Buffer layer for charge storage radiation detector

An image recording medium comprising:

• a support body which allows reading electromagnetic waves to pass through it;
• a first electrode layer, formed on said support body, which allows said reading electromagnetic waves to pass through it;
• a photoconductive reading layer, formed on said first electrode layer, which exhibits conductivity when irradiated with said reading electromagnetic waves;
• a charge storage portion, formed on said photoconductive reading layer, for storing a latent-image polarity charge;
• a photoconductive recording layer, formed on said charge storage portion, for generating said latent-image polarity charge when irradiated with recording electromagnetic waves;
• and
• a second electrode layer, formed on said photoconductive recording layer, which allows said recording electromagnetic waves to pass through it;
• wherein between said photoconductive reading layer and said first electrode layer, there is provided a buffer layer, which allows said reading electromagnetic waves to pass through it, for alleviating thermal stress between said photoconductive reading layer and said first electrode layer.