Elongated computed radiography cassette having image alignment aid
US6696691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B42/047
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A storage phosphor cassette for use in recording radiographic images of elongated objects. The cassette includes first and second storage phosphor plates having first and second length dimensions; a shell having first and second opposite open ends; a first assembly for detachably mounting the first storage phosphor plate in the shell from the first open end; and a second assembly for detachably mounting the second storage phosphor plate in the shell from the second open end, wherein the first and second storage phosphor plates are mounted in the shell such that they form a substantially continuous storage phosphor composite for recording an elongated radiographic image. An elongated ruler is located on the inside or outside of the cassette, the ruler being x-ray translucent and opaque to produce an image of the ruler in the first and second storage phosphor plates.
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