Fujifilm’s Proprietary Imaging Plate

The Imaging Plate (IP) was invented at Fujifilm as the key device for the digital X-ray imaging system named Fuji computed radiography. Later on, IPs were found to be effective for scientific imaging such as radioisotope detection and electron detection.

The IP is a new film-like radiation image sensor comprised of specifically designed phosphors that trap and store the radiation energy. The stored energy is stable until scanned with a laser beam, which releases the energy as luminescence. This phosphor technology, launched in its first application to the medical X-ray diagnostic field, portends great promise in a wide range of newer scientific and technological applications.

A Host of Imaging Plate Applications

Nature has reported that the "Imaging Plate illuminates many fields." Applications of the IP are being widely tried to dramatically improve conventional methods in the medical X-ray diagnostic field as well as in scientific and technological fields requiring radiation image processing. The latter includes X-ray crystallography, microstructure analyses by electron microscope, and analyses by autoradiography.

Photo-stimulable Phosphor
Principles of Fujifilm’s IP Methodology
Features of Fujifilm’s IP Methodology
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Imaging Plate Line Up and Scanners

Multi-purpose standard IP is the BAS-MS type. Blue pigment was added to increase resolution in BAS-SR IP. Protective layer was excluded in BAS-TR IP of 3H detection.