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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhisa Kaneko, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruyasu Nakatsugawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiichirou Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Kitada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The X-ray image detection apparatusincludes: a scintillator panelincluding a phosphorthat is formed on a supportand emits fluorescence by irradiation of radiation; and a photodetectorthat detects the fluorescence emitted by the phosphor as an electric signal, wherein the phosphorincludes a columnar sectionformed by growing crystals of a fluorescent material in a columnar shape, and a non-columnar sectionprovided between the columnar sectionand the supportand has a porosity lower than that of the columnar section, and the scintillator panelis disposed at the rear side of the photodetectorin a radiation travelling direction, and in the phosphor, the non-columnar sectionis disposed at a side opposite to the photodetector side.