The radiographic industry finds itself flooded with marketing propaganda promoting the myriad benefits of digital imaging
systems. While computed
radiography and direct radiography systems greatly improve departmental productivity, an environment exists for potential systematic overexposure. This paper examines how system design combined with training and
education deficits regarding dose awareness makes adherence to the As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)principle extremely difficult. It also looks at how improved, vendor driven education in conjunction with well-planned quality assurance programs can help rectify practitioners' ethical obligations with digital imaging.