Title:
SINGLE-HEAD PHOSPHOR SCREEN SCANNING SYSTEMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000031587
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A system for scanning an imaging plate (10), including a continuous belt drive(36), a drive assembly (40) connected to the continuous belt drive (36), a scanning head (35) connected to the drive assembly (40), and a laser (50) positioned to direct a laser beam (51) in a beam path across the surface of the imaging plate (10), wherein the drive assembly (40) is adapted to move the scanning head (35) back and forth in a path which is collinear with the beam path as the continuous belt drive (36) is rotated in one direction.
Inventors:
CANTU GARY
EVANS WAYNE
LEWIS TODD
EVANS WAYNE
LEWIS TODD
Application Number:
PCT/US1999/028007
Publication Date:
March 22, 2001
Filing Date:
November 23, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PHORMAX CORP (US)
International Classes:
G01T1/00; G03B42/02; G21K4/00; G06T1/00; H04N1/00; H04N1/028; H04N1/04; H04N1/12; H04N1/14; (IPC1-7): G03B42/02; G03B42/08
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