Our commitment to the environment extends into the technology Advanced Medical Center utilizes. Computed radiography (CR), also known as digital X-rays, requires no chemical processing and creates no hazardous wastes. Additionally, the ability to accent and enhance X-rays taken can reduce the need for retakes up to 90%, thus decreasing a patient's exposure to radiation.

How CR Works
Phosphor coated imaging plates are used in CR to capture X-rays as they pass through the patient.  To alter their properties, trace impurities are added to the phosphor materials, which when irradiated, store the radiation in their altered crystalline structure. When stimulated by additional light energy of the proper wavelength, this "trapped" energy forms the latent image.

Recycle and Reuse
Computed radiography works very much like conventional radiography, including the capturing equipment. Phosphor plates, like film, are stored in cassette format; however, they are reusable. Once a plate is exposed, it is processed in a CR unit that scans and translates the contents in to digital data. This data can be imaged on computer screens or printers and also archived for future use.