With the wealth of clinical applications and diverse systems choices, digital X-ray units are steadily gaining acceptance by technologists and physicians alike for the ease of use of digital images over film-based X-ray, according to a study by Frost & Sullivan (Palo Alto, California).

Though prices still limit wide-scale market penetration, manufacturers are responding with decreasing selling prices annually as well as offering a range of systems that can benefit both large hospitals and smaller private practice groups.