Buyer's Guide
Long-Length, Full-Spine, and Long-View DR
2026-10-30 · long-length DR · full spine · scoliosis
A full spine is not only a chiropractic study. Orthopedic and pediatric spine practices, neurosurgery, physiatry, and osteopathic physicians use a long film for scoliosis and a standing spine, and so do the imaging centers that shoot for them. Chiropractic is where the one-exposure long panel became everyday equipment, and the 2020 Imaging system is built with that measurement work in mind. The same four detectors are a fair conversation for any of those rooms.
If you want the short version: for most chiropractic full-spine rooms I start with the 2020 Imaging Universal 17×48. One exposure, a preview in under six seconds, and the measurement tools you already use. Fujifilm, Vieworks, and iCRco each have a real place in this conversation. The notes below are there so you can see what each one does well, and tell me what sounds like your room.
Clinics ask for this four ways. A long-length panel. A full-spine detector. A long-view image. A long-form receptor. In an upright room those words describe the same job: the whole spine on one image. Stitching separate 17×17 views is still a great option for most chiropractors, and many offices stay with it for good reason. A long panel is the other path, one exposure, when that is what you want.
Four systems belong in the conversation, and each one earns its place. 20/20 Imaging 17×48 is where a typical chiropractic full-spine room starts. Fujifilm FDR D-EVO GL is one of the original long-length lines, and it firmly deserves its spot here. Vieworks 17×51 offers the longest imaging area on this page, 17 by 51 inches, so more of a tall patient fits on a single image. iCRco iDR-L publishes excellent resolution numbers on a scanning system. That is an earlier technology than a flat panel. A dash means that figure was not published. It is not a zero.
Quotes stay private. Call 720-600-3117. Tell me what you already have, and what you want the room to do.
Panel matrix
The columns are 2020 Imaging, Vieworks, Fujifilm, and iCRco, in equal width. The holder and grid rows come from the 2020 quote. Choose a term and it opens the note below. Each note can return you to that same row, so you do not have to scroll back to the top. A dash means that figure was not published for that system. It is not a zero.
What those words mean for your room
The first bullet is the point. The second is there if you want the reason. Use Back to matrix when you are ready for the next term.
Type
Back to matrix- A flat panel makes the image in one exposure. A scanning system reads the plate after the exposure.
- The 2020, Vieworks, and Fujifilm detectors are amorphous-silicon flat panels. The iCRco iDR-L is a scanning phosphor-plate system. Both approaches cover a long spine. The difference is how the image is made and how the room is built around it.
Active Area (inches)
Back to matrix- This is how much of the patient you actually see on the image.
- A longer area is what keeps the skull or the sacrum from being cut off on a tall patient. Vieworks is 51 inches, Fuji is 49, and the 2020 is 48. Forty-eight inches covers most chiropractic full-spine work, which is why I start there. Extra length is a real advantage when the patient is tall or the view needs more anatomy. Length is one part of the choice, not the only one.
Active Area (mm)
Back to matrix- The same field of view, in millimeters.
- You only need it if you want to check the pixel math yourself. That arithmetic is in the section below.
Pixel Pitch (µm)
Back to matrix- How far apart the pixels are. A smaller number can hold finer detail.
- 139 and 140 microns are where these modern long-length flat panels sit. Fujifilm is published at 150 microns, a little larger. iCRco’s 100-micron figure is its finest scanning mode, and that mode takes longer to read.
Nyquist / Spatial Resolution (LP/mm)
Back to matrix- The finest detail the detector can theoretically record. Higher is finer.
- 3.5 to 3.6 line pairs is where these flat panels are published. iCRco publishes 5.0 in its finest scan mode, and that is a strong number. A published line-pair figure and the image on the reading station are worth looking at together, on every system.
Pixel Matrix (full)
Back to matrix- How many pixels are in the finished image.
- More pixels means more data, not automatically a better diagnosis. It is active area divided by pixel pitch. The 2020 matrix is not printed on the sheet. The math lands on 3064 × 8696.
Bit Depth
Back to matrix- How many shades of gray the detector can separate. 16-bit is 65,536 shades.
- All four are 16-bit. That is enough gray scale for diagnostic work, so this row is not what separates them.
Image Preview Time
Back to matrix- How long you and the patient wait before a usable image is on the screen.
