What is film really costing you?
Estimate what film is really costing you — and what you could save by going digital. Change any figure below and the numbers update as you type.
Your practice
Estimated film spend
₹ 0per month
₹ 0per year
Cumulative, if nothing changes
That is recurring cost digital removes entirely.
See digital in actionWhat this counts — and what it doesn’t
The figure above is deliberately conservative. It counts one thing only.
Counted
- The film itself — patients × X-rays × working days × price per film
- Projected forward at ×12 for a year, and cumulatively across five
Not counted
- Developer and fixer chemicals
- Chemical disposal fees and compliance
- Film mounts
- Staff labour and processing time
- Retakes and wasted film
- Darkroom space and physical archive storage
Figures are indicative estimates for guidance only; actual savings vary by clinic. Because the six costs above are excluded, the real figure is higher than the one shown — not lower.
The costs a calculator can’t add up
A number like the one above is useful because it is simple. It is also incomplete, and the missing parts are not small.
There is the staff time — the walk to the darkroom, the timed baths, the mounting and labelling, repeated for every exposure of every day. There is the patient's perception of a practice that asks them to sit and wait while something is developed in another room. There is the additional dose a patient receives whenever an under-exposed film has to be retaken. And there is the compliance overhead that comes with keeping and disposing of processing chemicals.
None of those fit in four input boxes. All of them disappear on the day you stop using film.
What replaces the film line item
The recurring cost goes away. This is what takes its place.
One-time capital
The system is bought once. The film was bought again every month.
5-year warranty
Unmatched warranty coverage on VATECH imaging systems.
Software included
Imaging software that integrates with major practice-management programs.
Support included
A local service and support team, not a per-call charge.
No reorder admin
Nothing to count, order, chase or run out of.
No disposal contract
No chemical waste collection, paperwork or compliance to maintain.
Whatever number appeared above, it is the floor and not the ceiling — it counts the film and nothing else that film brings with it.
You already pay this every month. You just never see it on one invoice.Digital moves that recurring line onto a system you buy once.
See it with your own cases
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