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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 19, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E. Dickerson, Hamlin, NY (US);
Anthony Adin, Rochester, NY (US);
Richard E. Beal, Ontario, NY (US);
Anthony D. Gingello, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/035 ; G03C 1/46 ; G03C 5/17 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C 1/035 ; G03C 1/46 ; G03C 5/17 ;
Abstract
A radiographic silver halide film has improved processability because it includes a silver halide emulsion composed of cubic grains having a critical molar ratio of chloride, iodide, and bromide. In particular, the cubic grains comprise from about 1 to about 20 mol % of chloride and from about 0.25 to about 1.5 mol % of iodide, with the remainder being bromide. The cubic grains also have an ECD of from about 0.65 to about 0.8 &mgr;m. This film is particularly useful in mammography for imaging dense soft tissue.