- The 2020 is under six seconds. Fuji’s full-length preview is 9 to 20 seconds. The iCRco is about 55 seconds while the scanner travels the plate. Those are different workflows, and each one is a fit for a different room.
Full Image / Cycle Time
Back to matrix- How long until the full image is ready and you can take the next view.
- Vieworks is about 8 seconds to acquire and 15 before the next shot. Fuji’s full-length cycle is about 26 seconds. The iCRco stays near 55. Cycle time is part of how the day flows. It is one reason among several.
Weight
Back to matrix- What the detector, or the whole stand, weighs.
- In a room where the detector stays in the wall stand, weight rarely decides the purchase. Vieworks and Fuji are both about 43 pounds. The iCRco wall stand is about 100 pounds, because you are looking at the whole stand.
Dimensions
Back to matrix- Whether the detector physically fits the stand and the wall you already have.
- The wall and the stand are measured with you before anyone says a detector will fit.
Scintillator
Back to matrix- The material that turns the X-ray into light the detector can record.
- Cesium iodide (CsI) uses the exposure efficiently, and it is the material I look for on a long panel. The crystals grow like needles, so the light stays in a narrow path to the pixel. GOS and Gadox are powders. Light scatters sideways in the powder, so some of the exposure turns into blur and you generally need more dose for the same clarity. Fujifilm uses GOS and recovers a good part of that with ISS, which reads the light from the side the X-ray hits. The quote names which material you are looking at, because it changes dose.
Data Interface
Back to matrix- How the image leaves the detector and gets to the computer.
- A tethered high-speed cable is a natural fit for a stand that stays on the wall. Fujifilm also uses its power supply and a cable run. The iCRco uses a trigger cable so the generator and the scanner work together.
Trigger Method
Back to matrix- How the detector knows you just exposed.
- Automatic exposure detection works with most generators already in the room, without a new cable. A hard trigger is a cable between the generator and the system, and it is a normal part of some installs. Generator compatibility is confirmed with you so the quote matches the equipment you already have.
Wireless Option
Back to matrix- Whether the detector can work without a data or power cable.
- These four long systems are cabled. A cable is a natural fit when the detector lives in a wall stand. Wireless is a great option on a detector you carry from room to room, and that is a different kind of product.
X-ray Range
Back to matrix- The kVp range the detector is specified for.
- Where it is published, 40 to 150 kVp covers normal diagnostic spine work.
Power
Back to matrix- What has to be plugged in at the stand.
- Fujifilm uses its own power supply, so the outlet at the stand is confirmed before the panel ships. The others use a simpler power connection. Either way, the quote says what the room needs.
Operating Environment
Back to matrix- The temperature and humidity the detector is rated for.
- A normal clinical room is inside that range. This is not a reason to pick one panel over another.
Warranty
Back to matrix- How long the manufacturer stands behind the panel.
- The 2020 panel carries a 60-month manufacturer warranty. Warranty for the others was not on this sheet, so it is written on the quote.
Chiropractic Software
Back to matrix- Whether the tools on the screen are the ones you already use on a film or a tracing.
- Symmetry-Sync, which many of you still call Opal-RAD, is the set I trust for this work: Gonstead, Blair, Orthospinology, Cobb, Penning, labeling, and stitching when a study calls for it. Stitching is still a great option for most chiropractic offices. The other panels can be paired with chiropractic software too. That choice is part of the conversation.
Special Technologies
Back to matrix- The manufacturer’s own processing, dose tools, or scan modes.
- On the 2020, REALISM holds trabecular detail without asking the tube for a heavier exposure. Fuji’s ISS, Virtual Grid, and Dynamic Visualization are a real reason an existing Fuji room stays with Fuji, and a real reason to look at Fuji if the room is new to it. Vieworks can take a 17×34 or 17×17 image on the same panel without pulling it out of the stand.
Generator Compatibility
Back to matrix- Whether the panel will fire with the generator you already own.
- Most automatic-exposure panels work with generators already in the room. The iCRco is designed around a trigger cable, which is a planned part of that install. Generator compatibility is confirmed with you so the quote matches the room.
Manufacturer Location / Support Base
Back to matrix- Who answers the phone on the day the room is down, and where the part ships from.
