Radiation image storage panel read-out method and apparatus for performing method

摘要

A radiation image storage panel having rigidity, which is provided with a stimulable phosphor layer and on which a radiation image has been stored, is exposed to stimulating rays, which cause the radiation image storage panel to emit light in proportion to the amount of energy stored thereon during its exposure to radiation. The light emitted from a front surface of the radiation image storage panel and the light emitted from a back surface of the radiation image storage panel are photoelectrically converted into image signals respectively. The radiation image storage panel may comprise a transparent substrate having rigidity and the stimulable phosphor layer overlaid on the transparent substrate.