GB2363859A - X-ray film safety feature - Google Patents

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GB2363859A
GB2363859A GB0006397A GB0006397A GB2363859A GB 2363859 A GB2363859 A GB 2363859A GB 0006397 A GB0006397 A GB 0006397A GB 0006397 A GB0006397 A GB 0006397A GB 2363859 A GB2363859 A GB 2363859A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B42/00—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means
    • G03B42/02—Obtaining records using waves other than optical waves; Visualisation of such records by using optical means using X-rays
    • G03B42/04—Holders for X-ray films

Abstract

A safety feature for an X-ray film, comprises imprinting a recognisable figure, such as an "R" on, for example the right hand corner of an X-ray film, to inform the persons viewing the film which side of the human body the X-ray film is depicting.

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2363859
Title of invention: Added Safety Feature to an X-Ray Film
I, Hem Chandra Dutta a British Citizen D O B 159 March 1936 of Permanent address: 42 Chestnut Grove, Southend-on-Sea, Essex S 52 5 HQ, England.
Daytime telephone No ( 01702) 31 56 96: ( 01702) 30 09 61: Fax ( 01702) 30 07 82 being of sound body and mind do hereby on this 16 t day of March year 2000 describe the above mentioned invention i e Added Safety Feature to an X-Ray film as follows:-
The aforesaid invention/improvement is an added safety feature to an XRay film plate which enables the viewer to look at the said film plate in the correct way This becomes particularly important as an X-Ray film plate is a negative and therefore could be looked at from either side.
Since certain parts of the body are identical such as the kidney, mistakes have been made by doctors by looking the X-Ray film of the patient from the wrong side to the extent of surgically removing the good kidney instead of the bad one.
The aim of this aforementioned invention is to prevent such mistakes being made.
The abovementioed "Added Safety Feature to an X-Ray Film" of this aforementioned invention/improvement is to be achieved by adding preferably the letter "R" to the right hand side of the said X-Ray film preferably to the top right hand corner of the X- Ray plate as shown in the drawing annexed hereto.
In different languages and different alphabets the aforesaid invention could be added accordingly to their own language and alphabet.
Such an addition would help the doctor to look at the X-Ray plate from the correct side.
This invention could preferably be added to the X-Ray plate in the process of manufacturing in any desirable and practicable way.
In the attached drawing marked "Drawing 1 " the letter "R" has been added to the top right hand corner of the X-Ray plate.

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  1. WHAT I CLAIM IS:
    A safety feature as described hereabove added to an X-Ray film plate in any desirable and practicable way to enable the viewer to look at the same X-Ray plate from the correct side and thus prevent mistakes being made.
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Citations (19)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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GB937155A (en) * 1960-09-05 1963-09-18 Gevaert Photo Prod Nv Marking of x-ray films
US3631243A (en) * 1970-02-25 1971-12-28 United States Radium Corp X-ray film marking means including a fluorescent tongue overlayed with opaque indicia
US3668394A (en) * 1970-08-03 1972-06-06 Norman Panzer X-ray film identification means
US4035653A (en) * 1974-01-08 1977-07-12 Robert Karasko X-ray identification tag
US4058733A (en) * 1975-12-22 1977-11-15 Stembel Oren G Radiograph marker
US4194122A (en) * 1978-06-07 1980-03-18 Eugene Mitchell Apparatus for the marking of X-ray film
US4426723A (en) * 1981-12-21 1984-01-17 Rouse James S X-Ray marker device
US4429412A (en) * 1981-08-10 1984-01-31 Pierce Larry L X-Ray film marker
US4510392A (en) * 1983-04-08 1985-04-09 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Autoradiogram marking process
EP0238464A1 (en) * 1986-03-21 1987-09-23 Planmeca Oy Method and equipment for marking the film in panoramic tomography x-ray apparatuses
US4698836A (en) * 1984-10-24 1987-10-06 Minasian John L Means and techniques useful in marking X-ray film
US4764948A (en) * 1987-03-09 1988-08-16 Paula Hurwitz Data marking system for medical x-rays, particularly mammograms
EP0414042A2 (en) * 1989-08-21 1991-02-27 Konica Corporation x-ray film processing method, x-ray film photographing equipment, and x-ray film information processing equipment
EP0475313A1 (en) * 1990-09-13 1992-03-18 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Method and apparatus for referencing a cassette and/or an intensifying screen on a radiograph
US5307397A (en) * 1990-08-27 1994-04-26 Fabian Carl E Film cassette having marker for identifying the exposure side of a medical radiograph
GB2280758A (en) * 1993-08-05 1995-02-08 Eastman Kodak Co Method of identification in radiography and a cassette therefor
US5592527A (en) * 1993-01-19 1997-01-07 Ray; Michael A. Identification marker for x-ray film with carrying case
US5640438A (en) * 1996-01-29 1997-06-17 Sensiquest, Inc. Radiographic film marker assembly
US5657366A (en) * 1995-02-23 1997-08-12 Nakayama; Masanari Film markers for specifying body postures of animal photographed in roentgenograms

Patent Citations (19)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB937155A (en) * 1960-09-05 1963-09-18 Gevaert Photo Prod Nv Marking of x-ray films
US3631243A (en) * 1970-02-25 1971-12-28 United States Radium Corp X-ray film marking means including a fluorescent tongue overlayed with opaque indicia
US3668394A (en) * 1970-08-03 1972-06-06 Norman Panzer X-ray film identification means
US4035653A (en) * 1974-01-08 1977-07-12 Robert Karasko X-ray identification tag
US4058733A (en) * 1975-12-22 1977-11-15 Stembel Oren G Radiograph marker
US4194122A (en) * 1978-06-07 1980-03-18 Eugene Mitchell Apparatus for the marking of X-ray film
US4429412A (en) * 1981-08-10 1984-01-31 Pierce Larry L X-Ray film marker
US4426723A (en) * 1981-12-21 1984-01-17 Rouse James S X-Ray marker device
US4510392A (en) * 1983-04-08 1985-04-09 E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Autoradiogram marking process
US4698836A (en) * 1984-10-24 1987-10-06 Minasian John L Means and techniques useful in marking X-ray film
EP0238464A1 (en) * 1986-03-21 1987-09-23 Planmeca Oy Method and equipment for marking the film in panoramic tomography x-ray apparatuses
US4764948A (en) * 1987-03-09 1988-08-16 Paula Hurwitz Data marking system for medical x-rays, particularly mammograms
EP0414042A2 (en) * 1989-08-21 1991-02-27 Konica Corporation x-ray film processing method, x-ray film photographing equipment, and x-ray film information processing equipment
US5307397A (en) * 1990-08-27 1994-04-26 Fabian Carl E Film cassette having marker for identifying the exposure side of a medical radiograph
EP0475313A1 (en) * 1990-09-13 1992-03-18 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company Method and apparatus for referencing a cassette and/or an intensifying screen on a radiograph
US5592527A (en) * 1993-01-19 1997-01-07 Ray; Michael A. Identification marker for x-ray film with carrying case
GB2280758A (en) * 1993-08-05 1995-02-08 Eastman Kodak Co Method of identification in radiography and a cassette therefor
US5657366A (en) * 1995-02-23 1997-08-12 Nakayama; Masanari Film markers for specifying body postures of animal photographed in roentgenograms
US5640438A (en) * 1996-01-29 1997-06-17 Sensiquest, Inc. Radiographic film marker assembly

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