title: Use of fast x-ray film for low-influence biological electron microscopy at 100 kV and 1000 kV.
abstract: A user evaluation has been made by electron microscopists of an X-ray film for routine electron microscopy. The recent improvements in mammographic X-ray films, with the attempt to reduce the patient dose required to produce a high-resolution mammogram, have resulted in some useful films for medium- and high-voltage electron microscopy. They can yield essential cytological information with a reduction of the electron fluence (exposure) applied to the specimen of more than an order of magnitude compared with conventional electron-microscope films. Their use is indicated in situations where beam damage is severe.
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008327:Mammography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage