Image carrier for storing X-ray information, and a system and method for processing an image carrier
AssigneeAgfa-Gevaert
InventorsWerner Haug, Walter Encke, Oskar Hujer
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Abstract
The invention relates to an image carrier for the storage of X-ray information, and includes an electronic memory in which data can be stored. In order to reduce the danger of loss of data it is envisaged that the image carrier comprises a mark that represents at least a part of the data stored in the electronic memory.
Claims24
Image carrier for the storage of X-ray information, said image carrier comprising:
- a first electronic memory in which data can be stored;
- a mark that represents at least a part of the data stored in the first electronic memory;
- and a second, replacement electronic memory available so that when the first electronic memory is erased or damage, it can be replaced by the second electronic memory and the data contained in the mark can be written into the second electronic memory.
A system for the processing of an image carrier for storing X-ray information, the system comprising:
- an image carrier that includes an electronic memory for storing data and a mark that represents at least a part of the data stored in the electronic memory, and
- an ID station at which data can be input and written into the electronic memory, wherein the ID station can write the data represented by the mark on the image carrier into the electronic memory,
- wherein if the electronic memory malfunctions, it can be replaced by a replacement electronic memory on the image carrier and the data represented by the mark can be written into the replacement electronic memory via the ID station.
A method for storing end maintaining data related to an image carrier that stores X-ray information of an X-ray film, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the image carrier or the X-ray film with a first electronic memory for storing the data related to the image carrier, and a mark that duplicates at least a part of the data stored in the first electronic memory;
- in the event of malfunction of the first electronic memory, providing a replacement or second electronic memory onto the image carrier;
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- reading or writing information from/to the first electronic memory or the second electronic memory, including writing the data represented by the mark into the second electronic memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.