Radiation image recording apparatus, and stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus

Claim 2

A radiation image recording apparatus comprising: (i) a mobile case, (ii) a radiation source connected with said case, (iii) a cassette holding section provided at a part of said case for releasably holding a cassette capable of housing a stimulable phosphor sheet therein, (iv) a first magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet housing magazine capable of housing a plurality of image-recorded stimulable phosphor sheets therein, (v) a second magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet feed magazine capable of housing a plurality of stimulable phosphor sheets usable for image recording therein, and provided with a take-out means for taking said stimulable phosphor sheets one by one out of said sheet feed magazine, and (vi) a sheet conveyance means for conveying said stimulable phosphor sheet, which is taken out of said cassette, into said first magazine holding section, and conveying a stimulable phosphor sheet usable for image recording, which is taken out of said second magazine holding section, into said cassette.

Claim 3

A radiation image recording apparatus as defined in claim 1 further provided with an image read-out means for exposing the image-recorded stimulable phosphor sheet taken out of said cassette to stimulating rays, and photoelectrically detecting light emitted by said image-recoded stimulable phosphor sheet in proportion to the stored radiation energy.

Claim 4

A radiation image recording apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein said image read-out means is provided between said cassette holding section and said first magazine holding section.

Claim 5

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus comprising: (i) a mobile case, (ii) a cassette holding section provided at a part of said case for releasably holding a cassette capable of housing therein a stimulable phosphor sheet provided with discrimination information at a part, ( iii) a first magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet housing magazine capable of housing a plurality of image-recorded stimulable phosphor sheets therein, (iv) a second magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet feed magazine capable of housing a plurality of stimulable phosphor sheets usable for image recording therein, and provided with a take-out means for taking said stimulable phosphor sheets one by one out of said sheet feed magazine, (v) a sheet conveyance means for conveying said stimulable phosphor sheet, which is taken out of said cassette, into said first magazine holding section, and conveying a stimulable phosphor sheet usable for image recording, which is taken out of said second magazine holding section, into said cassette, (vi) a discrimination information reading means provided inside of said case for reading said discrimination information from the stimulable phosphor sheet conveyed by said sheet conveyance means, (vii) a registration means provided integrally with said case for input of information, and (viii) a storage means for storing said information entered to said registration means and said discrimination information read by said discrimination information reading means.

Claim 6

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus comprising: (i) a mobile case, (ii) a cassette holding section provided at a part of said case for releasably holding a cassette capable of housing therein a stimulable phosphor sheet provided with discrimination information at a part, ( iii) a first magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet housing magazine capable of housing a plurality of image-recorded stimulable phosphor sheets therein, (iv) a second magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet feed magazine capable of housing a plurality of stimulable phosphor sheets usable for image recording therein, and provided with a take-out means for taking said stimulable phosphor sheets one by one out of said sheet feed magazine, (v) a sheet conveyance means for conveying said stimulable phosphor sheet, which is taken out of said cassette, into said first magazine holding section, and conveying a stimulable phosphor sheet usable for image recording, which is taken out of said second magazine holding section, into said cassette, (vi) a discrimination information reading means provided inside of said case for reading said discrimination information from the stimulable phosphor sheet conveyed by said sheet conveyance means, (vii) a registration means provided integrally with said case for input of information, and (viii) a storage means for storing said information entered to said registration means and said discrimination information read by said discrimination information reading means.

Claim 7

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said discrimination information is represented by a bar code, and said discrimination information reading means is a bar code reader.

Claim 8

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus as defined in claim 4, wherein said information entered to said registration means is object and image recording information.

Claim 9

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus comprising: (i) a mobile case, (ii) a radiation source connected with said case, (iii) a cassette holding section provided at a part of said case for releasably holding a cassette capable of housing therein a stimulable phosphor sheet provided with discrimination information at a part, (iv) a first magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet housing magazine capable of housing a plurality of image-recorded stimulable phosphor sheets therein, (v) a second magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet feed magazine capable of housing a plurality of stimulable phosphor sheets usable for image recording there in, and provided with a take-out means for taking said stimulable phosphor sheets one by one out of said sheet feed magazine, (vi) a sheet conveyance means for conveying said stimulable phosphor sheet, which is taken out of said cassette, into said first magazine holding section, and conveying a stimulable phosphor sheet usable for image recording, which is taken out of said second magazine holding section, into said cassette, (vii) a discrimination information reading means provided inside of said case for reading said discrimination information from the stimulable phosphor sheet conveyed by said sheet conveyance means, (viii) a registration means provided integrally with said case for input of information, and (ix) a storage means for storing said information entered to said registration means and said discrimination information read by said discrimination information reading means.

Claim 10

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus comprising: (i) a mobile case, (ii) a radiation source connected with said case, (iii) a cassette holding section provided at a part of said case for releasably holding a cassette capable of housing therein a stimulable phosphor sheet provided with discrimination information at a part, (iv) a first magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet housing magazine capable of housing a plurality of image-recorded stimulable phosphor sheets therein, (v) a second magazine holding section provided inside of said case for releasably holding a sheet feed magazine capable of housing a plurality of stimulable phosphor sheets usable for image recording there in, and provided with a take-out means for taking said stimulable phosphor sheets one by one out of said sheet feed magazine, (vi) a sheet conveyance means for conveying said stimulable phosphor sheet, which is taken out of said cassette, into said first magazine holding section, and conveying a stimulable phosphor sheet usable for image recording, which is taken out of said second magazine holding section, into said cassette, (vii) a discrimination information reading means provided inside of said case for reading said discrimination information from the stimulable phosphor sheet conveyed by said sheet conveyance means, (viii) a registration means provided integrally with said case for input of information, and (ix) a storage means for storing said information entered to said registration means and said discrimination information read by said discrimination information reading means.

Claim 11

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus as defined in claim 7 wherein said discrimination information is represented by a bar code, and said discrimination information reading means is a bar code reader.

Claim 12

A stimulable phosphor sheet feeding and loading apparatus as defined in claim 7, wherein said information entered to said registration means is object and image recording information.