Patent ID: 6365909
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61B,G03B

Abstract:
An apparatus for reading a radiographic image, comprising:a stacker on which a plurality of cassettes are placed so as to stand vertically side by side; a holding section for holding a medium taken out from one of the cassettes; and a reading section that reads the radiographic image recorded on a recording surface of the medium held by the holding section so as to obtain radiographic image information from the recording surface; wherein the holding section is located below the stacker and shifts to a position of said one of the cassettes and takes the medium out from said one of the cassettes downward in a substantially vertical direction, and holds the medium such that the recording surface thereof is oriented substantially vertically; and wherein the reading section reads the radiographic image recorded on the recording surface of the medium while the holding section holds the medium such that the recording surface thereof is oriented substantially vertical.