Radiographic system for orthopedic imaging

A radiographic system, comprising:

• a store of low crossover sensitometrically asymmetrical radiographic elements, each said radiographic element having nominally the same composition and at least one emulsion layer on both the back and front sides of a support;
• a plurality of cassettes, each said cassette having a housing, front and back intensifying screens and a receiving site for said radiographic element disposed between said front and back intensifying screens;
• said cassettes further comprising a first cassette and a second cassette, said first cassette providing a photicity ratio of said back emulsion layer-said back intensifying screen to said front emulsion layer-said front intensifying screen of between 5 and 9 when loaded with said radiographic element so that said front and back emulsion layers on said radiographic elements are respectively located adjacent said front and back intensifying screens in said first cassette;
• said second cassette providing a photicity ratio of said back emulsion layer-said back intensifying screen to said front emulsion layer-said front intensifying screen of between 9 and 16 when loaded with said radiographic element so that said front and back emulsion layers on said radiographic element are respectively located adjacent said front and back intensifying screens in said second cassette, and said photicity ratios of said first cassette and said second cassette differ by greater than 1 whereby plurality of flesh and bone imaging exam types can be imaged using said radiographic system.

A radiographic system, comprising:

• a store of low crossover sensitometrically asymmetrical radiographic elements, each said radiographic element having nominally the same composition and at least one emulsion layer on both the back and front sides of a support;
• a plurality of cassettes, each said cassette having a housing, front and back intensifying screens and a receiving site for said radiographic element disposed between the front and back intensifying screens;
• said cassettes further comprising a first cassette and a second cassette, said first cassette providing a photicity ratio of said back emulsion layer-said back intensifying screen to said front emulsion layer-said front intensifying screen of between 2 and 5 when loaded with said radiographic element so that said front and back emulsion layers on said radiographic element are respectively located adjacent said front and back intensifying screens in said first cassette;
• said second cassette providing a photicity ratio of said back emulsion layer-said back intensifying screen to said front emulsion layer-said front intensifying screen of between 9 and 16 when loaded with said radiographic element so that said front and back emulsion layers on said radiographic element are respectively located adjacent said front and back intensifying screens in said second cassette whereby a plurality of flesh and bone imaging exam types can be imaged using said radiograghic system.