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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Peter A. Newman, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael P. Urbon, Churchville, NY (US);
Peter A. Newman, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael P. Urbon, Churchville, NY (US);
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for obtaining an x-ray image from an x-ray imaging apparatus using a digital radiography receiver installs a retrofit connection apparatus that adapts the x-ray imaging apparatus for use with the digital radiography receiver by forming a receiver interface channel for communicating signals to and from the digital radiography receiver, forming an operator interface channel for routing at least an input expose signal from an operator control to the connection apparatus and forming a generator interface channel for transmitting at least an output expose signal from the retrofit connection apparatus to an x-ray generator of the x-ray imaging apparatus. An input expose signal over the operator interface channel initiates a reset of the digital radiography receiver over the receiver interface channel before the output expose signal to the x-ray generator is transmitted over the generator interface channel.