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PHOTOSTIMULABLE STORAGE PHOSPHOR SCREEN [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
OBS

When the plate is exposed to radiation, electrons migrate to electron traps within the phosphor material. ... The exposed plate containing the latent image undergoes a reading process following the exposure ... The reading of the plate involves scanning the entire plate from side to side using a laser beam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
DEF

[...] écran qui, suite à une exposition, va mémoriser l'atténuation des rayons X sous forme d'image latente[, qui sera lue] par un système de lecture qui exploitera ces informations sous forme numérique.

Spanish

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