WO2010023970A1 - 放射線画像変換パネル及びその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a radiation image conversion panel capable of obtaining a radiation image with high sharpness and improved moisture resistance and impact resistance, and a manufacturing method thereof.
- radiographic images such as X-ray images have been widely used for diagnosis of medical conditions in the medical field.
- radiographic images using intensifying screens and film systems have been developed as an imaging system that combines high reliability and excellent cost performance as a result of high sensitivity and high image quality in the long history. Used in the medical field.
- these pieces of image information are so-called analog image information, and free image processing and instantaneous electric transmission cannot be performed like digital image information that has been developing in recent years.
- a scintillator made of an X-ray phosphor having a characteristic of emitting light by radiation is used.
- the luminous efficiency is improved. It becomes necessary to use a high scintillator.
- the light emission efficiency of a scintillator is determined by the thickness of the phosphor layer and the X-ray absorption coefficient of the phosphor. The thicker the phosphor layer, the more scattered the emitted light in the phosphor layer. However, sharpness decreases. Therefore, when the sharpness necessary for the image quality is determined, the layer thickness is determined.
- CsI cesium iodide
- phosphors can be easily formed into a columnar crystal structure by vapor deposition. And the thickness of the phosphor layer can be increased (see Patent Document 1).
- CsI cesium iodide
- CaI cesium iodide
- NaI sodium iodide
- TlI thallium iodide
- Visible conversion efficiency is improved by performing heat treatment at a temperature of 200 to 500 ° C. on the substrate deposited as thallium activated cesium iodide (CsI: Tl) on the (substrate), and used as an X-ray phosphor ( For example, see Patent Document 2).
- a phosphor layer (also referred to as “scintillator layer”) based on cesium iodide (CsI) has a deliquescent property and has a drawback that the characteristics deteriorate with time.
- CsI cesium iodide
- a method is known in which a polyparaxylylene resin covers the upper and side surfaces of a phosphor layer and the outer periphery of a scintillator layer of a support (substrate) (see, for example, Patent Document 3).
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems and situations, and a solution to the problem is a radiation image conversion panel capable of obtaining a radiation image with high sharpness and improved moisture resistance and impact resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same. Is to provide.
- the present inventor has found that both the coefficient of variation in the crystal diameter of the columnar crystals in the cesium iodide (CsI) phosphor layer and the coefficient of variation in the filling rate of the phosphor in the phosphor layer. It was unexpectedly found that the moisture resistance and impact resistance were improved by making the specific range within the specified range, and the present invention was achieved.
- CsI cesium iodide
- a radiation image conversion panel having a phosphor layer containing a phosphor columnar crystal mainly composed of cesium iodide (CsI) formed by vapor deposition on a support, the crystal of the phosphor columnar crystal A radiation image conversion panel, wherein a variation coefficient of a diameter is 50% or less, and a variation coefficient of a phosphor filling ratio of the phosphor layer is 20% or less.
- CsI cesium iodide
- any of the above 1 to 3, comprising a scintillator panel having the phosphor layer on the support and a light receiving element (“planar light receiving element”) in which a plurality of light receiving pixels are arranged two-dimensionally.
- a method for manufacturing a radiation image conversion panel comprising: forming a phosphor layer by a vapor deposition method including a step of vapor-depositing a phosphor material while rotating the support.
- a phosphor layer containing phosphor columnar crystals formed by a vapor deposition method is provided on a support from which a radiographic image having high sharpness and improved moisture resistance and impact resistance is obtained.
- a radiation image conversion panel and a manufacturing method thereof can be provided.
- the radiation image conversion panel of the present invention is a radiation image conversion panel having a phosphor layer containing phosphor columnar crystals mainly composed of cesium iodide (CsI) formed on a support by a vapor deposition method.
- the variation coefficient of the crystal diameter of the phosphor columnar crystal is 50% or less, and the variation coefficient of the phosphor filling rate of the phosphor layer is 20% or less.
- the phosphor columnar crystal is formed using cesium iodide and an additive containing thallium as raw materials from the viewpoint of manifesting the effects of the present invention.
- the phosphor columnar crystal has a layer that does not contain thallium at the root portion.
- a scintillator panel having the phosphor layer on the support and a light receiving element (also referred to as a “planar light receiving element”) in which a plurality of light receiving pixels are arranged two-dimensionally are provided.
- the radiation image conversion panel is a preferred embodiment.
- a vapor deposition apparatus having an evaporation source and a support rotating mechanism in a vacuum vessel is used, and a support is installed on the support rotating mechanism, and the support is rotated.
- the phosphor layer is formed by a vapor deposition method including a step of vapor-depositing the phosphor material.
- the radiation image conversion panel of the present invention is characterized by having a phosphor layer containing phosphor columnar crystals mainly composed of cesium iodide (CsI) formed by vapor deposition on a support.
- CsI cesium iodide
- various functional layers as described later are preferably provided according to the purpose.
