Abstract: Vitrified phosphor articles, intermediates, and methods for preparing the articles. In the methods, a combination of species are admixed. The combination of species are precursors for a glass-forming system. The glass-forming system includes precursors for a crystalline radiographic phosphor. The admixed combination of species are fired to form a melt having a single liquid. The product of the melt is molten-shaped.

Abstract: An emulsion of enhanced photographic sensitivity and reduced contrast is disclosed containing high bromide tabular grains having a non-uniform iodide distribution, including (a) a peripheral zone extending inwardly from edges and corners of the tabular grains and providing (i) a maximum iodide concentration along the edges and (ii) a lower iodide concentration at the corners than elsewhere along the edges, (b) a central zone providing a minimum iodide concentration and accounting for at least 35 percent of total silver forming the tabular grains and, (c) extending from the central zone to the peripheral zone, an intermediate zone (i) containing a higher iodide concentration than the central zone, ranging from greater than 2 to 10 mole percent, based on silver forming the intermediate zone, and (ii) accounting for from 5 to 35 percent of total silver forming the tabular grains.

Abstract: An improved spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed in which tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 70 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m, show an enhanced capability for chemical sensitization by reason of employing an oxidized cationic starch as a peptizer.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive emulsion is disclosed in which greater than 50 percent of total grain projected area is accounted for by tabular grains (a) having {100} major faces, (b) containing greater than 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, (c) having a mean equivalent circular diameter in the range of from 2.0 to 5.0 .mu.m, and (d) exhibiting a mean thickness of 0.1 .mu.m or less.The emulsion is prepared by (a) precipitating up to 10 percent of the total silver forming the high chloride {100} tabular grains to create a first grain population under conditions that form a crystal lattice structure that favors the growth of high chloride {100} tabular grains, (b) thereafter rapidly introducing silver and halide ions to create a second grain population, and (c) growing the first grain population to create the high chloride {100} tabular grains by ripening out the second grain population.

Abstract: A radiographic phosphor panel and radiographic phosphor composition. The radiographic phosphor panel includes a support and a luminescent layer. The luminescent layer overlies the support. The luminescent layer includes binder and coated particles. The binder is a film-forming polymer. The coated particles are embedded in the binder. The coated particles each have a core and a shell. The core is radiographic phosphor. The shell is exterior to and substantially encloses the core. The shell comprises vinyl-epoxy resin, having uncured epoxy groups in a concentration of from about 1.times.10.sup.-5 to about 60 percent by weight relative to the weight of the shell. The resin has a different composition than the binder.

Abstract: An improved spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed in which tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m, and (f) having latent image forming chemical sensitization sites on the surfaces of the tabular grains, are spectrally sensitized and improved by employing dump iodide host tabular grains and, in forming the surface chemical sensitization sites, at least one silver salt epitaxially located on the tabular grains.

Abstract: A radiographic phosphor panel having oxosulfur functionalized polymer reducing agents. The phosphor panel has a support and a luminescent layer overlaying the support. The luminescent layer includes phosphor crystals, and binder. The oxosulfur functionalized polymer reducing agent is present in a concentration sufficient to substantially increase the photostimulated luminescence of the panel.

Abstract: A radiographic phosphor panel having both binder compatible oxosulfur reducing agent and oxosulfur reducing pigment, and a preparation method. The radiographic phosphor panel has a support and a luminescent layer overlaying the support. The luminescent layer includes phosphor crystals, binder, oxosulfur reducing agent, and oxosulfur reducing pigment. The phosphor crystals include iodine. The oxosulfur reducing agent is dispersed within the luminescent layer on a substantially molecular basis. The oxosulfur reducing pigment is dispersed within the layer as a particulate. The oxosulfur reducing agent and the oxosulfur reducing pigment are each a reducing agent for iodine. The oxosulfur reducing agent and the oxosulfur reducing pigment have a combined concentration sufficient to substantially increase the photostimulated luminescence of the panel.

Abstract: A stabilized storage phosphor is disclosed intended to be exposed to X-radiation and subsequently stimulated to emit light is disclosed. The storage phosphor is the product of firing a combination of species characterized by the relationship:MFX.sub.1-z I.sub.z.uM.sup.a X.sup.a :yA:eQ:tDwherein M is an alkaline earth; X is selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br; M.sup.a is an alkali; X.sup.a is a halide; A is selected from the rare earths Eu, Ce, Sm and Tb; Q is selected from among metal oxides; D is selected from elements 23 to 28 of the periodic table; z is from 1.times.10.sup.-4 to 1; u is from 0 to 1; y is from 1.times.10.sup.-4 to 0.1; e is from 0 to 1; and t is from 0 to 10.sup.-2. The storage phosphor is stabilized against decline of photostimulated luminescence intensities by the inclusion of a monocyclic compound having a molecular weight of less than 350, exhibiting both acid and base dissociation constants of less than 10.sup.-5 at 25.degree. C.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive film for reproducing digitally stored medical diagnostic images through a series of laterally offset exposures by a controlled radiation source followed byprocessing in 90 seconds or less including development, fixing and drying is disclosed. The film exhibits an average contrast in the range of from 1.5 to 2.0, measured over a density above fog of from 0.25 to 2.0. An emulsion is provided in which silver bromochloride grains provided (a) containing at least 10 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (b) having a mean equivalent circular diameter of less than 0.40 .mu.m, (c) exhibiting an average aspect ratio of less than 1.3, and (d) coated at a silver coverage of less than 40 mg/dm.sup.2. Adsorbed to the surfaces of the silver bromochloride grains is at least one spectral sensitizing dye having an absorption half peak bandwidth in the spectral region of exposure by the controlled exposure source.

