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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Georg Reiser, Munich, DE;
Stephan Mair, Augsburg, DE;
Georg Reiser, Munich, DE;
Stephan Mair, Augsburg, DE;
AGFA HEALTHCARE NV, Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a corresponding method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer () comprising a light source () for generating a stimulation light beam () which can stimulate the storage phosphor layer () to emit emission light, and a deflection element () for deflecting the stimulation light beam () in such a way that the deflected stimulation light beam (') is moved over the storage phosphor layer (). In order to achieve the highest possible quality of the X-ray image obtained in the simplest and most cost-effective way possible, a drive device () is provided for driving the deflection element () by delivering drive energy to the deflection element () dependently upon a location of the deflected stimulation light beam (′) and/or dependently upon a position, in particular an angular position, of the deflection element ().