Patent ID: 7304321

Claim:
A method of reconstructing a radiation image of an elongated object, comprising the steps of: extracting a first portion of a single storage phosphor plate of length L disposed within a cassette through a first end of the cassette, the first portion having a length S 1 wherein S 1 <L; scanning the first portion to read storage information on the first portion to obtain a first partial image; erasing the stored information on a first segment of the first portion, the first segment having a length E 1 wherein E 1 <S 1 ; extracting a second portion of the single storage phosphor plate through a second end of the cassette, the second end opposing the first end, the second portion having a length S 2 wherein S 2 <L and S 1 +S 2 >L; scanning the second portion to read storage information on the second portion to obtain a second partial image; and erasing the remaining stored information stored on the storage phosphor plate.