Patent ID: 6949759
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A radiographic image reading apparatus for reading image information stored in a storage phosphor sheet from a cassette in which the storage phosphor sheet is incorporated and on which code information is recorded at a predetermined position, comprising: an insertion opening into which the cassette is inserted along to an end side of a width direction of the insertion opening; a code information read mechanism for reading the code information of the inserted cassette positioned along the end side of the width direction of the insertion opening; a width shifting mechanism for shifting the cassette in which the code information is read by the code information read mechanism, to a center of a width direction of a conveyance mechanism for conveying the cassette; a separation mechanism for separating a front panel of the cassette from a back panel of the cassette in which the storage phosphor sheet is incorporated, after the cassette is shifted by the width shifting mechanism in order to read the image information stored in the storage phosphor sheet; and an image information read mechanism for reading the image information stored in the storage phosphor sheet of the back panel separated by the separation mechanism so as to read the image information; wherein the image information read mechanism reads the image information while the storage phosphor sheet is sub-scanned on a center reference.