Direct digital radiography (DR) is a method of digital radiography that replaces the conventional radiographic cassette and film with a flat panel detector that acts as the digital imaging sensor. The detector connected to a computer converts the X-ray beams into electrical pulses and then into an image that can be viewed immediately after exposure. In veterinary clinics, the flat panel detector may be affixed to an X-ray table or attached to a DR computer by a wire cable.

Digital radiography has become the gold standard in veterinary practices, even since its introduction over 15 years ago. What started out as a costly investment when first launched has now become mainstream and affordable.

SOURCE: https://www.examvuedigitalxray.com/2020/01/30/the-rise-of-digital-radiography-in-veterinary-medicine/