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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1997
Imation Corp., Oakdale, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a radiographic cassette to be used for exposing a radiographic film to X-ray radiation, the radiographic cassette comprising a base element and an upper element, a front phosphor screen adhered to the inner portion of the base element, and a back phosphor screen adhered to the inner portion of the upper element, wherein the radiographic cassette has a hole passing through each of the base and upper element and the front and back phosphor screen, the hole being closed with absorbing means capable to absorb the radiation to which the radiographic film is sensitive. The invention also relates to the apparatus and method for automatically loading/unloading the above radiographic cassette.