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.