1.) In handling radiographic film be careful not to bend, crease, or otherwise subject it to rough handling.
Radiographic Film 2.) Clean hands are a must, and hand lotion and cream should be avoided.

Artifacts – the marks or spurious images that sometimes appear on the processed radiograph.

• Heat and Humidity
Heat – reduces contrast and increases fog of a radiograph.
20 C (68 F) – temperature of a place where radiographic film is stored.
10 C (50 F) – if the film is stored for a year or longer.
• Light – radiographic film must be stored in the dark.

• Radiation
Ionizing Radiation – other than useful beam, creates an image artifact by reducing contrast and increasing fog.
Film fog – is the dull, uniform optical density that appears if the film has been inadvertently exposed to light, X-rays, heat, or humidity.
0.2 mR – the fog level for unprocessed film.

• Shelf Life – expiration date.

“It is always wise to store boxes of film on edge standing rather than lying flat. When stored on edge, they are less likely to warp and in the case of non interleaved packaging, less likely to stick to one another”.

Note: FIFO (First In, First Out) Policy must always be followed.