- the radiation image conversion panel of the present invention is a scintillator panel in which a phosphor layer is provided on a first substrate by a vapor deposition method via a functional layer such as a reflective layer, and a photosensor on a second substrate. Radiation by adhering or closely adhering a photoelectric conversion panel comprising a photoelectric conversion element section ("planar light receiving element") in which two-dimensionally arranged pixels comprising TFT (Thin Film Transistor) or CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) are arranged.
- TFT Thin Film Transistor
- CCD Charge Coupled Devices
- a radiation image conversion panel is provided by providing a phosphor layer directly or via a functional layer such as a reflective layer or a protective layer by a vapor deposition method. Also good.
- the phosphor layer according to the present invention is a phosphor layer containing phosphor columnar crystals mainly composed of cesium iodide (CsI).
- CsI cesium iodide
- Various phosphor materials are known as materials for forming the phosphor layer, but cesium iodide (CsI) has a relatively high rate of change from X-rays to visible light, and easily converts phosphors by vapor deposition. Since it can be formed into a columnar crystal structure, scattering of emitted light within the crystal can be suppressed by the light guide effect, and the thickness of the phosphor layer can be increased. Therefore, in the present invention, the cesium iodide is concerned. It is characterized by having (CsI) as a main component.
- CsI alone has low luminous efficiency
- various activators are added.
- a mixture of CsI and sodium iodide (NaI) in an arbitrary molar ratio can be mentioned.
- CsI as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-59899 is deposited, and thallium (Tl), europium (Eu), indium (In), lithium (Li), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb) ), CsI containing an activating substance such as sodium (Na) is preferred.
- thallium (Tl) and europium (Eu) are particularly preferable.
- thallium (Tl) is preferred.
- thallium activated cesium iodide (CsI: Tl) is preferable because it has a wide emission wavelength from 400 nm to 750 nm.
- thallium compound as an additive containing one or more types of thallium compounds according to the present invention, various thallium compounds (compounds having oxidation numbers of + I and + III) can be used.
- a preferred thallium compound is thallium bromide (TlBr), thallium chloride (TlCl), thallium fluoride (TlF, TlF 3 ), or the like.
- the melting point of the thallium compound according to the present invention is preferably in the range of 400 to 700 ° C. If the temperature exceeds 700 ° C., the additives in the columnar crystals exist non-uniformly, resulting in a decrease in luminous efficiency.
- the melting point is a melting point at normal temperature and pressure.
- the content of the additive is desirably an optimum amount according to the target performance and the like, but 0.001 mol% to 50 mol% with respect to the content of cesium iodide, Further, it is preferably 0.1 to 10.0 mol%.
- the additive when the additive is 0.001 mol% or more with respect to cesium iodide, the emission luminance obtained by using cesium iodide alone is improved, which is preferable in terms of obtaining the target emission luminance. Moreover, it is preferable that it is 50 mol% or less because the properties and functions of cesium iodide can be maintained.
- the thickness of the phosphor layer is preferably 100 to 800 ⁇ m, and more preferably 120 to 700 ⁇ m from the viewpoint of obtaining a good balance between luminance and sharpness characteristics.
- the phosphor columnar crystal according to the present invention needs to be formed by a vapor deposition method.
- a vapor deposition method a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, a CVD method, an ion plating method, or the like can be used.
- the vapor deposition method is particularly preferable.
- the phosphor layer according to the present invention is a phosphor layer containing a phosphor columnar crystal formed by a vapor deposition method, the coefficient of variation of the crystal diameter of the phosphor columnar crystal is 50% or less, and The variation coefficient of the phosphor filling rate of the phosphor layer is 20% or less.
- the variation coefficient of the crystal diameter of the phosphor columnar crystal according to the present invention is required to be 50% or less from the viewpoint of the effect of the present invention, preferably 40% or less, more preferably 30% or less, Particularly preferred is 20%, and most preferred is 10% or less. Further, the coefficient of variation of the phosphor filling rate needs to be 20% or less, preferably 15% or less, more preferably 10% or less, and particularly preferably 5% or less.
- the method for obtaining the coefficient of variation of the crystal diameter of the phosphor columnar crystal is performed as follows; among the obtained phosphor layers, an electron microscope including at least 100 columnar crystals in the field of view Each crystal diameter is obtained from the photograph, and the standard deviation of the crystal diameter is calculated. Then, the calculated relative standard deviation is divided by the average of 100 crystal diameters to obtain a coefficient of variation represented by the following formula.
- Coefficient of variation standard deviation of crystal diameter / average of crystal diameter
- the method of obtaining the coefficient of variation of the phosphor filling rate is performed as follows; for example, the phosphor layer of the obtained chintillator panel is divided into 100 parts. For each piece, the filling ratio is calculated by obtaining a value obtained by dividing the actual mass of the phosphor layer by the theoretical density and the apparent volume. Then, the standard deviation of the calculated filling rate is divided by the average of 100 filling rates to obtain a variation coefficient represented by the following equation.