- 2020 is in Crystal Lake, Illinois. iCRco is in Goleta, California. Fuji’s US office is in Lexington. Vieworks supports the US from Vernon Hills and builds in South Korea. Each of those is a real support path. A closer shipping address often means a shorter down day, and every one of these companies can be reached in the US.
Full-Spine Holder
Back to matrix- What holds the detector on the wall, and whether you can move it for the patient in front of you.
- The 2020 quote includes the wall-mounted Trans-Former™ cabinet: 25 inches of vertical travel and a rotating pivot clutch that turns the panel 90 degrees. Holder details for Fuji and Vieworks were not on this sheet, so they are confirmed with the quote. The iCRco is the wall stand itself.
Grid
Back to matrix- The grid cleans scatter before it reaches the detector. That is what keeps a long-spine image from looking gray.
- The Trans-Former uses a removable 8:1, 103-line parallel grid. Parallel does not lock you to one source-to-image distance (SID) the way a focused grid does. A focused grid is sharpest at one set distance. Parallel stays useful as that distance changes, which helps when the spine is this long. Grid details for the other systems were not on this sheet.
Best For
Back to matrix- The short version, after everything above.
- 2020 when the chiropractic tools and a single-exposure flat panel are the priority. Fuji when the room is already Fuji, or when the dose tools are what you want. Vieworks when you want the longest imaging area, and the shorter views on the same panel. iCRco when a US-made scanning wall stand is the way you want to make the image.
How You Can Confirm The Numbers
The published numbers are here with the arithmetic beside them, so you can see how they were reached. The short version: they agree with the pitches and the areas. The 2020 pixel matrix is not printed in the grid above. The same math lands on 3064 × 8696.
| Check | Formula | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Nyquist | 1 / (2 × 0.139 mm) = 3.60 LP/mm | 3.6 LP/mm |
| Vieworks Nyquist | 1 / (2 × 0.140 mm) = 3.57 LP/mm | 3.5 LP/mm |
| Fuji Nyquist | 1 / (2 × 0.150 mm) = 3.33 LP/mm | 3.3 LP/mm |
| iCRco 100 µm Nyquist | 1 / (2 × 0.100 mm) = 5.0 LP/mm | 5.0 LP/mm |
| 2020 matrix check | 424 mm / 0.139 mm ≈ 3050; 1207 / 0.139 ≈ 8683 | Matches 3064 × 8696 |
| Vieworks matrix check | 432 / 0.140 ≈ 3086; 1295 / 0.140 ≈ 9250 | Matches 3072 × 9216 |
| Fuji matrix check | 8228 × 0.150 mm ≈ 1234 mm; 2832 × 0.150 ≈ 425 mm | Matches active area |
| Weight conversion Vieworks | 19.7 kg × 2.2046 ≈ 43.4 lb | 43 lb |
| DPI from 100 µm | 25.4 mm/in ÷ 0.1 mm = 254 DPI | 254 DPI |
| DPI from 155 µm | 25.4 / 0.155 ≈ 164 DPI | 163 DPI |
| DPI from 200 µm | 25.4 / 0.200 = 127 DPI | 127 DPI |
The arithmetic shows that the published figures agree with each other. Generator compatibility and the wall are confirmed for your room. Warranty options are set by the manufacturer and are confirmed on the quote, not before it.
2020 Imaging Universal 17×48 — where most full-spine rooms start
This is the panel I start with when a chiropractic room wants the full spine in one exposure. Stitching 17×17 images is still a great option for most chiropractors, and it remains in the software when a study calls for it. The 17×48 is the single-exposure path: the upright spine, a preview in under six seconds, cesium, 139 µm, 3.6 LP/mm, and 16-bit. Scoliosis and a full-spine lateral are the studies this detector is built for.
The software is the other half of the decision. Symmetry-Sync, which a lot of doctors still call Opal-RAD, already knows the work: Gonstead, Blair, Orthospinology, George's lines, Cobb, Penning, spine labeling, and stitching when a study calls for it. REALISM™ is the processing that holds trabecular detail while the exposure stays modest. For a chiropractic room that wants those tools with the long panel, this is the combination I start with.
It is a tethered detector, which suits a wall stand that stays in one place. A cable is a reliable way to run a panel that never travels between rooms. Wireless is a great fit for a detector you carry, and that is a different product. This detector is 17 × 48 inches: one exposure of the full spine. Automatic exposure detection works with most generators already on the floor, so a retrofit is a realistic path.
