scan or photo of xray

[Mia Johnson]

Hi, I've logged onto this board to ask if anyone can tell me how to make a computer scan of an xray, or take a digital photo of it. I just get black when I try. Much appreciated.

[Mark]

try using a piece of black paper on top of the x-ray ????

welcome to speedguide :)

[poptom]

Hello, Mia

A scanner won't do it so use a camera. It needs to be lit from the back. A light table (as used for sorting slides) would work.

Try taping it to a window and let sunlight shine through it. You'd probably need to use a tripod.

[Set]

http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/set1/myarm1.jpg


Like that? just poped it in the scaner

[Mia Johnson]

Okay -- how did you do that!! I also tried just "popping" the xray into my scanner but just got black... I was resigned to taking a photo with the xray on the window.

[poptom]

Well, I expected it to be black because I didn't think there would be enough reflected light.

Set, did you use a transparency adapter?

[Set]

Nope just poped it in my scaner and hit scan


Its a Hp scanjet 2200c

[RoundEye]

I've scanned mine before and they came out just fine.

[poptom]

Well, OK.

I may have been wrong on something once before, too.