- the method for controlling the variation coefficient of the crystal diameter and the variation rate of the phosphor filling rate includes vapor deposition conditions (vacuum degree, temperature, support and evaporation). Control of the distance to the source, rotation of the support, etc.). In particular, a method of controlling the distance between the support and the evaporation source and the number of rotations of the support to appropriate conditions according to the physicochemical properties of the phosphor material is preferable.
- the phosphor columnar crystal contains cesium iodide (CsI) as a main component, and the phosphor columnar crystal is formed using cesium iodide and an additive containing thallium as raw materials. It is preferable.
- CsI cesium iodide
- the phosphor columnar crystal according to the present invention has a layer containing no thallium at the root portion.
- a crystal can be basically produced as follows. That is, for example, after depositing only CsI on a support to a desired thickness to form a phosphor (CsI) crystal, an additive containing cesium iodide and thallium on the formed crystal (for example, CsI: 0.003 Tl) is vapor-deposited (vapor phase deposition) until a desired thickness is formed to form phosphor columnar crystals (phosphor layer).
- the “root portion” in the present application refers to a portion formed in the initial stage in the process of forming the phosphor columnar crystal by the vapor deposition method.
- the “layer not containing thallium” refers to a crystal portion that does not substantially contain thallium in the phosphor columnar crystal formed by the above method.
- a reflective layer (also referred to as a “metal reflective layer”) on the support (substrate). Light emitted from the phosphor (scintillator) is reflected to improve the light extraction efficiency. It is for raising.
- the reflective layer is preferably formed of a material containing any element selected from the element group consisting of Al, Ag, Cr, Cu, Ni, Ti, Mg, Rh, Pt, and Au.
- a metal thin film made of the above elements for example, an Ag film, an Al film, or the like. Two or more such metal thin films may be formed.
- the lower layer is a layer containing Cr from the viewpoint of improving the adhesion to the substrate.
- a layer made of a metal oxide such as SiO 2 or TiO 2 may be provided in this order on the metal thin film to further improve the reflectance.
- the thickness of the reflective layer is preferably 0.005 to 0.3 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.01 to 0.2 ⁇ m, from the viewpoint of emission light extraction efficiency.
- the formation method of the reflective layer according to the present invention may be any known method, and examples thereof include a sputtering process using the above raw materials.
- a metal protective layer may be provided on the reflective layer.
- the metal protective layer is preferably formed by applying and drying a resin dissolved in a solvent.
- a polymer having a glass transition point of 30 to 100 ° C. is preferable from the viewpoint of forming a film with a deposited crystal and a support (substrate).
- polyurethane resin vinyl chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate Copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer, polyamide resin, polyvinyl butyral, polyester resin, cellulose derivative (nitrocellulose, etc.), styrene-butadiene copolymer
- Examples include coalescers, various synthetic rubber resins, phenol resins, epoxy resins, urea resins, melamine resins, phenoxy resins, silicon resins, acrylic resins, urea formamide resins, and the like, and polyester resins are particularly preferable.
- the thickness of the metal protective layer is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more in terms of adhesion, and preferably 3.0 ⁇ m or less in terms of ensuring the smoothness of the surface of the metal protective layer. More preferably, the thickness of the metal protective layer is in the range of 0.2 to 2.5 ⁇ m.
- Solvents used for metal protective layer preparation include lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and n-butanol, chlorine atom-containing hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride and ethylene chloride, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and methyl isobutyl ketone, Aromatic compounds such as toluene, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, xylene, esters of lower fatty acids and lower alcohols such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethers such as dioxane, ethylene glycol monoethyl ester, ethylene glycol monomethyl ester, And mixtures thereof.
- lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and n-butanol
- chlorine atom-containing hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride and ethylene chloride
- ketones such
- the undercoat layer preferably contains a polymer binder (binder), a dispersant and the like.
- the thickness of the undercoat layer is preferably 0.5 to 4 ⁇ m, and if it is 4 ⁇ m or more, light scattering in the undercoat layer increases and sharpness deteriorates. If the thickness of the undercoat layer is larger than 5 ⁇ m, columnar crystallinity is disturbed by the heat treatment.
- components of the undercoat layer will be described.
- the undercoat layer according to the present invention is preferably formed by applying and drying a polymer binder (hereinafter also referred to as “binder”) dissolved or dispersed in a solvent.
- a polymer binder hereinafter also referred to as “binder”
- the polymer binder include polyurethane, vinyl chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride copolymer, vinyl chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer.
- Polymer polyamide resin, polyvinyl butyral, polyester, cellulose derivative (nitrocellulose, etc.), styrene-butadiene copolymer, various synthetic rubber resins, phenol resin, epoxy resin, urea resin, melamine resin, phenoxy resin, silicone resin , Acrylic resins, urea formamide resins, and the like.
- polyurethane, polyester, vinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinyl butyral, and nitrocellulose are preferably used.
