Abstract: A digital radiation image imaging system is provided for outputting a detected edge-emphasized image without deteriorating the image. Under the assumption that “D” (P?) represents a focal point diameter of X-ray tube, “S” (P?) represents a minimum control unit of a digital detector, “A” (P?) represents a minimum control unit of an image output apparatus, “R1” (m) represents a distance from a focal point of X-ray tube to a subject, “R2” (m) represents a distance from a subject to the digital detector, magnifying power “M” equals (R1+R2)/R1, and “E” represents an edge emphasis width caused by X-ray refraction, the relationships S>A and D?(S?E)/(M?1) are caused to hold, and the minimum control unit “S” and an aggregate of n pieces of minimum control units “A” are caused to correspond as data to be reproduced and outputted.

Abstract: A radiation image radiographing system 1 including a radiation image detector 5 detecting a radiated radiation to obtain image information, a console 6 operating the radiation image detector 5, and associating means for performing the association with the console 6 operating the radiation image detector 5 at the time of radiography, wherein the radiation image detector 5 includes a power supplying means 21 controlling the state of power supply according to the operation status of the console 6 associated by the associating means.

Abstract: An X-ray image processing system, comprises: a radiographing section including an X-ray source to emit X-rays for an object to be radiographed and an image detector to detect X-rays having passed through the object, wherein the radiographing section is adapted to conduct a phase contrast radiography by providing a space between the object and the image detector and by irradiating X-rays having an X-ray energy of 15 to 30 (keV) from the X-ray source to the object; an image data producing section to produce X-ray image data of X-ray image detected by the image detector; an image processing section to applying an image processing including a noise reducing process for the produced X-ray image data; and an output section to output the processed image data applied with the image processing.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging system includes: a plurality of states of operation, a radiographic image detection device that detects irradiated radiation to obtain radiographic image information, a console capable of communicating with the radiographic image detection device, a status memory which stores the information of operation concerning the state of operation after end of charging or replacing the battery; and the radiographic image detection device includes: power supply source having a rechargeable or replaceable battery to supply power to a plurality of units driven by the power, a control unit that stores in the status memory the information of operation, before the end of charging or replacing the battery, and then after the end of charging or replacing of the battery, controls the state of operation of the units driven by the power in response to the information of operation stored in the status memory.

Abstract: An X-ray source, a test substance holding section and an image recording section are arranged and structured to conduct a phase contrast radiographing such that when R1 represents a distance (m) from a focal point of the X-ray source to the test substance held by the test substance holding section and R3 represents a distance (m) from the focal point of the X-ray source to the X-ray detector, a magnifying power M represented by the formula of (M=R3/R1) is from 10 to 40 and an X-ray arrival ratio of an amount of X-rays having arrived to the X-ray detector to an amount of the emitted X-rays is 45% or more.

Abstract: A X-ray image radiographing method of detecting a X-ray image passing an object irradiated with X-ray emitted from a X-ray tube by a X-ray detector, includes a step of increasing a sharpness of an image lowered due to penumbra by enhancing an edge of the image with refraction contrast enhancement.

Abstract: An X-ray image radiographing system for radiographing a subject is provided with an X-ray source to emit X-rays; a digital X-ray detector to detect a digital X-ray image of the subject, wherein the subject is placed between the X-ray source and the digital X-ray detector in an arrangement to satisfy the following formulas so that an edge of the digital X-ray image is enhanced oven an edge-enhanced width: 0.1 m?R1?10 m, and 0.15 m?R2?10 m, where R1 is a distance between the X-ray tube and the subject and R2 is a distance between the subject and the digital X-ray detector. The digital X-ray detector has a pixel size almost equal to the half of the edge-enhanced width.

Abstract: A radiation image generating system, comprising: a plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, each including at least a scintillator layer having a scintillator to emit light according to an entered radiation, a photoelectric conversion layer to detect the light emitted by the scintillator to convert the detected light into electric energy, and a switching element layer having switching elements to accumulate and output the electric energy obtained by the photoelectric conversion layer, the radiation image detecting apparatuses obtaining radiation image information of a subject; and a radiation image generating operation control apparatus including a selection section to select a desired radiation image detecting apparatus among the plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, wherein the radiation image generating operation control apparatus includes a display section to display scintillator information of the scintillator used in each of the plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses

Abstract: A phase contrast radiographic image processing apparatus, comprises: a management information storing section to store management information regarding a radiography; and an image processing section to apply an image processing onto a phase contrast radiographic image produced by the phase contrast radiography, wherein the image processing section determines an image processing condition based on the management information stored in the management information storing section and conducts the image processing based on the determined image processing condition.

Abstract: A cassette type radiation image detector having: a driving control unit to control a plurality of driving units; and an operation confirming control unit to confirm an operation of the driving control unit, wherein the cassette type radiation image detector obtains an image information.

