Agfa-Gevaert Healthcare Gmbh

Agfa-Gevaert Ag

Agfa Healthcare Nv

Werner Nitsche

Georg Reiser

Ralph Thoma

Friedrich Stumpf

Wolfram Betzold

Bernd Gerstlauer

Stefan Stallmeister

Michael Weinberger

Hans-Joachim Reuter

Hans-Juergen Kahlert

Bernhard Sang

Rainer Schuster

Guido Grossmann

Stephan Stallmeister

A device can read out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer with an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with stimulation light which can stimulate the phosphor layer into emitting emission light, and a detector for collecting emission light coming from the phosphor layer and for converting the emission light collected into an analogue detector signal S. In order to increase reliability and resolution when digitising the detector signal, at least two analogue to digital converters are provided which can be operated in different conversion ranges and so can convert the analogue detector signal S into different digital part signal values. Moreover, an analysis device is provided for establishing a digital detector signal value D from the digital part signal values.

Device for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer

Apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in a stimulatable phosphor layer, includes: a plurality of light sources used to emit stimulation light which can stimulate the phosphor layer to emit emission light; a detector used to collect emission light emitted from the phosphor layer; and a control unit for controlling an intensity of the light sources by using a control parameter determined from a reference light source in a regulation unit. The highest possible level of homogeneity and constancy of the light sources will be achieved.

Equipment and system for reading out X-ray information stored in a stimulatable phosphor layer

The present invention reduces the influences of electromagnetic fields during reading out of image signals from memory phosphor films. This is done by pre-amplifying the detection signals obtained from a detection device, in particular a CCD array, before further processing, for example by an analog-to-digital converter. An amplification register for electron multiplying can be used for the amplification. In this way individual photon sensitivity can be achieved when reading out X-ray images.

Phosphor read-out device and phosphor read-out process

An induction heating device having a hollow cylindrical body made of electrically conductive material, at least one primary induction coil and at least one auxiliary induction coil, the at least one primary induction coil and the at least one auxiliary induction coil being arranged in the cavity of the cylindrical body such that, by means of the at least one primary induction coil and the at least one auxiliary induction coil, first and second magnetic fields, respectively, can be produced in the cylindrical body. The at least one auxiliary induction coil and the at least one primary induction coil operate such that the second magnetic field, at least in one area of the cylindrical body, counteracts the first magnetic field. A corresponding method of operating such an induction heating device, and also a processor for processing a recording medium, having such an induction heating device, are also provided.

Induction heating device and method, and processor

An arrangement for measuring a thickness of a sheet article during a sheet article transportation, especially for measuring the thickness of an X-ray sheet film in an X-ray cassette loading and unloading device, has a magnet carrier arranged in a spring-biased manner on a sheet article transportation path perpendicularly to one side of the transportation path, a permanent magnet arranged on the magnet carrier near the first side of the magnet transportation path, at least one roller body arranged on the magnet carrier rotatably in a transportation direction of the sheet aarticle, a probe carrier fixedly arranged parallel to a second side of the transportation path opposite to the matnet carrier, a Hall probe arranged on the probe carrier opposite to the permanent magnet, at least one roller body arranged on the probe carrier. The probe carrier has a number of the roller bodies which corresponds to a number of the roller bodies on the magnet carrier. The roller bodies of the magnet carrier and the probe carrier rolling over one another in a plane of the transportation path. A control unit evaluates an output signal of the Hall probe.

Device for measuring thickness of sheet article with magnet and probe

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Unterhaching, Germany

Werner Nitsche