Patent · US Expired

Storage layer, conversion layer and a device for reading x-ray information, in addition to an x-ray cassette

US7109496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13References

11Claims

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Assignee

Agfa-Gevaert Healthcare GmbH · DE

Inventors

Herbert Gebele · Sauerlach, DE
Hans Schaller · Moers, DE
Robert Fasbender · Ottobrunn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 27, 2001
Grant date	Sep 19, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T1/2012
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a storage layer (4) for storing x-ray information, comprising a large number of needle-shaped storage material areas (15A to 15L) for guiding light radiation (17 to 28, 30 to 35). An absorption zone (14A to 14N), which contains absorption material for absorbing light radiation (17 to 23, 30 to 35, 39) lies between the individual needle-shaped storage material areas (15A to 15L) and absorbs less than all of the light radiation that it receives. The invention also relates to a device for reading x-ray information from a storage layer of this type and to an x-ray cassette which has a device of this type for reading x-ray information.

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