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Elongated computed radiography cassette

US6852987B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2000
Grant dateFeb 8, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B42/04
  • 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 said first storage phosphor plate in said shell from said first open end; and a second assembly for detachably mounting said second storage phosphor plate in said shell from said second open end, wherein said first and second storage phosphor plates are mounted in said shell such that they form a substantially continuous storage phosphor composite for recording an elongated radiographic image.

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