title: Point/Counterpoint. A major advantage of digital imaging for general radiography is the potential for reduced patient dose so film/screen systems should be phased out as unnecessarily hazardous.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Medical School and San Carlos University Hospital, Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain. eliseov@med.ucm.es
authors.forename: Eliseo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vano
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Faulkner
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D018795:Device Approval; D005373:Film Dosimetry; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens