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DARK ROOM ILLUMINATION &

CARE AND MAINTAINANCE OF DARK ROOM

BY,
SNEHA RAVICHANDRAN
2ND BSc MIT
MODERATOR: NINAN SIR
TYPES

GENERAL WHITE LIGHT SAFE LIGHT


GENERAL WHITE LIGHT

LIGHT THAT CONTAINS ALL THE WAVELIGHT OF A VISIBLE


LIGHT AT APPOX. EQUAL INTENSITIES, AS IN SUNLIGHT OR THE
LIGHT FROM WHITE HOT SOLIDS
PLACEMENT
CLOSE TO THE CEILING
MODERATE IN INTENSITIES
CENTRALLY PLACED
WHY DO WE NEED IT
DISADVANTAGE
SAFE
LIGHTS
DIM, COLOURED,
LIGHTINGS WHICH
PROVIDES
SUFFICIENT
ILLUMINATION BY
WHICH ONE CAN
HANDLE, MANUPLATE
& PROCESS FILMS
ALL WAYS REMEMBER..
NO SAFELIGHTS ARE PURELY SAFE
ME PART OF THE LIGHTS COLOURS GETS EMITTE
SAFE LIGHT FILTERS1: PLAIN GLASS
2: COLOURED
1 GELATIN LAYER
3: DIFFUSING GLASS
2

3
ULTRA VIOLET
BLUE
GREEN
RED
INFRA RED
PRINCIPLE

RED LIGHT
ULTRA VIOLET
BLUE
GREEN

RED

INFRA RED
YELLOW LIGHT
TYPES

DIRECT INDIRECT
ILLUMINATION TO WORK PLACE DISTANCE

DIRECT INDIRECT

1.2m HIGH FROM THE WORK PLACE 2.1m HIGH FROM THE WORKPLACE
SAFELIGHTS TEST
24 cm
35 cm 24 cm

30 cm

30 cm
30 cm

PAPER CARD X-RAY FILM


RESULT
WHEN WE SHOULD DO THIS

NEW DARKROOM
NEW EMULSION OR A NEW PROCCESING AGENT IS
INTRODUCED
NEW SAFELIGHT IS INTRODUCED
NEW FILMS
CARE AND MAINTAINENCE
OF DARKROOM
AIM
TO PROVIDE HIGHER QUALITY OF IMAGE
WITH GOOD CONTRAST BY LOWEING
THE RADIATION DOSE TO THE PATIENT
THIS CAN BE ACHIVED BY KEEPING A
GOOD CARE AND MAINTAINANCE
CARE TAKERES OF DARKROOM

RADIOLOGISTS
&
EQUIPMENT MAINTAINER
RADIOLOGISTS

MAIN MEMBER OF THE QUALITY CONTROL


KNOWS ALL ABOUT IN AND OUT OF DARKROOM ie.
IMAGING DEPARTMENT
ALWAYS/MOST OF THE TIME BE WITH THE DARKROOM
FOR A FEW PROBLEMS RADIOLOGISTS THEMSELVES
SOLVE THE PROBLEM
ALSO SELECTS THE BEST DOCTOR FOR THE PROBLEM
EQUPMENT MAINTAINER

EXPERT IN MEDICAL IMAGING


ENGINERING
RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING TEST
FOR PERFORMANCE OF THE IMAGING
SYSTEMS SEMI/ANNUALLY
TASKS
DAILY
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUATERLY
SEMIANNUALLY
DAILY TASKS
DARKROOM CLEANLENESS

FIRST TASK BEFORE AND AFTER A DAYS WORK


DARK ROOM SHOULD BE WIPPED CLEAN
TO MINIMIZE IMAGE ARTIFACTS LIKE DUST OR
FINGERPRINTS DARKROOM AND HANDS
SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN
EATING SMOKING OR DRINKING ARE NOT ONLY
PROHIBETED BUT EVEN THEIR ENTRY IS
PROHIBETED
PROCESSOR MAINTAINANCE

THE PROCESSOR TANKS AND RACKS SHOULD BE


CLEANED
USE OF ONLY THOSE DEVELOPERS,
REPLENISHERS,FIXERS & DEVELOPING AGENTS AS
SUGESTED BY THE MANUFACTURE
WEEKLY TASKS
SCREEN CLEANLINESS
SCREENS AND CASSETTES SHOULD BE CLEANED WEEKLY TO AVOID ARTIFACTS
WHICH COULD LEAD TO A WRONG DIAGNOSIS
IF LIQUID CLEANERS USED THEN THE SCREEN SHOULD BE LET UNTOUCHED FOR
AN AIR DRY
IF COMPRESSED AIR IS USED THEN, ENSURE THAT AIR IS FREE FROM
CONTAMINANTS
VIEWBOX

VIEWING SURFACES SHOULD BE CLEANED BY A WINDOW CLEANER AND A SOFT


PAPER TO ENSURE ALL THE MARKINGS ARE REMOVED
THE BOX SHOULD BE VISUALLY INSPECTED TO ENSUR ITS WORKING CONDITIONS
MONTHLY TASK
VISUAL CHECKING
IT IS A MONTHLY ROUTINE TO CHECK EACH AND EVERY
EQUPMENT IN THE DARKROOM FOR ITS WORKING CONDITIONS
THE EQUPMENTS LIKE IMAGING SYSTEMS, LIGHTING,
PROCESSING VIEWING MECHANICAL & AUTOMATIC LOCKING
SYSTEMS OF DOORS AND ETC
THE RADIOLOGIST SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL THIS
EQUPMENTS ARE IN GOOD CONDITIOND AND THESE SHOULD
BE RECORDED
Quarterly task
REPEAT ANALYSIS
THIS IS A PROCEDURE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER
AND CAUSE OF REPEATED X RAYS
THIS GIVES US AN OVERALL CONDIONS WHERE WE NEED TO
IMPROVE LIKE EFFECENCY, REDUCE UNNESSESARY PATIENT DOSE
AND COST
REPEAT RATE(%) = NO.OF REPEATED FILMS x 100
TOTAL NO. OF FILMS
SEMIANNUAL TASKS
SCREEN-FILM CONTACT

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN INTESIFING


SEREENS AND FILMS IN A CASSETTE
IF THERE IS A POOR CONTACT IN BETWEEN THESE TWO THE
THIS MIGHT LEAD TO IMAGE BLURNESS RESULTING IN LOSS
OF DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION
COMPRESSION

ANALYSIS OF COMPRESSION PADS IN MAMMOGRAPHY SHOWS THE RANGE OF


COMPRESSION THE EQUPMENT ALLOWS
THIS ENSURES THAT THE COMPRESSION IS NEITHER MORE WHICH MIGHT LEAD
TO PATIENT DISCOMFORT OR TOO LESS WHICH HINDERS THE EQUALTY OF
THICKNESS WHICH LEADS TO REDUCED IMAGE CONTRAST
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