Patent ID: 7829859

Claim:
A radiation detecting cassette comprising: a radiation conversion panel for detecting-radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information; a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communications with an external source; a battery for energizing said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit; and a plurality of switches for controlling supply of electric power from said battery to said radiation conversion panel and to said wireless communication unit; wherein said radiation conversion panel, said wireless communication unit, and said battery are housed in a substantially rectangular casing; said switches are disposed on respective side walls of said casing, said side walls defining surfaces other than a surface on which the subject is in contact, such that the side walls remain out of contact with the subject when a radiation image of the subject is captured; and when one of said switches is operated, said battery starts or stops supplying electric power to at least one of said wireless communication unit or said radiation conversion panel.