Why are xrays printed on a clear piece of plastic and held up to a light box, instead of just black ink on white paper?

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Why are xrays printed on a clear piece of plastic and held up to a light box, instead of just black ink on white paper?

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They’re not just printed on paper, they’re analog photographs. The x-rays go through your body and turn the chemicals on the film black–unless they’re absorbed by something dense like your bones, that part of the image stays white.

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