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Apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer

US9857481B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AFGA HEALTHCARE NV · BE

Inventors

Georg Reiser · Baden, AT
Stephan Mair · Weilheim, DE
Bernhard Stadtmueller · Mortsel, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2015
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01T1/2014
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer includes a light source for generating stimulating light which can stimulate the storage phosphor layer to emit stimulated emission, an optical fiber, in particular a single mode fiber, which is optically coupled to the light source and generates a stimulating light beam from the stimulating light, and a deflection element for deflecting the stimulating light beam to move over the storage phosphor layer.

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