The panel is half of the install. The holder that goes with it is the Universal DR wall-mounted Trans-Former™. It is a full-spine grid cabinet made for this detector: 25 inches of vertical travel, a rotating pivot clutch that turns the panel 90 degrees, and a removable 8:1, 103-line parallel grid. Parallel matters on a long spine because you are not locked to one source-to-image distance (SID), the distance from the tube’s focal spot to the detector, the way a focused grid is. A focused grid is sharpest at one set distance. Parallel stays useful as that distance changes. Covering the full 48 inches takes distance too. A tube set up for a 17×17 at 40 inches will not light this panel from there. Fujifilm’s cart notes ask for about 80 to 95 inches of (SID) to capture a 50-inch field. Eighty-four inches sits inside that range, and it is the distance a chiropractic full-spine film has traditionally been made at. The tube’s anode angle decides the exact number, so it is measured in the room. The panel carries a 60-month manufacturer warranty.
20/20 Imaging is in Crystal Lake, Illinois, a division of Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas. US support is part of what I look at on the day a detector is down, along with the warranty and how the part actually ships. See the 17×48 full-spine panel, the 20/20 Imaging page, and Symmetry-Sync. If the room is ready to be measured, the 17×48 room survey is the next step.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- One exposure of the upright spine, with a preview in under six seconds.
- Cesium scintillator, 139 µm, 3.6 LP/mm, 16-bit.
- Symmetry-Sync already includes Gonstead, Blair, Orthospinology, Cobb, Penning, labeling, and stitching.
- The Trans-Former holder travels 25 inches and turns 90 degrees, with a removable parallel grid.
- A 60-month manufacturer warranty.
Disadvantages
- Lighting all 48 inches takes roughly 80 to 95 inches of (SID), the range Fujifilm publishes for a 50-inch field. Eighty-four inches is a working distance inside that range. A 40-inch room will not cover it.
Fujifilm FDR D-EVO GL — an original long-length line, and still a great one
The FDR D-EVO GL is a no-brainer when the practice already works in Fujifilm, and it is a strong choice when dose tools are the priority. Fujifilm is one of the original digital radiography lines, and it firmly deserves its place on this list. The detector is 17 × 49 inches, 150 µm, 3.3 LP/mm, with a GOS scintillator and ISS (irradiated side sampling). It has its own length, its own processing, and a workflow a Fuji room already understands. If Fujifilm is new to the practice, those same tools are still the reason to look at it.
A full-length preview is 9–20 seconds, and about 6 seconds on a 17×17 segment of the same detector. Preview is how long you wait to see the image. The full cycle is about 26 seconds, or 10 on that smaller segment. Cycle time is how long until the next view can be taken. Weight is about 43 lb. The detector is about 52.7 × 22.3 × 2.0 inches. It connects with a cable to its power unit and Ethernet to the workstation, and it uses its own 120 VAC supply.
The Fujifilm toolset is a real reason to choose it. ISS is how a GOS plate makes use of the exposure: the light is read from the side the X-ray enters. Virtual Grid is Fujifilm’s published claim of up to 50% dose reduction versus a physical grid. Dynamic Visualization and the noise-reduction circuitry, listed at 1.7× DQE (a measure of how efficiently the detector uses the exposure), belong to the same story. SmartSwitch is automatic exposure detection, so most generators do not need a new trigger cable. Generator compatibility is confirmed with you before anything is ordered. Warranty is confirmed on the quote.
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas is in Lexington, Massachusetts. The parent company is in Japan. A US office matters on the day a panel is down. Fujifilm offers a shorter version of a long-view detector. Check out the G80i and Fujifilm’s many other products we sell and service.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- One of the original long-length flat panels, and still a great one: 17 × 49 inches.
- ISS, Virtual Grid, and Dynamic Visualization are a real dose and image toolkit.
- A no-brainer when the office already works in Fujifilm, and a strong look when it does not.
- SmartSwitch sees the exposure on most generators without a new trigger cable.
- A shorter long-view detector, the G80i, is there when 49 inches is more than the room needs.
Disadvantages
- The full cycle is about 26 seconds. Some days that pace is exactly right. Some days you will want the image sooner.
