Patent ID: 7233016
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G01T,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of scanning an image recording medium that has been exposed to x-ray radiation, the method comprising: providing first radiation along a plurality of scan traces over a surface of the image recording medium such that the first radiation does not impinge on the image recording over at least one interval along each of the plurality of scan traces, wherein the image recording medium emits second radiation in response to the first radiation, and wherein the method further comprises an act of providing detection signal indicative of an amount of second radiation emitted from the image recording medium, and wherein portions of the detection signal resulting from intervals wherein the first radiation is caused to impinge on the image recording medium correspond to image information and portions of the detection signal resulting from intervals wherein the first radiation is prevented from impinging on the image recording medium correspond to environmental information.