- polyurethane, polyester, vinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinyl butyral, nitrocellulose and the like are particularly preferable in terms of adhesion to the phosphor layer.
- a polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 30 to 100 ° C. is preferable from the viewpoint of attaching a film between the deposited crystal and the support (substrate). From this viewpoint, a polyester resin is particularly preferable.
- Solvents that can be used to prepare the undercoat layer include lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, and n-butanol, hydrocarbons containing chlorine atoms such as methylene chloride and ethylene chloride, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, and methyl isobutyl ketone.
- ketones such as ketones, toluene, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, xylene and other aromatic compounds, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and other lower fatty acid and lower alcohol esters, dioxane, ethylene glycol monoethyl ester, ethylene glycol monomethyl ester And ethers thereof and mixtures thereof.
- the undercoat layer according to the present invention may contain a pigment or a dye in order to prevent scattering of light emitted from the phosphor (scintillator) and improve sharpness.
- the protective layer according to the present invention focuses on protecting the phosphor layer. That is, cesium iodide (CsI) absorbs water vapor in the air and deliquesces when exposed to a high hygroscopic property, and therefore the main purpose is to prevent this.
- CsI cesium iodide
- the protective layer can be formed using various materials.
- a polyparaxylylene film is formed by a CVD method. That is, a polyparaxylylene film can be formed on the entire surface of the phosphor (scintillator) and the support (substrate) to form a protective layer.
- a polymer film can be provided on the phosphor layer.
- a film similar to the polymer film as a support (substrate) material described later can be used as a material of the polymer film.
- the thickness of the polymer film is preferably 12 ⁇ m or more and 120 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 20 ⁇ m or more and 80 ⁇ m or less, taking into consideration the formation of voids, the protective properties of the phosphor layer, sharpness, moisture resistance, workability, etc. Is preferred.
- the haze ratio is preferably 3% or more and 40% or less, more preferably 3% or more and 10% or less in consideration of sharpness, radiation image unevenness, production stability, workability, and the like.
- the haze ratio can be measured, for example, by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. NDH5000W.
- the required haze ratio is appropriately selected from commercially available polymer films and can be easily obtained.
- the light transmittance of the protective film is preferably 70% or more at 550 nm in consideration of photoelectric conversion efficiency, phosphor (scintillator) emission wavelength, etc., but a film having a light transmittance of 99% or more is commercially available. Since it is difficult, 99% to 70% is preferable substantially.
- the moisture permeability of the protective film is preferably 50 g / m 2 ⁇ day (40 ° C., 90% RH) (measured according to JIS Z0208) or less, more preferably 10 g / m 2 taking into account the protective properties and deliquescence of the phosphor layer.
- m 2 ⁇ day (40 ° C./90% RH) (measured in accordance with JIS Z0208) or less is preferable, but a film having a moisture permeability of 0.01 g / m 2 ⁇ day (40 ° C./90% RH) or less is industrial.
- the support (also referred to as “substrate”) is preferably a quartz glass sheet, a metal sheet made of aluminum, iron, tin, chromium, or the like, a carbon fiber reinforced sheet, a polymer film, or the like.
- Polymer films such as cellulose acetate film, polyester film, polyethylene terephthalate (PEN) film, polyamide film, polyimide (PI) film, triacetate film, polycarbonate film, carbon fiber reinforced resin sheet, etc. Can be used.
- a polymer film containing polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate is suitable when a phosphor columnar crystal is formed by a vapor phase method using cesium iodide as a raw material.
- the polymer film as the support (substrate) according to the present invention is preferably a polymer film having a thickness of 50 to 500 ⁇ m and further having flexibility.
- the “support (substrate) having flexibility” means a support (substrate) having an elastic modulus (E120) at 120 ° C. of 1000 to 6000 N / mm 2 , and such support (substrate).
- a polymer film containing polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate is preferred.
- the “elastic modulus” refers to the slope of the stress relative to the strain amount in a region where the strain indicated by the standard line of the sample conforming to JIS C 2318 and the corresponding stress have a linear relationship using a tensile tester. Is what we asked for. This is a value called Young's modulus, and in the present invention, this Young's modulus is defined as an elastic modulus.
- the support (substrate) used in the present invention preferably has an elastic modulus (E120) at 120 ° C. of 1000 to 6000 N / mm 2 as described above. More preferably, it is 1200 to 5000 N / mm 2 .
- E120 elastic modulus
- a polymer film containing polyimide or polyethylene naphthalate is preferable as described above.
- the support (substrate) is a polymer film having a thickness of 50 to 500 ⁇ m, so that the scintillator panel is deformed into a shape suitable for the shape of the planar light receiving element surface, and is uniform over the entire light receiving surface of the flat panel detector. Sharpness is obtained.
- the support may have a resin layer in order to make the surface smooth.
- the resin layer preferably contains a compound such as polyimide, polyethylene phthalate, paraffin, graphite, and the film thickness is preferably about 5 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m. This resin layer may be provided on the surface of the support or on the back surface.
