Cassette-based digital radiography is commonly known as what?

Cassette-based digital radiography is most accurately referred to as computed radiography (CR). This technology utilizes photostimulable phosphor plates that are housed in cassettes to capture images. After exposure to X-rays, these plates are processed in a special reader that converts the stored energy into a digital image. The term "computed" highlights the process of computing the image data digitally after the initial image has been captured on the phosphor plate.

This distinguishes computed radiography from other forms of digital radiography, such as direct digital radiography (DR), where images are captured directly by a digital detector without the intermediate step of using a cassette system. The other options do not correctly describe the cassette-based system. For instance, photo-simulation and image capture systems do not specifically refer to the technology or the method of capturing radiographic images using cassettes and phosphor plates. Thus, the classification of cassette-based digital radiography as computed radiography is both accurate and essential for understanding its operational mechanics and differences from other radiographic technologies.