Patent ID: 6977388

Claim:
A method for reading radiation image information from a radiation image storage panel comprising stimulable phosphor in which a radiation image information is recorded which comprises the steps of: moving the radiation image storage panel on a plane of the storage panel with scanning on the storage panel in a direction perpendicular to the movement of the storage panel a pulse of stimulating light having a duty in the range of 0.01 to 0.5, the duty meaning a ratio of a period of application of the stimulating light to a period of application of the stimulating light plus a period of applying no stimulating light; continuously detecting photoelectrically a stimulated emission appearing from the storage panel on the scanned surface and/or a back surface thereof to obtain electric signals; sampling the electric signals at a timing synchronous with the scanned pulse of stimulating light; and obtaining signals representing the radiation image information from the sampled electric signals.