Radiographic image reading apparatus

摘要

An apparatus for recording and reading a radiographic image formed by exposing a subject with radioactive rays includes a cooling device to cool a photostimulable phosphor containing iodine to a range of 250K to 300K. The cooled photostimulable phosphor is irradiated with radioactive rays so that radiographic energies corresponding to said radioactive rays are stored on the cooled photostimulable phosphor. The cooled photostimulable phosphor is stimulated with an exciting light so as to emit lights corresponding to the stored radiographic energies.