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Radiography in Modern Industry - Kodak

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Although the l<strong>in</strong>es of an exposure chart are normally straight, they should <strong>in</strong> most cases becurved--concave downward. The straight l<strong>in</strong>es are convenient approximations, suitable for mostpractical work, but it should be recognized that <strong>in</strong> most cases they are only approximations. Thedegree to which the conventionally drawn straight l<strong>in</strong>e approximates the true curve will vary,depend<strong>in</strong>g on the radiographic conditions, the quality of the expos<strong>in</strong>g radiation, the materialradiographed, and the amount of scattered radiation reach<strong>in</strong>g the film.In addition, time, temperature, degree of activity, and agitation of the developer are all variablesthat affect the shape of the characteristic curve and should therefore be standardized. When, <strong>in</strong>hand process<strong>in</strong>g, the temperature or the activity of the developer does not correspond to theorig<strong>in</strong>al conditions, proper compensation can be made by chang<strong>in</strong>g the time accord<strong>in</strong>g tomethods described <strong>in</strong> "Control of Temperature and Time". Automated processors should becarefully ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed and cleaned to achieve the most consistent results. In any event, thegreatest of care should always be taken to follow the recommended process<strong>in</strong>g procedures.<strong>Radiography</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Modern</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> 86

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