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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8008642 | Computed radiography system for mammography A computed radiography system including a stimulating light source such as a laser, a photostimulable glass imaging plate (PGIP) substantially transparent to the stimulating light positioned such that the stimulating light impinges the PGIP perpendicularly thereto p... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7786458 | Image reading method and apparatus An image reading method and apparatus for reading an image signal by exposure to reading light L2 from a radiation solid-state detector, where radiation image information is recorded by exposure to recording light L1, suppresses degradation of image qu... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7652277 | Radiation image detecting apparatus Generation of dark current due to emission of back lighting to radiation image detectors is sufficiently suppressed. A radiation image detecting apparatus includes a radiation image detector and a light emitting section. A biasing electrode to which a biasing voltag... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7573057 | Radiation image information detecting method and apparatus High frequency offset component information is previously acquired from a solid-state radiation detector. Low frequency offset component information is acquired from the solid-state radiation detector before an operation for recording image information on the solid-... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7564050 | Radiation image detector A radiation image detector includes: a photoconductive layer that generates electric charges when irradiated by recording electromagnetic waves which have passed through an electrode layer; and detecting electrodes, for detecting signals corresponding to the electri... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7491961 | Scanning exposure apparatus, line light source, and image information readout system A panel light source includes: a planar light transmissive electrode formed by ITO film, which is 0.1 μm thick and 430 mm×430 mm in size; an EL layer; and a linear electrode layer formed by 4300 linear electrodes, which are arranged parallel in the Z direction. Ea... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485890 | Line light source device and image information read-out apparatus An EL layer is located between a linear electrode and an opposite electrode, which stands facing the linear electrode, either one of the linear electrode and the opposite electrode being constituted of a light transmissive electrode. Electric power is supplied acros... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7482614 | Radiation image detector A radiation image detector including the following in the order listed below: a charge storage layer that generates and stores charges by receiving a recording electromagnetic wave representing a radiation image; a photoconductive layer that generates charges by rec... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7420197 | Radiation image detection method and system A radiation image detector includes an up-conversion phosphor layer for emitting fluorescence by irradiation with infrared light, a first electrode layer for transmitting the infrared light, the fluorescence and radiation carrying a radiation image, a photoconductiv... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414256 | Image detection and readout apparatus having multiple readout regions An image detection and readout apparatus constituted by a solid state detector constructed to generate electrical currents according to the electrostatic latent image when scanned by readout light, a surface light source for scanning the solid state radiation detect... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7391044 | Movable-component linear drive apparatus Load fluctuations caused by a change in moving direction of a linear motor 23 are prevented by affixing a belt 21 tensioned by a pair of pulleys 22 on the linear motor 23 for moving a reading light source portion 31 and affixing a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378677 | Electrostatic latent image read-out method and apparatus An electrostatic recording material, on which image information has been recorded as an electrostatic latent image, and which is capable of outputting a signal in accordance with the electrostatic latent image by being subjected to exposure scanning with reading lig... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7365353 | Radiation image detector A radiation image detector with improved readout efficiency. The detector records a radiation image by generating and storing electric charges when irradiated with radiation, and the image is read out by irradiating readout light. The detector includes first line el... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361923 | Image recording medium In an electrostatic recorder including: a first electrode for transmitting radioactive rays; a recording photoconductive layer irradiated with the radioactive rays to generate charge; a charge transportation layer; a storage unit for storing the charge as an electro... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358518 | Radiation image detector and radiation image detecting system A radiation image detector comprises a first electrode layer, a recording photo-conductor layer, a reading charge-transportable photo-conductor layer, and a second electrode layer. The reading charge-transportable photo-conductor layer generates electric charges whe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7345294 | Solid state radiation detector having variable width linear electrodes A solid state radiation detector having a sub-striped electrode is provided, which is capable of effectively erasing residual images accumulating in the region adjacent to the outer edge of the first conductive layer. The detector has a planar first conductive layer... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326905 | Photodetector and optical receiver An optical receiver is provided with an optical-signal-receiving section and a controlling section. The optical-signal-receiving section incorporates a photodetector. The photodetector has an APD. Through a passivation film, a photoconductor is placed on a portion o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7315026 | System, method and apparatus for improving stabilization in solid state x-ray detectors Certain embodiments of the present invention include a method, system, and apparatus for improved stabilization in solid state x-ray detectors. A method for detecting x-rays includes providing a top layer including an exterior surface and interior surface. The inter... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312467 | Device and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer An apparatus and associated method for reading out X-ray information of an X-ray picture stored in a phosphor layer includes: an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with a stimulating light beam to be moved along a line over the phosphor layer, and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301135 | Photodetector having an electrostatic recording body and photodetecting method thereof An electrostatic recording body is constructed by laminating a glass substrate transmissive of recording light, a first conductive layer transmissive of recording light, a photoconductive layer exhibiting conductivity by receiving recording light, an insulating diel... