How should I transmit photos of x-rays?

How large are the files? Do they contain patient identifiable data and are you concerned that it may be accessed by people other than the intended recipients?

Put them in an password-protected ZIP file and upload them to a shared cloud storage site.

The files shouldn’t be too small. There won’t be any information in the file that will reveal the patient’s identity. What I’m trying to get at is whether there are any wifi-enabled cameras that will negate our need to use extra cables, card readers, etc.

What form are the X-ray images now? Do you use film technology, or digital imaging? If you have film and want to transmit in this quantity (up to 50 images per day), then I would think that you’re going to be stuck with mail or courier, because any other processing on the images will probably degrade them (the copies, that is) to the point of uselessness.

You asked how to send photos of ex-rays. Assuming a nice digital camera to make an image of the ex-ray on the screen, it would be a simple jpeg or raw file. Patient data could be covered with tape or paper, and the information transmitted separately. I am not familiar with the nuances of reading ex-rays, but I suspect a photo would not provide the detail.

Agfa sell a scanner that can scan x-rays recorded in analogue format, and convert them to digital files that can be emailed, or recorded to a disc. This is the only method of analogue to digital that will not degrade image quality. It is specifically built for the purpose that you seek.

I have previously worked as a digital x-ray system administrator in a public hospital, and set up the system there.