Comparison of conventional and digital chest radiography
| Conventional | Digital | |
| Examination time | Longer; film development required | Shorter; can be viewed immediately; no film development required |
| Post-processing manipulation (e.g. magnification, windowing, greyscale inversion) | Not possible | Possible; in the case of under- or over-exposed film, they do not need to be repeated, so the patient's radiation exposure is also reduced |
| Graphic quality | Lower | Higher |
| Storage | Storage space is required; chemicals and films are highly polluting | Completed films can be stored digitally, which can be viewed simultaneously and remotely |
| Interpretation time | Prolonged | Shorter |
| Price | More expensive | Cheaper |
| Accessibility | More complicated | Easier |