- It uses its own power supply, so the outlet at the stand is part of the plan.
- The scintillator is GOS, a powder, rather than cesium iodide. Cesium grows in needles, so the light from the exposure stays in a narrow path and more of the dose becomes image. In a powder the light scatters sideways before it reaches the pixel, which costs sharpness and usually costs dose. ISS reads Fujifilm’s plate from the side the X-ray enters, and that recovers a real part of what the powder loses. It does not make GOS into cesium.
- Fujifilm’s cart notes ask for about 80 to 95 inches of SID to capture the full 50-inch field. The room has to have that distance.
Vieworks VIVIX-S 17×51 — the longest field on this page
Active area is how much of the patient fits on the image. The Vieworks VIVIX-S 1751S is the longest on this page: 17 × 51 inches (430 × 1290 mm). On a tall patient, those extra inches are what keep the skull or the pelvis from being cut off. The same detector can also take a 17×34 or a 17×17 image without being moved out of the stand. Pixel pitch, the spacing between pixels, is 140 µm. Spatial resolution is 3.5 LP/mm. The full image is 3072 × 9216 pixels, at 16-bit. Sampling is close to the 2020, and the field is longer than both the 17×48 and the Fujifilm 17×49.
Acquisition is about 8 seconds, with a 15-second recommended wait before the next exposure. The scintillator, the material that turns the X-ray into light, is offered as cesium iodide (CsI) or Gadox. Cesium uses the exposure more efficiently. The quote names which one you are looking at, because that choice changes dose. The panel is about 19.7 kg (43 lb) and 135.7 × 53.2 × 3.0 cm. Power is DC 24 V at 3.0 A. The stated range is 40–150 kVp, which covers the energies used for diagnostic spine work. The image travels over Gigabit Ethernet. The exposure can be started with a DR trigger cable or with automatic exposure detection. Generator compatibility is confirmed for the room you have.
The hardware feature that stands on its own is multi-scan: a long spine, a shorter section, or a 17×17 region without pulling the panel out of the stand. Chiropractic measurement software is a separate choice with this detector. For a room that wants the longest field of view, this is the detector to consider.
Vieworks is headquartered in Anyang, South Korea, with US support in Vernon Hills, Illinois. That US office is who you reach for parts and a person on this continent. Warranty and the scintillator choice are both named on the quote. Service context is on the Vieworks page.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- The longest imaging area here: 17 × 51 inches, so more of a tall patient stays on one image.
- The same panel can take a 17×34 or a 17×17 without being pulled out of the stand.
- 140 µm and 3.5 LP/mm, in the same sampling neighborhood as the 2020.
- About 8 seconds to acquire, with a 15-second recommended wait before the next exposure.
- Cesium or Gadox, and a trigger that can be automatic or a DR cable. US support is in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
Disadvantages
- Chiropractic measurement software is a separate choice. It is worth talking through before the panel is the only decision.
- The quote should name CsI or Gadox. That choice changes how the panel uses the exposure.
- A 51-inch field needs the tube at least as far back as a 48-inch field, and a little extra room is welcome. The same 80 to 95 inch neighborhood applies.
iCRco iDR-L — the scanning long-length system
The iDR-L is iCRco’s long-length system, and it belongs in this comparison. It is a scanning phosphor-plate design, often called CR, built as a tall wall stand rather than a flat-panel detector. A flat panel makes the image during the exposure. A scanning system reads the plate afterward. That is an earlier technology, and the published numbers are still excellent. The scan area is 17 × 51 inches, in the same range as the longest flat panel on this page. If you are deciding between a scanner and a flat panel, both are here so you can compare them with the facts in front of you.
Selectable scan modes are 100, 155, and 200 µm, published as 5.0, 3.1, and 2.8 LP/mm. Five line pairs is the highest published resolution in this comparison. That finest mode takes about 55 seconds while the scanner moves across the receptor. The choice is a high-detail read that takes longer, versus a flat-panel preview that appears in seconds. Both are legitimate ways to make the image. Laser spot size and plate characteristics shape a CR image the same way pixel pitch shapes a DR image.
