How to scan an X-ray with a regular scanner

Sometimes an x-ray needs to be scanned. For example, for remote consultation with a doctor or for preparing medical documents. It will be easy to send such images to a medical institution for remote diagnosis, or post them on a medical forum.

The best solution would be to contact centers that specialize in providing specialized services. However, prices for it can be steep, and there may simply not be such centers in your city. Then the only solution is to do everything yourself.

Instructions for scanning an X-ray with a regular scanner

1. First you need to clean the glass of the device using special wipes for office equipment. This must be done especially carefully so that the final photo does not contain any extraneous dots or spots that make it difficult to read.
2. Place the photo in your device. Do not close the lid.
3. Provide as much light as possible in the room.
4. Go to settings (on your computer or the device itself). Set the expansion value to the maximum (600 and above).

If the manipulations performed did not bring the desired result, try another method:

1. Place the picture on the glass and cover it with plastic on top. One layer will be enough.
2. There should be no patterns on the polyethylene, and its density should be medium.
3. Install a lamp at a distance of one meter above the device.
4. Also scan at the highest resolution possible.

Which scanners are best suited for the process?

Conventional scanners will not work here. The image will be overexposed and the doctor will not be able to read it. The following scanners are suitable for such an operation:

1. Included with a special attachment for digitizing negatives. The devices are equipped with a second lamp that illuminates the image. These scanners have a special mode function.
2. Devices in which the internal lamp can be turned off. In this case, scanning is performed with the lid open, and the backlight comes from an ordinary lamp located at a distance of about a meter.
3. Having increased photosensitivity.

Most modern medical centers provide their clients with a digital copy of the X-ray image. If, for some reason, you do not have such a copy, then you can try to make it yourself.