Patent ID: 7777192

Claim:
A cassette system comprising: a cassette having a radiation detector for detecting a radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information; and a control unit which supplies electric power to said radiation detector and controls said radiation detector to receive said radiation image information therefrom, said control unit being detachably mounted on and separable from said cassette, wherein said control unit comprises a battery which supplies the electric power and a wireless unit which sends said radiation image information to an external control device by way of wireless communications, wherein said cassette and said control unit are connected to each other by a cable and at least one connector, and wherein said control unit is mechanically and directly integrated into said cassette by engaging a pair of engaging members while a radiation image of the subject is not captured, whereas said control unit is separated from but connected by the cable to said cassette while a radiation image of the subject is captured.