Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Sergio Bruno

Sergio Pesce

Pierfiore Malfatto

The present invention relates to an X-ray intensifying screen comprising a support, a reflective layer, and a phosphor layer, wherein said phosphor is selected in the group of UV-blue emitting phosphors having their emission maximum at a wavelength shorter than 450 nm, and wherein a fluorescent dye is dispersed into the reflective layer or into a fluorescent dye layer interposed between said reflective layer and said phosphor layer, said fluorescent dye having its spectral absorption maximum at a wavelength shorter than 400 nm and its spectral emission maximum at a wavelength longer than 400 nm.

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Cengio Bormida, Italy

Sergio Bruno