Uses a computed radiograph cassette or a digital plate

Projected onto a computer monitor and ready 

Can be postprocessed 

Uses cesium iodide 

time saving 

expensive 

Uses photostimulable phosphor 

Can adapt to a practice 

not time saving 

high maintainace cost 

Director on plate that has phphosphors

plate is on a fin film transistor 

transistor send signals to digital receptor made up of pixels 

pixs get sent to computer where you can post process 

image stays on cassette for 6-8 hours