can viewed and enhanced using specific software.

Plates used in computerized radiography, are coated with photo-stimutable storage phosphor. Plate stores the radiation received at each point from local electron energies. Measurement of the image is based on the simple phenomenon of energy radiation. In scanner, scanning laser beam brings the electron from excited level to lower level by radiating the energy from electrons. This released energy is used to read the digital image. Careful use of the imaging plate helps to work for thousand of reuses. By exposing the plate to room level fluorescent light, removal of unwanted images is easy. During the scanning in computerized radiography, images are encrypted to keep original data secure.

Computerized radiography is advantageous than direct radiography as there is no need of chemicals and films to get the images. In computerized radiography images can directly observed through the computer. Use of computer shortens the availability time of images from several minutes to one minute. Besides this adjustment and examination of the thickness is made easy by just aligning the brightness. Because of these over and under shots, computerized radiography need less re-shots. Storage of the images is also easy in case of the computerized radiography. During this process, images can be stored on the disk or can easily be transmitted for off site reviews.

Plate breakage and damages in the computerized radiography, is much less than direct radiography. In direct radiography, one can view image immediately after the exposure but cannot store for long duration where as in the computerized radiography image storing is possible. Because of these advantages over direct or any other radiography, computerized radiography has become popular.

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