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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
John Alan Rowlands, Toronto, CA;
Christie Ann Webster, Oshawa, CA;
Ivaylo Koprinarov, Toronto, CA;
Peter Oakham, Ottawa, CA;
Stephen Germann, Burlington, CA;
James Alexander Robert Stiles, Toronto, CA;
John Alan Rowlands, Toronto, CA;
Christie Ann Webster, Oshawa, CA;
Ivaylo Koprinarov, Toronto, CA;
Peter Oakham, Ottawa, CA;
Stephen Germann, Burlington, CA;
James Alexander Robert Stiles, Toronto, CA;
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, CA;
Abstract
The present invention provides a digital x-ray radiographic imaging system. The system is based on a photoconductive detector and an electro-optic light modulator, where the photoconductive detector layer absorbs x-rays that have passed through an object to form an exposure of the object. The absorbed x-rays create a static optical image, which is stored in the electro-optic light modulator, allowing the capture of the optical image to continue over longer time. The optical image is digitized using a scanning system and an external light source. The image is then processed and stored by a computer. After the optical image is recorded, an erasing mechanism is used to reset the system before a new exposure is made.