Abstract: A radiation image generating system having: a radiation image detector to obtain an image information; and a console to control the radiation image detector, wherein the radiation image detector comprises a detector communication unit communicating to the console, and a detector control unit to which a signal from the detector communication unit is inputted, the console comprises a console communication unit communicating to the detector communication unit, a console control unit controlling the console communication unit, and a reporting unit controlled by the console control unit, and after the console control unit controls the console communication unit to transmit a replying instruction signal for instructing a reply to the detector communication unit, the console control unit detects whether there is a replying signal based on the instructing, and when the replying signal is not inputted, the console control unit controls the reporting unit to report that a communication abnormality occurs.

Abstract: A radiation image formation system capable of reducing a magnified phase contrast image radiographed to life size and of outputting the reduced image at an output apparatus. The radiation image formation system has a magnified radiography setting unit for setting a magnifying rate M which satisfies: magnifying rate M?input pixel size A/minimum output pixel size B where the input pixel size A is a size of pixels composing a radiation image detected by a radiation image detector, and the minimum output pixel size B is a minimum size of pixels composing image data output by an image output apparatus, wherein a radiation image radiographing apparatus radiographs the radiation image at the magnifying rate M and an image process apparatus reduces the radiation image at the reducing rate 1/M.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging system includes: a plurality of states of operation, a radiographic image detection device that detects irradiated radiation to obtain radiographic image information, a console capable of communicating with the radiographic image detection device, a status memory which stores the information of operation concerning the state of operation after end of charging or replacing the battery; and the radiographic image detection device includes: power supply source having a rechargeable or replaceable battery to supply power to a plurality of units driven by the power, a control unit that stores in the status memory the information of operation, before the end of charging or replacing the battery, and then after the end of charging or replacing of the battery, controls the state of operation of the units driven by the power in response to the information of operation stored in the status memory.

Abstract: The radiation image detector having: a radiation image obtaining section to detect radiation irradiated and obtain a radiation image data; a communication unit to transmit the radiation image data to an external apparatus; a storing section attachment part which is capable of removably holding a storing section for storing the radiation image data, and causes the attached storing section to preserve the radiation image data obtained by the radiation image obtaining section; and a control unit that to select whether to transmit the radiation image data from the communication unit or to transmit the radiation image data by using the storing section, wherein the control unit changes over a transmission mode for transmitting the radiation image data to the external apparatus based on a result of the selection.

Abstract: A radiation image generating system, comprising: a plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, each including at least a scintillator layer having a scintillator to emit light according to an entered radiation, a photoelectric conversion layer to detect the light emitted by the scintillator to convert the detected light into electric energy, and a switching element layer having switching elements to accumulate and output the electric energy obtained by the photoelectric conversion layer, the radiation image detecting apparatuses obtaining radiation image information of a subject; and a radiation image generating operation control apparatus including a selection section to select a desired radiation image detecting apparatus among the plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses, wherein the radiation image generating operation control apparatus includes a display section to display scintillator information of the scintillator used in each of the plurality of radiation image detecting apparatuses

Abstract: A radiographing system for radiographing an object, has a radiation generator to irradiate radiation to an object, and a radiographic image detector to detect a radiographic image of the object. Each of the radiation generator and the radiographic image detector comprises a respective radio section to transmit and receive information as radio signals, and when radiographing the object, the radiation generator transmits irradiating information by a radio signal to the radiographic image detector, and then the radiographic image detector reads a radiographic image on a basis of the received the irradiating information.

Abstract: A radiographic image detection device of a portable type to detect radiation and obtain image information on a radiographic image, includes: an accompanying information obtaining unit to obtain accompanying information concerning radiographing for obtaining the radiographic image; and a correlating unit to correlate the accompanying information obtained by the accompanying information obtaining unit with the image information obtained through the radiographing.

Abstract: A phase contrast radiographic image processing apparatus, comprises: a management information storing section to store management information regarding a radiography; and an image processing section to apply an image processing onto a phase contrast radiographic image produced by the phase contrast radiography, wherein the image processing section determines an image processing condition based on the management information stored in the management information storing section and conducts the image processing based on the determined image processing condition.

Abstract: A phase contrast radiographic image processing apparatus, comprises: a management information storing section to store management information regarding a radiography; and an image processing section to apply an image processing onto a phase contrast radiographic image produced by the phase contrast radiography, wherein the image processing section determines an image processing condition based on the management information stored in the management information storing section and conducts the image processing based on the determined image processing condition.

Abstract: A radiation image detector is provided with a first layer to emit light corresponding to a strength of a radiation incident thereon; a second layer to convert the light emitted from the first layer into electric energy; a third layer to accumulate the electric energy obtained by the second layer and to output a signal based on the accumulated electric energy so that the radiation image detector outputs an image signal corresponding to the incident radiation based on the signal outputted from the third layer; and a forth layer made of a resin and to hold the first, second and third layers.