Patent ID: 6573507
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A radiation image read-out method, comprising the steps of obtaining an image signal, which represents a radiation image, from a solid-state radiation detector constituted of a plurality of solid-state detecting devices for detecting radiation, which are arrayed in a matrix-like form along a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction and each of which corresponds to one pixel,wherein the improvement comprises the step of performing a pixel density transforming process on the image signal and in accordance with a pixel size, which is determined in accordance with a desired image size, wherein said pixel density transforming process is performed in accordance with a pixel density of an output apparatus, which receives an image signal having been obtained from said pixel density transforming process, wherein a pixel size of each of the solid-state detecting devices falls within the range of 100 &mgr;m to 200 &mgr;m, wherein said pixel density transforming process is performed such that the pixel size in the image outputted from said output apparatus falls within the range of 70 &mgr;m to 90 &mgr;m.