X-ray film development device
AssigneeNix, Inc.
InventorHiroyuki Tanaka
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Abstract
An X-ray film development device performs development, fixing, rinsing, and drying processes while transporting an exposed X-ray film. A rinsing unit is provided with a light source, which illuminates the X-ray film during transportation, and a reading unit, which receives the passing light and reads an image recorded on the X-ray film. The image signal from the reading unit is processed by a display device (CRT, LCD, etc.), and the film image can be provided to the doctor or patient without waiting until the film dries.
Claims13
An X-ray film development device in which an exposed X-ray film is transported in a developing unit, a fixing unit, a rinsing unit, and a drying unit, in this order, said X-ray film development device comprising:
- a light source that illuminates said X-ray film;
- and
- an optical sensor that receives the light passing through said X-ray film to read an image recorded on said X-ray film,
- wherein said light source and said optical sensor are waterproof and provided in said rinsing unit.
An X-ray film development device comprising:
- a developing unit that develops an exposed X-ray film;
- a fixing unit that fixes said X-ray film after the developing procedure;
- a rinsing unit that rinses said X-ray film after the fixing procedure;
- a light source that illuminates said X-ray film, said light source being waterproof and provided in said rinsing unit;
- and
- an optical sensor that receives the light passing through said X-ray film to read an image recorded on said X-ray film, said optical sensor being waterproof and provided in said rinsing unit.
An X-ray film development device in which an exposed X-ray film is transported in a developing unit, a fixing unit, and a rinsing unit, in this order, said X-ray film developing device comprising:
- a light source that illuminates said X-ray film;
- and
- an optical sensor that receives the passing light through said X-ray film to read an image recorded in said X-ray film;
- said light source and said optical sensor being provided in said rinsing unit.
An X-ray film development device comprising:
- a light source that illuminates an X-ray film after development;
- and
- an optical sensor that receives the light passing through said X-ray film to read an image recorded on said X-ray film, wherein said light source and said optical sensor are waterproof and disposed in a rinsing unit of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.