Abstract: An imaging element is disclosed comprised of a support and, coated on the support, at least one radiation-sensitive emulsion layer containing (a) radiation-sensitive silver halide grains and (b) an aqueous processing solution permeable vehicle, wherein the radiation-sensitive emulsion layer additionally contains (c) from 0.1 to 10 mg/dm.sup.2 of magnetic particles having a major axis less than 1 .mu.m and, (d) based on the weight of the magnetic particles, from 10 to 200 percent of an amphipathic dispersant for the magnetic particles having a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance number of at least 8.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive silver halide film for reproducing digitally stored medical diagnostic images through a series of laterally offset exposures by a controlled radiation source followed by processing in 90 seconds or less, including development, fixing and drying. The film exhibits an average contrast in the range of from 1.5 to 2.0, measured over a density above fog of from 0.25 to 2.0. An emulsion layer is provided in which silver bromochloride grains (a) comprised of at least 10 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (b) having a mean equivalent circular diameter of less than 0.40 .mu.m, (c) exhibiting an average aspect ratio of less than 1.3, and (d) coated at a silver coverage of less than 40 mg/dm.sup.2. Adsorbed to the surfaces of the silver bromochloride grains at least one spectral sensitizing dye having an absorption half peak bandwidth in the spectral region of exposure by the controlled exposure source.

Abstract: A dual coated radiographic element is disclosed including at least one radiation-sensitive emulsion comprised of silver halide grains containing greater than 50 mole percent bromide and less than 4 mole percent iodide, based on silver, with greater than 50 percent of total grain projected area being accounted for by tabular grains having {111} major faces, a spectral sensitizing dye adsorbed to the surfaces of the silver halide grains, and hydrophilic colloid vehicle acting as a peptizer and a binder for the silver halide grains. At least the portion of the vehicle acting as a peptizer is a hydrophilic colloid derived from a water dispersible cationic starch.

Abstract: A high bromide tabular grain photographic emulsion is disclosed containing as a peptizer a water dispersible cationic starch.

Abstract: Spectrally sensitized tabular grain emulsions are disclosed exhibiting (1) increased speeds and (2) contrasts and speed-granularity relationships superior to those of conventional emulsions of the same average grain sizes. The tabular grains have {111} major faces, contain greater than 80 mole percent bromide, based on silver, and are substantially free of iodide, exhibit an average aspect ratio of greater than 50 and an average equivalent circular diameter of >10 micrometers, account for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, and have latent image forming chemical sensitization sites on their surfaces including epitaxially deposited silver halide protrusions of a face centered cubic rock salt crystal lattice structure forming epitaxial junctions with the tabular grains. The protrusions are restricted to those portions of the tabular grains (a) located nearest peripheral edges of and (b) accounting for less than 50 percent of the {111} major faces of the tabular grains.

Abstract: A chemically and spectrally sensitized ultrathin tabular grain emulsion is disclosed including tabular grains (a) having {111} major faces, (b) containing greater than 70 mole percent bromide, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 0.7 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.07 .mu.m.It has been observed that increased speed and contrast as well as improvements in speed-granularity relationships can be realized when the surface chemical sensitization sites include epitaxially deposited silver halide protrusions forming epitaxial junctions with the tabular grains, the protrusions (a) being located on up to 50 percent of the surface area of the tabular grains, (b) having a higher overall solubility than at least that portion of the tabular grains forming epitaxial junctions with the protrusions, and (c) forming a face centered cubic crystal lattice.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive high bromide {111} tabular grain emulsion is disclosed in which at least 90 percent of silver halide epitaxy of an isomorphic face centered cubic crystal lattice structure containing at least 1 mole percent iodide is deposited on the {111} major faces in the form of monocrystalline terraces. Each epitaxial terrace is grown from a nucleation site along an edge of a {111} major face inwardly, with terraces overlying less than 25 percent of the {111} major faces. Surprisingly, these emulsions exhibit higher photographic speeds than those produced by growing silver halide epitaxy outwardly as protrusions from the corners or edges of the tabular grains.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive spectrally sensitized tabular grain emulsion is disclosed which exhibits improved speed and contrast. The tabular grains have {111} major faces, contain greater than 70 mole percent bromide and up to 10 mole percent iodide, based on silver, account for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, and have an average equivalent circular diameter of at least 3.5 .mu.m. The tabular grains have latent image forming chemical sensitization sites on their surfaces including epitaxially deposited silver halide protrusions of a face centered cubic rock salt crystal lattice structure forming epitaxial junctions with the tabular grains.

Abstract: Spectrally sensitized tabular grain emulsions are disclosed exhibiting increased speeds and speed-granularity relationships superior to those of conventional emulsions of the same average grain sizes. The tabular grains have {111} major faces, contain greater than 70 mole percent bromide and from 0.25 to 10 mole percent iodide, based on silver, exhibit an average aspect ratio of greater than 50 and an average equivalent circular diameter of >10 micrometers, account for greater than 90 percent of total grain projected area, and have latent image forming chemical sensitization sites on their surfaces including epitaxially deposited silver halide protrusions of a face centered cubic rock salt crystal lattice structure forming epitaxial junctions with the tabular grains.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive emulsion comprised of silver halide grains including tabular grains (a) having {100} major faces, (b) containing greater than 50 mole percent chloride, based on silver, (c) accounting for greater than 30 percent of total grain projected area, (d) exhibiting an average thickness of less than 0.3 .mu.m, and (e) exhibiting an average aspect ratio of greater than 5, and a dispersing medium including a peptizer adsorbed to the silver halide grains, wherein the peptizer is a water dispersible oxidized cationic starch.