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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1986
Kazuhiro Hishinuma, Kaisei, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A radiation image read-out apparatus comprises a system for emitting stimulating rays to a stimulable phosphor sheet carrying a radiation image of an object stored thereon by exposure to a radiation passing through the object, a photodetector for detecting light emitted by the stimulable phosphor sheet when it is exposed to stimulating rays, an amplifier for amplifying a read-out image signal generated by the photodectector, and A/D converter for digitizing the output of the amplifier, and a predictor for predicting the scattered radiation amount stored on the stimulable phosphor sheet. An operation circuit is positioned between the amplifier and the photodetector for subtracting a signal component representing the scattered radiation amount from the read-out image signal on the basis of the scattered radiation amount predicted by the scattered radiation amount predictor. An expander is positioned between the operation circuit and the amplifier for adjusting an image signal generated by the operation circuit to a predetermined level.