Loading patent…
AssigneeAgfa Healthcare NV
InventorAnton Pirmann
Estimating the term…
The invention relates to an X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) for a phosphor storage plate (20), having two openings (14, 44) for inserting the phosphor storage plate (20) into the X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) and for withdrawing the phosphor storage plate (20) arranged in the X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) from the cassette. Two flaps (18, 48, 54, 80, 84) are also provided for closing the two openings (14, 44). The invention also relates to a system (10) comprising said type of X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) and a reading out device (34) for reading out the phosphor storage plate (20) arranged in the X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82). The reading-out device (34) comprises a feeding element (32) for feeding the X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) into the device. Said feeding element (32) is designed in such a manner that if the X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) is fed into the feeding element with one of its openings (14), the other opening (44) of the X-ray cassette (42, 50, 78, 82) is accessible to an operator.
A system having an X-ray cassette comprising a receptacle for receiving at least one storage phosphor plate, the receptacle being designed such that the storage phosphor plate is present in the receptacle when the storage phosphor plate is being read-out in a read-out apparatus and can be removed from the receptacle after the read-out, and a first opening and a second opening, the receptacle being introduced by an operator into the X-ray cassette through the first opening together with the at least one received storage phosphor plate, and being removed from the X-ray cassette through the second opening and being conveyed into the interior of the read-out device when the X-ray cassette with the second opening is fed into the read-out apparatus and the read-out apparatus is operated to read-out the storage phosphor plate received in the receptacle, the read-out apparatus including a feed device for feeding the X-ray cassette, and the feed device being designed such that in the event that the X-ray cassette with the second opening is fed into the feed device, the first opening of the X-ray cassette is accessible for an operator.
A method for reading out storage phosphor plates, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.