Radiant energy – Source with recording detector – Using a stimulable phosphor
Patent
1992-11-20
1998-05-05
Fields, Carolyn E.
Radiant energy
Source with recording detector
Using a stimulable phosphor
G01N 2304
Patent
active
057478252
ABSTRACT:
A latent image is formed on a stimulable phosphor plate (10) by irradiating the phosphor plate with x-rays from an x-ray source (14). To develop the stimulable phosphor plate, the plate is irradiated with light of a different wavelength from developer light source (32). The light from the developer light source causes the stimulable phosphor plate to give off light of yet another characteristic wavelength. Light from the stimulable phosphor plate is filtered (38) to remove the wavelength of the developer light and focused (42) on a light sensing element (46) of a time delay and integration video camera (34). The stimulable phosphor plate and the video camera are moved relative to each other and the rate of movement is monitored (60). An array control (50) shifts rows of data or charge values along the light sensing element in coordination with movement of the stimulable phosphor plate such that the light emitted by each incremental element of the stimulable phosphor plate is integrated over a full column of detector elements of the light detector array. The time delay and integration video camera produces a video signal indicative of the latent x-ray shadowgraphic image from the stimulable phosphor plate. In one embodiment (FIG. 1), the developer is in a separate unit. In other embodiments, the time delay and integration camera and the stimulable phosphor plate are in a common darkbox such that the latent image is developed immediately and automatically to produce the video image (FIGS. 3, 4, and 5).
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Castro Peter S.
Gilblom David L.
Fields Carolyn E.
Picker International Inc.
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