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Radiographical image reading apparatus

US5260573A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 1993
Grant dateNov 9, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01T1/2014
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A radiographical image reader for photoelectrically reading a radiographical image of an object. The image reader comprises a radioactive ray irradiator; a radiographical image converting panel which is a radioactive ray absorbent for absorbing the radioactive ray passed through the object so that a radiographical image information is obtained; a scanner to scan the converting panel with exciting light so that the converting panel is subjected to stimulated emission; a reader to read the stimulated emission of the converting panel so that the radiographical image is obtained; a memory to store at least one of radioactive ray uneven generation information of the irradiator and sensitivity unevenness information of the converting panel; and a processor to compensate the radiographical image information according to at least one of the radioactive ray uneven generation information and the sensitivity unevenness information.

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