I’m reluctant to step in here where
experts might have a different opinion, but it’s my feeling that x-rays
and film (not moving image) should be treated like other photographic
materials, especially like negatives. My impression is that x-rays are
negatives and should be preserved as such: housed in PAT-safe materials
(whether polyester or paper), stored flat if possible or if vertical then
supported in a relatively tight environment so they do not curl.
If the “g banding” film is motion-picture
film, it should be supported on a reel (preferably archivally safe plastic) and
stored vertically. (All media that are stored on reels should be allowed
to hang from the reel instead of being stored flat, to avoid scoring edges of
imperfectly wound tape or film).
For more information on visual materials,
I’d recommend the IMAGELIB listserv (http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=IMAGELIB&H=LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU)
or the Association of Moving Image Archivists site and listserv (http://www.amianet.org/).
The
(usual disclaimer—my opinion, not my
institution, etc.)
Arel
Archives/Special Collections Librarian
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Prescott Campus
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2006 8:52 AM
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Subject: Re: faint cry for help -
x-rays and other medical material
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I
have some film, unknown type, that is used to show g banding of chromosomes.
FY
- Definition of g banding:
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Lesley W. Brunet
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University of
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713-563-3650 (fax)
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I am loathe to trouble you all with a small
problem from the far edge of civiliztion
'but'
Can some kind soul point me to
or supply some standards for the long term storage
of x-rays. we have some
my sincere thanks
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