- means for providing an adhesive layer on the surface of the support include means such as a bonding method and a coating method.
- the laminating method is performed using heating and a pressure roller, the heating condition is about 80 to 150 ° C., the pressing condition is 4.90 ⁇ 10 to 2.94 ⁇ 10 2 N / cm, and the conveyance speed is 0.1. ⁇ 2.0 m / s is preferred.
- the scintillator panel manufacturing method uses a vapor deposition apparatus having an evaporation source and a support rotation mechanism in a vacuum vessel, and installs the support on the support rotation mechanism, while rotating the support. It is preferable that the manufacturing method is an embodiment in which the phosphor layer is formed by a vapor deposition method including a step of vapor-depositing the phosphor material.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a scintillator panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
- the scintillator panel manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a vacuum container 2, and the vacuum container 2 includes a vacuum pump 3 that exhausts the inside of the vacuum container 2 and introduces the atmosphere.
- a support holder 5 that holds the support 4 is provided near the upper surface inside the vacuum vessel 2.
- a phosphor layer is formed on the surface of the support 4 by a vapor deposition method.
- a vapor deposition method a vapor deposition method, a sputtering method, a CVD method, an ion plating method, or the like can be used. In the present invention, the vapor deposition method is particularly preferable.
- the support holder 5 is configured to hold the support 4 so that the surface of the support 4 on which the phosphor layer is formed faces the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel 2 and is parallel to the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel 2. It has become.
- the support holder 5 is preferably provided with a heater (not shown) for heating the support 4.
- a heater not shown for heating the support 4.
- the adhesion of the support 4 to the support holder 5 is enhanced and the film quality of the phosphor layer is adjusted. Further, the adsorbate on the surface of the support 4 is removed and removed, and an impurity layer is prevented from being generated between the surface of the support 4 and the phosphor.
- a heating medium or a mechanism (not shown) for circulating the heating medium may be provided as heating means. This means is suitable for the case where vapor deposition is performed while maintaining the temperature of the support 4 at a relatively low temperature of 50 to 150 ° C. during the vapor deposition of the phosphor.
- a halogen lamp (not shown) may be provided as a heating means. This means is suitable for the case where vapor deposition is performed while maintaining the temperature of the support 4 at a relatively high temperature such as 150 ° C. or higher during the vapor deposition of the phosphor.
- the support holder 5 is provided with a support rotating mechanism 6 that rotates the support 4 in the horizontal direction.
- the support rotating mechanism 6 supports the support holder 5 and rotates the support 4 and a motor (not shown) that is disposed outside the vacuum vessel 2 and serves as a drive source for the support rotating shaft 7. Z).
- evaporation sources 8 a and 8 b are arranged at positions facing each other on the circumference of a circle centering on the center line perpendicular to the support 4.
- the distance between the support 4 and the evaporation sources 8a and 8b is preferably 100 to 1500 mm, and more preferably 200 to 1000 mm.
- the distance between the center line perpendicular to the support 4 and the evaporation sources 8a and 8b is preferably 100 to 1500 mm, more preferably 200 to 1000 mm.
- the scintillator panel manufacturing apparatus it is possible to provide a large number of three or more evaporation sources, and the respective evaporation sources may be arranged at equal intervals or at different intervals. Good. Further, the radius of a circle centered on the center line perpendicular to the support 4 can be arbitrarily determined.
- the evaporation sources 8a and 8b contain the phosphor and heat it by a resistance heating method. Therefore, the evaporation sources 8a and 8b may be composed of an alumina crucible wound with a heater, a boat or a heater made of a refractory metal. May be. Further, the method of heating the phosphor may be a method such as heating by an electron beam or heating by high frequency induction other than the resistance heating method, but in the present invention, it is relatively easy to handle, inexpensive, and In view of the fact that it can be applied to a large number of substances, a method in which a direct current is passed and resistance heating is performed, and a method in which a crucible is indirectly resistance heated with a surrounding heater is preferable. The evaporation sources 8a and 8b may be molecular beam sources by a molecular source epitaxial method.
- a shutter 9 that blocks the space from the evaporation sources 8a and 8b to the support 4 is provided between the evaporation sources 8a and 8b and the support 4 so as to be openable and closable in the horizontal direction.
- substances other than the target substance attached to the surface of the phosphor can be prevented from evaporating at the initial stage of vapor deposition and adhering to the support 4.
- the support 4 is attached to the support holder 5. Further, in the vicinity of the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel 2, the evaporation sources 8 a and 8 b are arranged on the circumference of a circle centering on the center line perpendicular to the support 4.
- the distance between the support 4 and the evaporation sources 8a and 8b is preferably 100 mm to 1500 mm, and more preferably 200 mm to 1000 mm.
- the distance between the center line perpendicular to the support 4 and the evaporation sources 8a and 8b is preferably 100 mm to 1500 mm, more preferably 200 mm to 1000 mm.
