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Functional Description
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1.4 Main Components of the Digitizer
The digitizer consists of following main components:
# Component Name Purpose
1 Cassette Unit Opens, closes and clamps the cassette.
2 IP-Drawer Module Transports the image plate from cassette to slow scan
drum and back.
3 Erasure Unit Erases the image plate while it is driven back.
4 Slow Scan Unit Drives the image plate continuously during scanning
and erasure.
5 Optic Module Creates the laser beam for scanning This beam
stimulates the image plate to emit blue light.
6 PMT with Light
Collector
Collects the emitted blue light and converts it into an
electrical signal.
7 Power Board Controls the actuators and sensors for the image plate
(IP) run and the erasure unit.
8 PMI Board Main board of the digitizer.
9 USB Flash Memory Keeps the digitizer configuration data and logfiles.
Cassette Unit
IP-Drawer Module
Erasure Unit
Slow Scan Unit
Optic Module
Cassette
PMT with
Light Collector
Power Board
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PMI Board
Image Plate
USB Flash
Memory
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