Scanning apparatus for PSL radiography with a cassette stacker

Details Scanning apparatus for PSL radiography with a cassette stacker Scanning apparatus for PSL radiography with a cassette stacker

1996-06-04

1997-10-07

Porta, David P.

Radiant energy

Source with recording detector

Using a stimulable phosphor

250584, G03B 4202

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active

056751567

ABSTRACT:
Scanning apparatus with a scanning and erasing station for scanning and erasing a cassette of the type used in photo-stimulable luminiscence ("PSL") radiography, which apparatus has a cassette receiving station comprising a roll-down shutter (15) for supporting thereon a vertical stack (35) of cassettes to be scanned, lateral grippers (42, 43) for supporting the bottom cassette (33) of said stack at opposite lateral sides thereby to hold said bottom cassette while a bottom supporting roller shutter (15) is temporarily removed, and vertical transfer support cams (51, 52) for taking over the support of the bottom cassette from the lateral grippers, and for first lowering said cassette over a distance equal to the height of the cassette so that the next cassette can be gripped and held by the lateral grippers, and for then further lowering said bottom cassette on the scanning carriage (31) of said scanning station.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5399878 (1995-03-01), Flynn

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