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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1998
Andrea Gagliardo, Cosseria, IT;
Paolo Ferraris, Albissola Superiore, IT;
Bernardo Cerisola, Savona, IT;
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for developing and digitizing an image-wise exposed silver halide radiographic film comprising: an automatic radiographic film processing unit having an output, wherein the processing unit develops the image-wise exposed silver halide radiographic film to create a visible image on the radiographic film; a radiographic film digitizer having an input, wherein the radiographic film digitizer is vertically positioned in relation to a lateral side of the radiographic film processing unit, and photoelectrically reads the visible image on the radiographic film; and an integrated docking unit having a connecting means which connects the radiographic film processing unit to the film digitizer and transports the radiographic film from the output of the radiographic film processing unit to the radiographic film digitizer. A method for the automatic processing and digitizing of an image-wise exposed radiographic film is also described.