Patent ID: 7649190
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: G01T,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanner assembly for the opto-electro-mechanical scanning of a photo-stimulable phosphor imaging plate, the image scanned being stored for review on a central processing unit, the scanner assembly comprising: a transport means for transporting an exposed photo-stimulable phosphor imaging plate past an interrogation slot; an optical cavity for containment of the luminescence generated by the interrogation of the photo-stimulable phosphor imaging plate, said optical cavity in communication with said interrogation slot, said optical cavity spans 90 degrees of said circumference of said scanner assembly in conjunction with said transport means; a photomultiplier tube with filter for the digital enhancement of said luminescence generated by said interrogation; a pentaprism for directing a light beam through said interrogation slot for an interrogation of said photo-stimulable phosphor imaging plate; a light source in the form of a laser and a laser tube for directing said laser to said pentaprism for directing said laser to said interrogation slot for interrogation of said photo-stimulable phosphor imaging plate, said laser and laser tube being oriented in a vertical orientation to said pentaprism; and a motor and encoder means for the rotation of said pentaprism.