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 aren’t “printed” they are a photographic exposure with the “film” reacting to the X-rays to produce a negative as happened with cameras before digital cameras existed.

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