Job Description for X-Ray Film Developer.

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X-Ray Film Developer:

Working under supervision Chief X-Ray Film Developer, resposible for developing x-ray films, operating, monitoring and maintaining the film processing equipment used in radiology department. 

Haji Tarmizi Mohamad
Chief X-Ray Film Developer

As an X-Ray Film Developer …a few things been educated in the care and handling of Automatic Prosessors and knowledgeable in x-ray film processing procedures such as:

• Using developing and fixing chemicals in automatic processing equipment.
• Proper cleaning and maintenance methods.
• Appropriate safety precautions associated with processing equipment and chemical.
• Quality control issues as they relate to x-ray film processing.
• The basic principles of the radiography process and the factors that affect the quality of the radiograph.

When an X-ray film has been exposed, exposed radiographs that should be processed as soon as possible. X-ray film cassettes  are only to be opened in the darkroom or under safe-light conditions. A safelight should be at least four feet from the work bench and processor feed tray, and the bulb should be not greater than 15 watt. Safe-light conditions must be maintained when transferring the film from the X-ray film cassette to Automatic processor.

Automatic film processor

Essential functions:-

1. Sets up and operates equipment to process x-ray film by removes exposed films from cassetes and places films in automatic processors then cleans and reloads cassettes.
2. Maintain proper operating parameters of the processing equipment by cleaning processors on daily basic, washing the rollers,changing the water flow in the tank then calibrates processors as nesessary.
3. Checks processor and reports malfuntions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
4. Maintain and operates silver recovery units.
5. Mixes and maintains proper developer and fixer replinisher levels.
6. Maintains darkroom work areas in a clean and orderly manner.
7. Maintain inventory of x-ray film.

X-ray film cassette 

Other Functions:-

• Registered the patients and assist onto examination table.
• Makes copies of x-ray films as ordered by the Radiologist for learning and teaching purposes.
• Assists the filing and tracing x-ray films/reports.

Since the using of fully PACS System
in the Hospital USM, they were later
promoted to the office management.

Chik and Harsiah in the darkroom

Yahya and Mawardi in the darkroom

Related link: Manual Film Processing