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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2000
Herbert Gebele, Sauerlach, DE;
Robert Fasbender, Ottobrunn, DE;
Martin Lind, Munich, DE;
Juergen Mueller, Munich, DE;
Georg Reiser, Munich, DE;
Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;
Abstract
An X-Ray cassette ( ) and a device ( ) for reading information stored in a memory layer ( ) are disclosed. This device ( ) contains a radiation source ( ) to excite a row ( ) of the memory layer ( ). The row ( ) emits an emission radiation ( ) because of this excitation. The device ( ) based on the invention contains a receptor ( ) to receive the emission radiation ( ). The receptor ( ) includes a number of light-sensitive surfaces ( ) that are arranged in adjacent rows. According to the invention, the dimension of the light-sensitive surfaces ( ) of the receptor ( ) arranged perpendicular to the orientation (A) of the rows ( ) is greater than that oriented along the row direction (B). Alternatively or additionally, the device can include an optical projector ( ) by means of which the emission radiation ( ) is projected onto the receptor ( ). The numerical aperture of the optical projector ( ) with respect to the excited row ( ) arranged perpendicular to the orientation (A) of the rows ( ) is larger than along direction (B).