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room that is designed for handling and storage of xray film

where the processing of latent image takes place

this is where the radiography starts and ends - loading the cassette with x-ray film and ends with the removal of the film containing the latent image from the cassette

color of the artificial light/safe light

should be large enough to provide space for loadingnloading of cassettes, film storage bins, processing equipment, and other accessories

two section of the processing/dark room

to prevent contamination of the dry section, the wet section must be _ away from the dry section

size of the processing room

location of the processing room

colors of the wall

reflectance of safelight

easy to clean and durable

it will not reflect white light

prohibited color

darkroom must be _ proof

the concrete wall adjacent to the source of radiation/exposure room should be greater than _

darkroom entrances must be _ to protect the radiographic film

modern darkrooms has _

types of darkroom entrances

the simplest and cheapest type if the space is limited

the radiographic films are prone to accidental exposure to white light in this type of entrance

this entrance needs to provide a passbox

also known as the film cassette transfer cabinet

allows the cassette to be passed to the darkroom personnel without opening the darkroom

the passbox must be placed near the _

passbox has an _

this type of entrance has 2 doors

used only when there is darkroom personnel/exclusive in the darkroom

mechanism of lld or ddd

zigzag type

used only when the darkroom is spacious; requires more space

has no doors; people can enter and exit at any moment