The wall stand is about 100 lb. It is the imaging system itself, not a panel that drops into a stand you already own. A trigger cable to the generator tells the scanner that an exposure happened. Generator compatibility is confirmed before the system is ordered. Chiropractic measurement software is chosen with you, so the tools on the screen match how you read a spine.
iCRco builds in Goleta, California, with support listed Monday through Friday, 8am–6pm Pacific. A US manufacturer is a practical advantage for hours, shipping, and parts. For a typical chiropractic full-spine room that wants a flat-panel preview and measurement tools in the same system, I start with the 2020. If this scanning wall stand is what you want, tell me why. That is a good conversation, and the iDR-L is quoted with the same care as the flat panels.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages
- Published resolution up to 5.0 LP/mm in the finest scan mode. Those numbers are excellent.
- A 17 × 51 inch scan area, in the same long range as the longest flat panel here.
- Built in Goleta, California, with weekday support on Pacific time.
- It is the wall stand, so you are looking at a complete scanning system rather than a panel plus a cabinet.
Disadvantages
- A flat panel makes the image during the exposure. Nothing inside it has to travel. The iDR-L stores the exposure on a phosphor plate, then a scanner inside the stand moves along that plate and reads it with a laser. That carriage is why a full-resolution image takes about 55 seconds.
- Those moving parts are in the image path: the laser, the drive that carries it, and the plate itself. Plates scratch and pick up dust. When the scan alignment drifts, or one of those parts wears, the image shows it, and the stand needs a service a solid-state panel never asks for.
- The 5.0 LP/mm figure is the slowest, finest mode. The faster modes are published at 3.1 and 2.8 LP/mm. You are choosing between a slower high-detail scan and a quicker read, not getting both at once the way a flat panel does.
- It uses a trigger cable to the generator, and the stand is about 100 pounds.
- The exposure still has to cover a long plate, so the tube distance question is the same as it is for the flat panels.
How To Get Started Now
You know your patients and how the day actually runs. I can walk you through what is on this page, and you can tell me what fits your room and what does not. Tell me what you already like, what is getting in the way, and what a good full-spine image has to do for you. The more of that I hear, the better I can help.
A few practical details make the quote accurate. Generator compatibility is one of them. Some of these systems see the exposure on their own. The iCRco uses a trigger cable. Fujifilm uses its own power supply. None of that is a mark against the equipment. It is just how each one connects to the room you already have. Wall space, ceiling height, and the stand are measured with you, not guessed.
Prices stay off this page. A long-length room is quoted for your generator, your stand, and the software you want to read with. Call 720-600-3117 or send a note. The chiropractic page covers the rest of the upright room — straight-arm, DDR, and a smaller detector when a 17×48 is more panel than the practice needs.
Questions clinics ask
What is a long-length or full-spine DR panel?
It is a single detector tall enough to cover a standing spine in one exposure. Clinics also call it a long-view or long-form panel. Many offices still make a full spine by stitching 17×17 images, and that remains a great way to work. A long-length panel is the one-exposure version of the same study.
Is stitching three 17×17 images the same as a long-length detector?
Stitching is still a great option for most chiropractors. It joins separate 17×17 exposures in software, and a lot of offices do excellent work that way. A long-length detector is a different choice: one exposure and one image, when the room is ready for a single tall panel. One is not a failure of the other.
Which long-length panel fits most chiropractic offices?
For most chiropractic full-spine rooms, I start with the 2020 Imaging Universal 17×48. It is a cesium flat panel, preview is under six seconds, and Symmetry-Sync is built for chiropractic measurement. Generator compatibility is confirmed as part of the quote, and what you already like about your room is part of that conversation.
When would Fujifilm or Vieworks be the better fit?
Fujifilm FDR D-EVO GL is a natural fit when the room already uses Fujifilm, and when dose-reduction tools are the priority. It is one of the original long-length lines, and still a great one. Vieworks VIVIX-S 17×51 has the longest imaging area here, 17 by 51 inches, so more of a tall patient fits on one image. The same panel can also take a 17×34 or 17×17 view without being moved.
Is the iCRco iDR-L a flat-panel DR detector?
No. It is iCRco’s scanning phosphor-plate wall stand, with a 17×51 scan area. The published 5 LP/mm figure is its finest scan mode, and those numbers look excellent. A full-resolution read is about 55 seconds because the scanner travels the plate. It is an earlier technology than a flat panel, and it is a fair system to compare when you want both ways of making a long-length image in front of you.