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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1993
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1991
Bernard A Apple, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Jacob Beutel, Hockessin, DE (US);
Bob E McConnell, West Chester, PA (US);
Daniel J Mickewich, Wilmington, DE (US);
Raymond J Russell, Hockessin, DE (US);
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A wide latitude, high resolution radiographic system having a relative speed of at least 150 and a contrast transfer function of at least 0.30 when measured at 6 line pairs per millimeter, comprises at least one X-ray intensifying screen in operative association with a photosensitive silver halide element having a maximum contrast of less than or equal to 3.0 produces superior images, particularly chest images over a wide range of exposures, without the decrease in image quality or contrast normally seen in wide latitude systems.