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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1997
Jan Van den Bogaert, Schilde, BE;
Luc Struye, Mortsel, BE;
Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
An apparatus for recording X-ray images having a panel-like X-ray recording device removably enclosed within a cassette housing. The X-ray recording device includes a first electrode transparent to X-ray radiation, a first photoconductive layer sensitive to X-ray radiation disposed beneath the first electrode, a second photoconductive layer sensitive to visible light disposed beneath the first photoconductive layer, and a second electrode transparent to visible light disposed beneath the second photoconductive layer. The cassette includes a first wall transparent to X-ray radiation facing the first electrode, a second wall transparent to visible light disposed parallel and opposite the first wall and facing the second electrode, and suitable connectors for providing an electrical potential between the first and second electrodes. Preferably, the X-ray recording device further includes isolating layers disposed between the electrodes and their respective photoconductive layers.