Showing posts with label Digital Radiography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digital Radiography. Show all posts

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Week 2 - Digital Intra Oral X-Ray Sensors - The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Part 2

Digital Intra Oral X-Ray Sensors

-Good Image Quality - Part 1
-Reliability - Part 2
-Price - Part 3
-Functionality - Part 4

Reviewed Sensors:
-Eva by Dent-X (AFP Imaging)
-SuniRay-Suni Corporation (Orange Dental)
-Dixi 3-Planmeca
-Dexis Platinum-Dexis
-CDR Elite-Schick
-Kodak RVG6100- Kodak (Owned By Carestream Now)

Part 2: Reliability

Reliability seems like a very difficult item to judge. Digital X-Ray companies do not fall under the same systems that govern auto parts or other industrial items where the failure rate is known to a very good accu........ Read the rest of the Week 2 - Digital Xray Sensor Review here!

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Week 1 - Digital Intra Oral X-Ray Sensors - The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Part 1

The topic is Digital Intra Oral X-Ray Sensors

-A device with either a CCD or CMOS sensor (just like in your digital camera except bigger) and then a coding or solid filter that converts X-rays to light that the sensor can read. Some medical digital X-Ray uses a specially charged plate that can read the X-ray directly without conversion. I do not believe any company is currently using this technology in dental............. Read the rest of the Week 1 - Digital Intra Oral X-ray Sensors - The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Part 1 article here!