Re: Are digital x-rays betterthan film?

I have not seen any being sold second-hand. First figure the cost of a
networked PC in each treatment room. Add in the cost for a PC where you are
going to scan the plates. After this, the system is usually about $16K USD.
IF you check how much money you spend using film in a year (include cost for
film, chemistry, chemical disposal, processor parts, labor to change the
water every day, labor to change chemistry every few weeks, labor to
duplicate images, labor to mount images, cost of film mounts, labor spent
trying to find film images that fall out of charts, etc.). I think you will
find that a digital x-ray system has a ROI of 2-4 years and is free after
that. Your recurring cost will be the vinyl wrappers and replacing 2-4
plates a year if they get scratched. Wrappers are 13 cents each and plates
are less than $25 each.

I use Gendex. I know people who are happy with ScanX. Both have advantages
and disadvantages. Cost is very close. Footprint and scanner height are
slightly different. One will load and scan a single images faster, While
the other is quicker to load a FMx or PanX/CephX

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Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S.
Michigan, USA
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in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
your health.
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"StovePipe" <stove99pipeTRA@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dr Steve <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The only time I have to wait for an image is validating length during
>> endo
>> procedures. I suggest offices go phosphor plate with one sensor for
>> endos.
>> JMHO.
>
> Do you have any brand names to recommend? Have these things been around
> long enough for there to be a second-hand market?
>
> Thanks
> SP
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> Finally: take out the TRASHH


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