Radiographic-image recording medium containing shock-resistant member

A recording-medium unit comprising:

• a radiographic-image recording medium;
• a reading-light illumination unit which illuminates said radiographic-image recording medium with a first electromagnetic wave for reading;
• and
• a portable casing which encloses said radiographic-image recording medium and said reading-light illumination unit, is transparent to radiation for use in recording, and shields the radiographic-image recording medium from said first electromagnetic wave and a second electromagnetic wave for use in recording;
• wherein
• said radiographic-image recording medium includes,
• a support which is transparent to said radiation, and resistant to shock,
• a wavelength conversion layer which is formed under said support, and contains an organic binder and a fluorescent material which converts said radiation into said second electromagnetic wave, where the second electromagnetic wave belongs to a first wavelength band different from a second wavelength band to which the radiation belongs,
• a first electrode layer which is formed under said wavelength conversion layer, and transparent to said second electromagnetic wave,
• a recording-side photoconductive layer which is formed under said first electrode layer, and exhibits photoconductivity when the recording-side photoconductive layer is exposed to said second electromagnetic wave after the second electromagnetic wave has passed through said first electrode layer,
• a charge storage region which is formed under said recording-side photoconductive layer, and stores electric charges which are generated in said recording-side photoconductive layer in response to exposure to said second electromagnetic wave,
• a reading-side photoconductive layer which is formed under said charge storage region, and exhibits photoconductivity when the reading-side photoconductive layer is exposed to said first electromagnetic wave, and
• a second electrode layer which is formed under said reading-side photoconductive layer, and transparent to said first electromagnetic wave.

A radiographic-image recording medium comprising:

• a support which is transparent to radiation for use in recording, and resistant to shock;
• a wavelength conversion layer which is formed under said support, and contains an organic binder and a fluorescent material which converts said radiation into an electromagnetic wave for use in recording, where the electromagnetic wave belongs to a first wavelength band different from a second wavelength band to which the radiation belongs;
• and
• a photoelectric conversion layer which is formed under said wavelength conversion layer, and contains a substrate and at least one photoelectric element which photoelectrically converts said electromagnetic wave into at least one electric signal, where the substrate includes a plate of a shock-resistant material and a thin glass film formed on the plate, and the at least one photoelectric element is arranged on the thin glass film.

A radiographic-image recording medium comprising:

• a support which is transparent to radiation for use in recording, and resistant to shock;
• a wavelength conversion layer which is formed under said support, and contains an organic binder and a fluorescent material which converts said radiation into an electromagnetic wave for use in recording, where the electromagnetic wave belongs to a first wavelength band different from a second wavelength band to which the radiation belongs;
• and
• a photoelectric conversion layer which is formed under said wavelength conversion layer, and contains a substrate and at least one photoelectric element which photoelectrically converts said electromagnetic wave into at least one electric signal, where the substrate is realized by a thin glass film, and the at least one photoelectric element is arranged on the substrate.