title: Cost-effective poster and print production with digital camera and computer technology.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this report is to describe a cost-effective method for producing black-and-white prints and color posters within a radiology department.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using a high-resolution digital camera, personal computer, and color printer, the average cost of a 5 x 7 inch (12.5 x 17.5 cm) black-and-white print may be reduced from $8.50 to $1 each in our institution. The average cost for a color print (8.5 x 14 inch [21.3 x 35 cm]) varies from $2 to $3 per sheet depending on the selection of ribbons for a color-capable laser printer and the paper used. For a 30-panel, 4 x 8 foot (1.2 x 2.4 m) standard-sized poster, the cost for materials and construction is approximately $100.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1088, USA.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Henson
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Gelfand
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boehme
mesh_terms: D003308:Copying Processes / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D011859:Radiography; D012984:Software