Patent number: 4696868
Abstract: An intensifying screen comprising: a support, a fluorescent layer on the support and a protective layer on the fluorescent layer, wherein the fluorescent layer is composed essentially of a blue emitting phosphor selected from the group consisting of (1) a M.sup.II WO.sub.4 phosphor wherein M.sup.II is at least one of Mg, Ca, Zn and Cd, (2) a CaWO.sub.4 phosphor, (3) a BaSO.sub.4 :Pb phosphor, (4) a BaSO.sub.4 :Eu.sup.2+ phosphor, (5) a (Ba, Sr)SO.sub.4 :Eu.sup.2+ phosphor, (6) a MeF.sub.2.pMe'X.sub.2.qKX'.rMe"SO.sub.4 :mEu.sup.2+, nTb.sup.3+ phosphor, wherein Me is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba, each of Me' and Me" is at least one of Ca, Sr and Ba, each of X and X' is at least one of Cl and Br, and p, q, r, m and n are numbers which satisfy the conditions of 0.80.ltoreq.p.ltoreq.1.5, 0.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.2.0, 0.ltoreq.r.ltoreq.1.0, 0.001.ltoreq.m.ltoreq.0.10 and 0.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.0.05, respectively, provided q+r.noteq.0, (7) a LnOX:Tm phosphor wherein Ln is La or Gd, and X is Cl or Br, (8) a Ln(Ta.sub.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 29, 1986
Date of Patent:
September 29, 1987
Assignee:
Kasei Optonix, Ltd.
Inventors:
Yuji Aoki, Hidenaga Horiuchi, Akio Umemoto, Norio Miura