Patent ID: 7825395
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G01T,G03B

Abstract:
1. Method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer whereby an X-ray picture is obtained which is made up from a number of pixels, the method comprising the steps of: irradiating the storage phosphor layer with a stimulation light beam which is moved along a line over the storage phosphor layer to stimulate the storage phosphor layer into emitting emission light and irradiating sensors on either lateral side of the storage phosphor layer; collecting emission light emitted from the storage phosphor layer, and converting the emission light collected into a corresponding detector signal and detecting responses of the sensors to generate a first reference time and a second reference time; deducing a number of detector signal values from the detector signal, where the number of deduced detector signal values is greater than a predetermined number of pixels of the X-ray picture along the line; allocating at least two detector signal values to each of the pixels along the line of the X-ray picture, each of the detector signal values being allocated in response to the first reference time and the second reference time; and generating the X-ray picture by deducing a picture signal value for each pixel of the X-ray picture along the line from the at least two of said detector signal values that were allocated to the pixel, which were detected from the same side of the storage phosphor layer.