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AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorRomano Morlotti
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A method for recording and reproducing a radiation image comprising the steps of (i) causing a phosphor, which can be stimulated with visible or infrared radiations, to absorb a high energy radiation passing through an object, (ii) stimulating phosphor with visible or infrared radiations to release the energy stored as fluorescent light, and (iii) detecting fluorescent light with light detecting means, wherein the photostimulable phosphor is selected from the group consisting of green-emitting trivalent erbium activated barium ytterbium halides, trivalent erbium activated barium fluorohalides and solid solutions thereof, optionally comprising an alkali metal halide. Apparatus for recording and reproducing a radiation image using the above described method. Radiation image storage panel containing the above described photostimulable phosphors. Light-stimulable phosphors selected within the group consisting of green-emitting trivalent erbium activated barium ytterbium halides, trivalent erbium activated barium fluorohalides and solid solutions thereof, optionally comprising an alkali metal halide.
A method for recording and reproducing a radiation image comprising the steps of (i) causing a visible or infrared radiation-stimulable phosphor to absorb a high energy radiation passing through an object, (ii) stimulating said phosphor with visible or infrared radiations to release the energy stored as fluorescent light, and (iii) detecting said fluorescent light with light detecting means, characterized in that said phosphor is selected from the group consisting of green-emitting trivalent erbium activated barium ytterbium halides, trivalent erbium activated barium fluorohalides and solid solutions thereof.
An improved apparatus for recording and reproducing a radiation image comprising (1) means for causing a visible or infrared radiation-stimulable phosphor to absorb a high energy radiation passing through an object, (ii) means for stimulating said phosphor with visible or infrared radiations to release the energy stored as fluorescent light, and (iii) means for detecting said fluorescent light, said apparatus being characterized in that said phosphor is selected from the group consisting of green-emitting trivalent erbium activated barium ytterbium halides, trivalent erbium activated barium fluorohalides and solid solutions thereof.
A radiation image storage panel having a fluorescent layer comprising a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein characterized in that said phosphor is selected from the group consisting of green-emitting trivalent erbium activated barium ytterbium halides, trivalent erbium activated barium fluorohalides and solid solutions thereof.
A photostimulable phosphor selected from the group consisting of green-emitting trivalent erbium activated barium ytterbium halides, trivalent erbium activated barium fluorohalides and solid solutions thereof.
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