US4130428A
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Combination of photosensitive elements suited for use in radiography
Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1975-10-20
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Granted: 1978-12-19
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Expires: 1995-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A combination suitable for radiography comprising two separate x-ray fluorescent screens and a photosensitive material comprising a support with a silver halide layer coated on each surface of said support, wherein each of the fluorescent screens is arranged adjacent to one of the silver halide layers. The maximum emission of the x-ray screen is in the wavelength range of 450-570 nm, while the silver halide layers are sensitive to light in the same wavelength range.
Inventors
- 👤 Marcel K. Van Doorselaer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:16
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03C; G03C1/00; G03C1/005; G03C1/06; G03C1/08; G03C1/10; G03C1/12; G03C1/76; G03C1/825; G03C1/83; G03C5/00; G03C5/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/167
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A combination of photosensitive materials suited for radiography comprising: (1) two separate fluorescent screens each of which has more than half of its spectral emission above 410 nm and its maximum of emission in the wavelength range of 450-570 nm and an intensification factor of at least 20 at 40 kV and at least 25 at 80 kV, (2) a photosensitive material comprising a support and at both sides of said support a layer of silver halide, the silver halide being capable of yielding by development a visible, negative silver image, a covering power of more than about 50, and being present in each layer in a corresponding equivalent amount of less than about 4 g of silver per square meter and being spectrally sensitized with (a) sensitizing dye(s) in such a way that it is sensitive for light in the wavelength range of 450-570 nm, and each of said fluorescent screens being arranged adjacent to one of said emulsion layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A combination of photosensitive materials suited for radiography comprising: (1) two separate fluorescent screens each of which has more than half of its spectral emission above 410 nm and its maximum of emission in the wavelength range of 450-570 nm and an intensification factor of at least 20 at 40 kV and at least 25 at 80 kV, (2) a photosensitive material comprising a support and at both sides of said support a layer of silver halide, the silver halide being capable of yielding by development a visible, negative silver image, a covering power of more than about 50, and being present in each layer in a corresponding equivalent amount of less than about 4 g of silver per square meter and being spectrally sensitized with (a) sensitizing dye(s) in such a way that it is sensitive for light in the wavelength range of 450-570 nm, and each of said fluorescent screens being arranged adjacent to one of said emulsion layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The combination of claim 1, in which said screens contain fluorescent substances comprising elements with atomic number 39 or 57 to 71.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination of claim 2, in which said fluorescent substance is a rare earth oxysulphide or oxyhalide activated with other rare earth elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The combination of claim 3, in which said fluorescent substance is a lanthanum or gadolinium oxybromide or oxychloride activated with terbium or dysprosium or is a lanthanum or gadolinium oxysulphide activated with terbium and/or dysprosium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
83 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the fluorescent screen contains a fluorescent substance corresponding to the following general formula: M.sub.(w-n) M'.sub.n O.sub.w X wherein: M is at least one of the metals yttrium, lanthanum, gadolinium or lutetium, M' is at least one of the rare earth metals dysprosium, erbium, europium, holmium, neodymium, praseodymium, samarium, terbium, thulium or ytterbium, X is sulphur or halogen, n is 0.0002 to 0.2, and w is 1 when X is halogen or is 2 when X is sulphur.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination of claim 5, wherein the screen comprises a terbium-activated gadolinium or lanthanum oxysulphide having emission peaks at 490 and 540 nm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The combination of claim 1, in which the fluorescent screen contains a mixture of: (A) yttrium oxysulphide activated with from 0.1 to 10% by weight of terbium or activated with terbium and dysprosium, and (B) gadolinium or lanthanum or lutetium oxysulphide activated with terbium or dysprosium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combinaton of elements according to claim 1, wherein the intensifying screen contains fluorescent particles dispersed in a binder within the range of 85-95% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A combination according to claim 1, wherein the intensifying screen contains the fluorescent particles having a grain size within the region of about 1-25μ.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A combination according to claim 1, wherein the silver halide has been sensitized with (a) spectral sensitizing dye(s) of the class of cyanine or merocyanine dyes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A combination according to claim 1, wherein the silver halide is a silver bromoiodide having an average grain size in the range of about 0.1 to 3μ.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination described in claim 1, wherein the silver halide layers contain together an amount of silver halide equivalent to about 6 to less than about 8 g of silver per sq.m.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the photosensitive material contains a filtering dye or mixture of dyes that absorb in the wavelength range of 450 to 600 nm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the photosensitive material contains a support having a blue colour.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination of claim 14, wherein the support absorbs in the wavelength range of 480-700 nm and has in that range a specular absorption density up to 0.45.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination of claim 15, wherein the blue support in the wavelength range of 500 to 580 nm has a specular absorption density in the range of about 0.1 to about 0.2.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
58 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the photosensitive material on both sides of its support has been coated with a silver halide emulsion layer and between said silver halide emulsion layers and/or in said emulsion layers (a) filtering dye(s) is (are) present that can be decolourized in one of the processing baths for the photosensitive silver halide material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination of claim 17, wherein said filtering dyes are used in a hydrophilic colloid layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the fluorescent screen is in the form of a layer applied to a support or applied as a self-supporting layer or sheet.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination of claim 22, wherein the fluorescent screen contains fluorescent substances dispersed in a binder.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the X-ray fluorescent intensifying screen material contains (a) screening dye(s).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The combination of claim 21, wherein the screening dye or dyes are present in the layer containing the fluorescent substance(s).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The combination of claim 21, wherein the screening dye or dyes are present in a layer adjacent to the layer containing the fluorescent substance(s).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The combination of claim 21, wherein the screening dye is present in an anti-halation layer subjacent to the fluorescent layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
The combination of claim 21, wherein the screening dye is Neozapon Fire Red (C.I. Solvent Red 119).
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