- the inside of the vacuum vessel 2 is evacuated and adjusted to a desired degree of vacuum. Thereafter, the support holder 5 is rotated with respect to the evaporation sources 8a and 8b by the support rotation mechanism 6, and when the vacuum container 2 reaches a vacuum degree capable of vapor deposition, the phosphor is evaporated from the heated evaporation sources 8a and 8b. The phosphor is grown on the surface of the support 4 to a desired thickness.
- the phosphor layer can be formed by performing the process of growing the phosphor on the surface of the support 4 in a plurality of times.
- the vapor deposition target (support 4, protective layer, or intermediate layer) may be cooled or heated as necessary during vapor deposition.
- the phosphor layer may be heat-treated.
- reactive vapor deposition may be performed in which vapor deposition is performed by introducing a gas such as O 2 or H 2 as necessary.
- the thickness of the phosphor layer to be formed is 50 ⁇ m to 2000 ⁇ m, preferably 50 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m from the viewpoint of obtaining the effects of the present invention, although it varies depending on the intended use of the radiation image conversion panel and the kind of the phosphor. More preferably, it is 100 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m.
- the temperature of the support 4 on which the phosphor layer is formed is preferably set to room temperature (rt) to 300 ° C., more preferably 50 to 250 ° C.
- the phosphor layer is physically or chemically protected on the surface of the phosphor layer opposite to the support 4 as necessary.
- a protective layer may be provided.
- the protective layer may be formed by directly applying a coating solution for the protective layer to the surface of the phosphor layer, or a protective layer separately formed in advance may be adhered to the phosphor layer.
- the thickness of these protective layers is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m to 2000 ⁇ m.
- the protective layer may be formed by laminating inorganic substances such as SiC, SiO 2 , SiN, and Al 2 O 3 by vapor deposition, sputtering, or the like.
- the scintillator panel manufacturing apparatus 1 by providing the plurality of evaporation sources 8 a and 8 b, the overlapping portions of the vapor sources 8 a and 8 b are rectified and deposited on the surface of the support 4.
- the crystallinity of the phosphor can be made uniform.
- the vapor flow is rectified at more locations, so that the crystallinity of the phosphor can be made uniform in a wider range.
- the evaporation sources 8a and 8b are disposed on the circumference of a circle having a center line perpendicular to the support 4 as a center, the effect that the crystallinity becomes uniform due to the rectification of the vapor flow is provided. Can be obtained isotropically on the surface.
- the phosphor can be uniformly deposited on the surface of the support 4 by depositing the phosphor while rotating the support 4 by the support rotating mechanism 6.
- the scintillator panel manufacturing apparatus 1 or the manufacturing method according to the present invention by growing the phosphor layer on the surface of the support 4 so that the crystallinity of the phosphor is uniform, Sensitivity unevenness of the phosphor layer can be reduced, and the sharpness of the radiographic image obtained from the radiographic image conversion panel using the scintillator panel according to the present invention can be improved.
- the crystallinity of the phosphor is made more uniform, and the radiation image The sharpness of the radiation image obtained from the conversion panel can be improved.
- the support body holder 5 was equipped with the support body rotation mechanism 6, this invention is not necessarily restricted to this, It vapor-deposits in the state which the support body holder 5 hold
- the present invention is also applicable to the case where the phosphor from the evaporation sources 8a and 8b is deposited by moving the support 4 in the horizontal direction with respect to the evaporation sources 8a and 8b.
- the radiation image conversion panel (also referred to as “radiation image detector” or “radiation flat panel detector”) of the present invention is a phosphor layer formed on a first substrate by a vapor deposition method through a functional layer such as a reflective layer.
- a photoelectric conversion element section (“planar light-receiving element”) in which pixels including a photosensor and a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) or a CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) are two-dimensionally arranged on a second substrate on a scintillator panel.
- a radiation image conversion panel by adhere
- substrate was formed in two dimensions
- a phosphor layer may be provided by a vapor deposition method directly or through a functional layer such as a reflective layer or a protective layer.
- a radiation image conversion panel may be used.
- the radiation image conversion panel of the present invention has, as a basic configuration, radiation in an aspect including a phosphor layer and a light receiving element in which a plurality of light receiving pixels are two-dimensionally arranged (hereinafter referred to as “planar light receiving element”). Requires an image conversion panel.
- the flat light-receiving element surface converts light emitted from the phosphor layer into electric charges, whereby the image can be converted into digital data.
- the average surface roughness (Ra) of the planar light receiving element according to the present invention is preferably 0.001 to 0.5 ⁇ m. For this reason, after forming the light receiving element on the glass surface, it is preferable to form an organic resin film such as polyester or acrylic on the surface, and adjust the surface roughness by a photoetching method so as to satisfy the requirements. .
- the surface average roughness (Ra) of the planar light receiving element is preferably 0.001 to 0.1 ⁇ m, and more preferably 0.001 to 0.05 ⁇ m.
