A Real Time Radiography work station for system control. Includes storage of scan plans and other system component settings. The package includes an industrial PC configured to provide the following features.:- six axis coordinated motion for manipulators and shutters, programmable scan plans, auto repeat, teach and learn with joystick control, RS 232 communication macros for insertion into scan plans - e.g. for control of X-ray generators, IEEE488 communication macros - e.g. for control of image processors, direct I/O macros - e.g. for control of enclosure doors and video recorders.