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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Katsuhiro Kohda, Kaisei-machi, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A stimulable phosphor sheet comprises an intermediate layer constituted of a substance, which absorbs low energy components of radiation and transmits at least light having predetermined wavelengths, and stimulable phosphor layers, which are overlaid respectively on two surfaces of the intermediate layer. The substance contains a bismuth compound or at least one lead compound selected from the group consisting of PbF , 2PbCO .Pb(OH) , PbTe, and PbWO . The intermediate layer is chemically stable, has a high capability of separating energy distributions, and acts such that an energy subtraction image having good image quality is obtained from energy subtraction processing.