title: Quality assurance: 2. The image receptor, the darkroom and processing.
abstract: Number 1 of the series, which presents the 'core knowledge' on radiography, is designed to help the dentist produce the highest quality radiographs and appears in two parts. Part 1 discussed the identification of problems and how to solve those related to operator technique and the X-ray set, whilst this article will comment on difficulties with the image receptor, the darkroom and processing.
authors.affiliation: Turner Dental School, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Horner
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011786:Quality Control; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000592:standards*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000592:standards*; D014962:X-Ray Film / Q000592:standards*