- the radiation image conversion panel of the present invention is preferably in such a mode that the scintillator panel is pressed and adhered to the planar light receiving element by an elastic member (for example, sponge, spring, etc.).
- an elastic member for example, sponge, spring, etc.
- the scintillator panel is in a state in which the scintillator panel is in close contact with the planar light receiving element and the periphery thereof is sealed with a close seal member by reducing the gas in the gap between the scintillator panel and the planar light receiving element.
- the close seal member is preferably an ultraviolet curable resin.
- the scintillator panel has a phosphor layer and the phosphor layer is in direct contact with the planar light receiving element.
- the ultraviolet curable resin is not particularly limited and can be appropriately selected from those conventionally used.
- This ultraviolet curable resin contains a photopolymerizable prepolymer, a photopolymerizable monomer, a photopolymerization initiator or a photosensitizer.
- Examples of the photopolymerizable prepolymer include polyester acrylate, epoxy acrylate, urethane acrylate, and polyol acrylate. These photopolymerizable prepolymers may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- Examples of the photopolymerizable monomer include polymethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, hexanediol (meth) acrylate, tripropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, diethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, Examples include dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, and neopentyl glycol di (meth) acrylate.
- urethane acrylate as the prepolymer and dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate as the monomer.
- photopolymerization initiator examples include acetophenones, benzophenones, ⁇ -amyloxime esters, tetramethylchuram monosulfide, thioxanthones, and the like. Further, n-butylamine, triethylamine, poly-n-butylphosphine and the like can be mixed and used as a photosensitizer.
- a scintillator panel was obtained by the following method using the manufacturing apparatus shown in FIG.
- Example 1 (Production of scintillator panel) Phosphor 1 (CsI only) and phosphor 2 (CsI: 0.003 Tl) were vapor-deposited on one side of a support made of a polyimide resin sheet to form a phosphor layer. That is, first, a support was placed on a support holder provided with a support rotation mechanism. Next, the phosphor raw material is filled in the evaporation source crucible as an evaporation material, and the two evaporation source crucibles are in the vicinity of the bottom of the inside of the vacuum vessel and are circles centered on the center line perpendicular to the support Arranged on the circumference.
- the distance between the support and the evaporation source was adjusted to 300 mm, and the distance between the center line perpendicular to the support and the evaporation source was adjusted to 300 mm.
- the inside of the vacuum vessel was once evacuated, Ar gas was introduced and the degree of vacuum was adjusted to 0.1 Pa, and then the temperature of the support was maintained at 30 ° C. while rotating the support at a speed of 10 rpm.
- the inside of the crucible is raised to a predetermined temperature by resistance heating, and after the phosphor 1 is deposited without rotating the support, the support (substrate) temperature is raised to 200 ° C., and the film thickness of the phosphor layer is increased.
- the vapor deposition was terminated when the thickness reached 30 ⁇ m.
- the phosphor 2 was deposited, and the deposition was terminated when the thickness of the phosphor layer reached 450 ⁇ m.
- the phosphor layer was placed in a protective layer bag in dry air to obtain a scintillator panel having a structure in which the phosphor layer was sealed.
- Example 2 Among Example 1, the space
- Example 3 Among Example 1, the space
- Example 4 Among Example 1, the space
- Example 5 Among Example 1, the space
- Example 1 In Example 1, vapor deposition was performed without rotating the support to obtain a radiation image conversion panel.
- Comparative Example 2 In Comparative Example 1, a scintillator panel was obtained by adjusting the distance between the support and the evaporation source to 1000 mm.
- each crystal diameter was determined from an electron micrograph containing at least 100 columnar crystals in the field of view, and the standard deviation of the crystal diameter was calculated. Then, the calculated relative standard deviation was divided by the average of 100 crystal diameters to obtain a coefficient of variation represented by the following formula.
- Coefficient of variation standard deviation of crystal diameter / average of crystal diameter ⁇ Coefficient of variation of phosphor filling factor>
- the phosphor layer of the obtained scintillator panel was divided into 100, and the filling rate was calculated by obtaining the value obtained by dividing the actual mass of the phosphor layer by the theoretical density and the apparent volume for each piece. Then, the calculated standard deviation of the filling rate was divided by the average of 100 filling rates to obtain a coefficient of variation represented by the following formula.
- MTF modulation transfer function
- MTF distribution ((MAX ⁇ MIN) / ((MAX + MIN) ⁇ 2)) ⁇ 100 [%] (Evaluation of moisture resistance)
- the obtained phosphor panel was allowed to stand in an environment of 70 ° C./90% for 3 days, and the deterioration width after being left was displayed as a relative value with the value before being left as 100.
- Table 1 summarizes the results obtained from the above evaluations.
- the obtained scintillator panel was set in PaxScan2520 (Varian FPD) to produce a radiation image conversion panel (detector radiation image detector). After dropping a 500 g iron ball from a height position 20 cm away from the radiation image conversion panel, the radiation image conversion panel was visually evaluated. Thereafter, an image on the radiation image conversion panel obtained by irradiating the tube voltage 80 kVp with X-rays from the back side of the support (substrate) is printed out from the output device, and the obtained print image is visually shown below.
