A method and system of electronically detecting and measuring
gravitational loads placed on an x-ray detector is disclosed. An x-ray
detector incorporates an accelerometer that detects and provides an
output as to the extent of gravitational loads or forces placed thereon.
The accelerometer may also time and/or date stamp each recorded event
such that a technician may determine when the x-ray detector was
subjected to a particular load. A microcontroller/microprocessor may also
compare a current reading of the accelerometer to a threshold and, based
on the comparison, provide an audio or visual indication that the x-ray
detector has been subjected to a potentially damaging gravitational load.