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297973 | Breast image obtaining method and apparatus A breast image obtaining apparatus using a solid-sate detector, or stimulable phosphor panel capable of correctly obtaining image information up to the area closer to the chest wall of a subject. when picking up the image, the solid-state detector is moved to a plac... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297974 | Radiation image recording medium and image displaying medium Electric charges, which have been generated in a recording photo-conductor layer having been exposed to radiation, are accumulated at an accumulating section. The accumulated electric charges combine with electric charges, which are generated in a reading photo-cond... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294847 | Radiographic image detector A radiographic image detector includes a first electrode layer, a first photoconductive layer, a second photoconductive layer, and a second electrode layer. The second electrode layer has a first stripe electrode, in which a plurality of first line electrodes are ar... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7265372 | Method and apparatus for image recording and image recording medium In a solid state radiation detector, an electrode layer, to which an electromagnetic wave for retrieval is irradiated, is formed by alternately arranging a first stripe electrode for transmitting the electromagnetic wave for retrieval and a second stripe electrode f... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262430 | Organic photocurrent multiplication device Organic semiconductor layers (2, 4) are laminated sandwiching an insulator thin layer (3), and translucent electrodes (1, 5) are formed on the surfaces of the organic semiconductor layers (2, 4), respectively. While a voltage is applied s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259386 | Radiation image detector A radiation image detector that includes a radiation image recording medium capable of recording a radiation image and detects the signal outputted from the medium in accordance with the radiation image recorded on the medium, in which a real-time signal is obtainin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256414 | Method of and apparatus for reading out radiation image A radiation image read out from a radiation image sensor, which stores electric charges corresponding to the amount of radiation exposed onto the radiation image sensor upon exposure of radiation carrying thereon a radiation image and stores the radiation image, by ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257500 | Signal detecting method and device, and radiation image signal detecting method and system A signal detecting method, which employs correlated double sampling, capable of setting an appropriate baseline sampling time and improving signal-to-noise ratio of the signal. The time constant τ in the low-pass filtering by a first holding circuit, which is const... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254214 | X-ray imaging device An X-ray imaging device is equipped with a solid state detector, for recording image information by being irradiated with X-rays that bear image information and for outputting image signals that represent the recorded image information, and an X-ray dosage detector ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247875 | Process for the collection and presentation of an X-ray image stored in a phosphor layer A process for the collection and presentation of an X-ray image stored in a phosphor layer, includes the steps of: collecting information in an area of the phosphor layer and in an area adjacent to, and outside of, the phosphor layer; dividing the information collec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7227151 | Photoelectric conversion device, radiation detection apparatus, image processing system and driving method thereof In a photoelectric conversion device, in order to suppress alteration of its properties during a long time use, lower the decrease of the S/N ratio due to a dark current output, and shorten image-pickup cycles, MIS type photoelectric conversion elements using an amo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220981 | Radiographic-image recording medium containing shock-resistant member An image recording medium includes: a support which is transparent to radiation for use in recording, and resistant to shock; a wavelength conversion layer which contains an organic binder and a fluorescent material which converts the radiation into visible light; a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214956 | Image recording medium In an electrostatic recorder including: a first electrode for transmitting radioactive rays; a recording photoconductive layer irradiated with the radioactive rays to generate charge; a charge transportation layer; a storage unit for storing the charge as an electro... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211818 | Image read-out method and system, solid image sensor, and image detecting sheet An image signal is read out by use of a stimulable phosphor sheet having a layer of stimulable phosphor which emits stimulated emission in proportion to the stored energy of radiation upon exposure to stimulating light and a solid image sensor having a photoconducti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208750 | Radiation image reading apparatus A radiation image reading apparatus includes an image reading section for reading a radiation image on a stimulable phosphor sheet by scanning the stimulable phosphor sheet with exciting light in a main scanning direction, and a conveying section having a windable m... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193234 | Image information readout exposure apparatus An image information readout exposure apparatus includes: a first light source, for performing readout scanning exposure on an image information recording medium, on which image information is recordable as an electrostatic latent image, to read out image informatio... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176477 | Read-out scanning exposure method and apparatus A light irradiating device provided with line light sources is located in association with an image recording medium. The line light sources are located in parallel and at approximately identical pitches with respect to a scanning direction. A slit array plate havin... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170081 | Breast image obtaining method and apparatus A breast image obtaining apparatus using a solid-sate detector, or stimulable phosphor panel capable of correctly obtaining image information up to the area closer to the chest wall of a subject. when picking up the image, the solid-state detector is moved to a plac... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170082 | Method of and apparatus for reading out radiation image A radiation image is read out by causing a linear reading light beam to scan a radiation image sensor, which has a plurality of parallel linear electrodes to output charge signals according to the radiation image upon exposure to a reading light beam in the longitud... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166857 | Solid state detector Disclosed is a solid state detector which comprises a photo-conductive layer for generating charges upon irradiation of recording light and a substrate laminated to the photo-conductive layer, the substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient different from that ... | 01/23/2007 |
