X-radiation sensitive aqueous-based photothermographic materials and methods of using same
US6573033B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/166
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Aqueous-based photothermographic materials that are sensitive to visible or X-radiation contain X-radiation sensitive phosphors in association with specific chemically sensitized tabular silver halide grains. The silver halide grains comprise at least 70 mol % bromide, based on total silver halide, have an average thickness of at least 0.02 &mgr;m and up to and including 0.10 &mgr;m, an equivalent circular diameter (ECD) of at least 0.5 &mgr;m and up to and including 8 &mgr;m, and an aspect ratio of at least 5:1. These materials can be imaged in any suitable fashion but preferably they have one or more photothermographic layers on both sides of the support and can be imaged using X-radiation with or without an associated phosphor intensifying screen.
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