Patent ID: 7256413

Claim:
An X-ray read out device for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor plate, the device comprising: an apparatus for holding and/or conveying the phosphor plate in an orientation inclined by an inclination angle α in relation to the vertical, in which the phosphor plate is flat in form, the apparatus including one or more support elements which are arranged such that the phosphor plate inclined in relation to the vertical can lie on the one or more support elements due to the weight of the phosphor plate, and the one or more support elements include a first support inclined in relation to the vertical on which the phosphor plate lies during read-out and/or during conveyance; and a read-out device for reading out the flat phosphor plate inclined by the inclination angle α in relation to the vertical; wherein the first support further comprises several segments which each comprise a border strip and an attracting device, such as a suction nozzle, located within the border strip.