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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihiro Maezawa, Hino, JP;
Haruhiko Masutomi, Hino, JP;
Yasushi Nakano, Hino, JP;
Hideaki Wakamatsu, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428690 ; 2523 / ; 2523 / ; 2504844 ;
Abstract
A stimulable phosphor is disclosed, comprising a rare earth activated alkaline earth metal fluorohalide stimulable phosphor, wherein the rare earth of the phosphor is a rare earth metal selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce and Gd and the content of the rare earth metal in the surface portion of the particles of the stimulable phosphor being less that in a central portion of said particles. Disclosed is also a radiation image conversion panel comprising a support having thereon a phosphor layer containing the stimulable phosphor.