Confocal scanner system and method
US7067836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2014
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A radiation image that has been stored in an image plate (19), such as a photostimulable phosphor screen is read by stimulating an information-bearing target area (13) with stimulating light (1). The information bearing target area responds to this stimulation by emitting information-bearing light (2) and reflecting backscatter light (3). The combination (4) of information-bearing light and backscatter light is collimated, allowing efficient rejection of backscatter light. The information-bearing light is subsequently focused onto an information receiving target (17), such as a charge-coupled device (CCD).
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