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X-ray photoconductive compositions for x-ray radiography

US5556716A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1994
Grant dateSep 17, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G5/078
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

New x-ray photoconductive compositions are disclosed which are certain composites containing (1) inorganic clusters of VB-VIB semiconductors, VB-VIIB semiconductors, IIB-VIB semiconductos, IIB-VB semiconductors, IIIB-VB semiconductors, IIIB-VIB semiconductors, IB-VIB semiconductors and/or IVB-VIIB semiconductors and (2) polymers which are essentially non-carrier-transporting in the absence of x-rays. Also disclosed is an x-ray radiograpy apparatus which employs an image receptor which is a composite of certain inorganic clusters and polymers. A method is disclosed for enhancing the x-ray absorbing efficiency of a polymer which is essentially non-carrier transporting in the absence of x-rays and the x-ray photoconductivity of said polymer by doping the polymer with an effective amount of clusters having a size within the range of from about 0.001 .mu.m to 10 .mu.m.

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