Although there are double-emulsion films designed for mammography, most mammography films have a single emulsion coated onto one side of the film base because single-emulsion film produces increased spatial resolution compared with double-emulsion film.
Some sensitometers are only single sided, while others can expose either single- or double-emulsion films by changing a switch.
The radiograph was made using a standard half-speed,
double-emulsion film with a "detail" screen (a 200-speed receptor) and processed with a dental film processing unit.