Abstract: An improvement to a standardized design of a body for small-bore connectors for liquids and/or gases in a healthcare application, wherein the body has a spout with a standardized upper portion. The upper portion can have a standardized external thread or can have a different size and shape for the external thread. The body can have a standardized internal flange or another differently sized and shaped internal flange. The body can have an internal void though which the liquids and/or gases flow. At least a portion of the standardized internal flange or another internal flange can be eliminated or removed to reduce a flow restriction caused by the standardized internal flange and thus increase a flow area of the internal void.

Abstract: A radiographic phosphor panel, phosphor, and phosphor modification method. The radiographic phosphor panel has a luminescent layer including a mass of phosphor particles. The phosphor particles each have a primary portion and a secondary portion. The secondary portion is exterior to and continuous with the primary portion. The primary portion includes a primary phosphor having a combination of species characterized by the relationship:MFX.sub.1-z I.sub.z .multidot.uM.sup.a X.sup.a :yA:eJ:tD:dSThe secondary portion includes a secondary phosphor having a combination of species characterized by the relationship:M'FX'.sub.1-z+q I.sub.z-q .multidot.u'M.sup.a 'X.sup.a ':y'A':e'J':t'D':d'SIn these relationships, M and M' are selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; X and X' are selected from Cl and Br; M.sup.a and M.sup.a ' are selected from Na, K, Rb, and Cs; X.sup.a and X.sup.

Abstract: A method, a storage phosphor prepared by the method, and a storage panel. In the method, a precursor mixture is fired, at a temperature between 700.degree. C. and the melting point of the phosphor, to produce an intermediate product. The precursor mixture comprises a combination of species characterized by the relationship:MFX.sub.1-x I.sub.z.uM.sup.a X.sup.a :yA:eQwherein M is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; X is selected from Cl and Br; M.sup.a is selected from Na, K, Rb and Cs; X.sup.a is selected from F, Cl, Br and I; A is selected from Eu, Ce, Sm, and Tb; Q is metal oxide; and 0<z.ltoreq.1; 0<u<1; 0<y.ltoreq.0.1; and 0<e<0.1. The intermediate product is then annealed in a slightly oxidizing atmosphere, at a temperature, which is lower than said temperature of firing and between about 400.degree. C. and about 800.degree. C., for a time sufficient to reduce the erase fraction of the resulting phosphor relative to the same phosphor produced by firing in the same manner, but not annealing.