3-50. TIME COMPENSATION FOR TEMPERATURE CHANGES
a. Processing solutions should be maintained at the optimum 68F, but some
compensation can be made for temperature variations within limits by increasing or
decreasing the time of development in accordance with Table 3-3. For the higher
temperatures, shorter developing times are required, while for lower temperatures,
longer times are necessary to maintain uniform radiographic density.
b. The ideal method is to use the time-temperature system that accurately
compensates for temperature differences with the correct time of development. X-ray
film may be developed satisfactorily without special treatment at any temperature
between 60and 75F as long as the temperature differences are compensated for by
appropriate developing times. The lower temperatures in this optimum range, although
permitting shorter development times, are closer to the zone in which processing
defects may begin to appear on the radiograph.
RAPID X-RAY DEVELOPER
BASIC DEVELOPMENT AT 68F
TEMPERATURE (FAHRENHEIT)
THREE MINUTES
FIVE MINUTES
60
5 Minutes
8 Minutes
62
4 Minutes
6 Minutes
64
4 Minutes
6 Minutes
66
3 Minutes
5 Minutes
68
3 Minutes
5 Minutes
70
2 Minutes
4 Minutes
72
2 Minutes
4 Minutes
74
2 Minutes
3 Minutes
75
1 Minutes
3 Minutes
NOTE: Solution is maintained by frequent additions of replenisher solutions.
Table 3-3. Development times for replenisher systems at various temperatures.
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