- the impact resistance was evaluated according to the standard. Table 1 shows the results. Evaluation was performed in 0.5 rank steps. 5: There is no crack and the image is uniform.
- the radiation image conversion panel of the present invention in which the variation coefficient of the crystal diameter of the columnar crystals is 50% or less and the variation coefficient of the phosphor filling factor is 20% or less (Example 1)
- the MTF distribution is improved and the relative MTF value is improved.
- the coefficient of variation decreases, the tendency becomes more prominent.
- the variation coefficient of the crystal diameter of the columnar crystal is preferably 50% or less, more preferably 40% or less, further preferably 30% or less, particularly preferably 20%, and most preferably 10% or less.
- the variation coefficient of the phosphor filling factor is preferably 20% or less, more preferably 15% or less, still more preferably 10% or less, and particularly preferably 5% or less.
Abstract
Description
2 真空容器
3 真空ポンプ
4 支持体
5 支持体ホルダ
6 支持体回転機構
7 支持体回転軸
8 蒸発源
9 シャッタ
本発明の放射線画像変換パネルは、支持体上に気相堆積法により形成されたヨウ化セシウム(CsI)を主成分とする蛍光体柱状結晶を含有する蛍光体層を有することを特徴とするが、当該蛍光体層の外に、目的に応じて、後述するような各種機能層を設けた構成とすることが好ましい。
本発明に係る蛍光体層(「シンチレータ層」ともいう。)は、ヨウ化セシウム(CsI)を主成分とする蛍光体柱状結晶を含有する蛍光体層であることを特徴とする。蛍光体層を形成する材料としては、種々の蛍光体材料が知られているが、ヨウ化セシウム(CsI)は、X線から可視光に対する変更率が比較的高く、蒸着によって容易に蛍光体を柱状結晶構造に形成出来るため、光ガイド効果により結晶内での発光光の散乱が抑えられ、蛍光体層の厚さを厚くすることが可能であることから、本発明においては、当該ヨウ化セシウム(CsI)を主成分とすることを特徴とする。
一方、蛍光体充填率の変動係数の求め方は、次のようにして行う;例えば、得られたチンチレータパネルの蛍光体層を100分割し、それぞれのピースについて蛍光体層の実際の質量を、理論密度と見かけの体積で割った値を求めて充填率を算出する。そして、算出した充填率の標準偏差を100個の充填率の平均で除して、下記式で示される変動係数を求める。
本発明において、上記結晶径の変動係数及び蛍光体充填率の変動係数を制御する方法としては、蒸着条件(真空度、温度、支持体と蒸発源との間隔、支持体の回転等)の制御により行う。特に、支持体と蒸発源との間隔及び支持体の回転数を、蛍光体材料の物理化学的性質に応じて適切な条件に制御する方法が好ましい。
本発明においては、支持体(基板)上には反射層(「金属反射層」ともいう。)を設けることが好ましい、蛍光体(シンチレータ)から発した光を反射して、光の取り出し効率を高めるためのものである。当該反射層は、Al,Ag,Cr,Cu,Ni,Ti,Mg,Rh,Pt及びAuからなる元素群の中から選ばれるいずれかの元素を含む材料により形成されることが好ましい。
なお、反射層の厚さは、0.005~0.3μm、より好ましくは0.01~0.2μmであることが、発光光取り出し効率の観点から好ましい。
本発明に係るシンチレータパネルにおいては、上記反射層の上に金属保護層をもうけてもよい。
本発明においては、支持体(基板)と蛍光体層の間、又は反射層と蛍光体層の間に膜付の観点から、下引き層を設けることが好ましい。当該下引層は、高分子結合材(バインダー)、分散剤等を含有することが好ましい。なお、下引層の厚さは、0.5~4μmが好ましい、4μm以上になると下引層内での光散乱が大きくなり鮮鋭性が悪化する。また下引層の厚さが5μmより大きくなると熱処理より柱状結晶性の乱れが発生する。以下、下引層の構成要素について説明する。
本発明に係る下引層は、溶剤に溶解又は分散した高分子結合材(以下「バインダー」ともいう。)を塗布、乾燥して形成することが好ましい。高分子結合材としては、具体的には、ポリウレタン、塩化ビニル共重合体、塩化ビニル-酢酸ビニル共重合体、塩化ビニル-塩化ビニリデン共重合体、塩化ビニル-アクリロニトリル共重合体、ブタジエン-アクリロニトリル共重合体、ポリアミド樹脂、ポリビニルブチラール、ポリエステル、セルロース誘導体(ニトロセルロース等)、スチレン-ブタジエン共重合体、各種の合成ゴム系樹脂、フェノール樹脂、エポキシ樹脂、尿素樹脂、メラミン樹脂、フェノキシ樹脂、シリコン樹脂、アクリル系樹脂、尿素ホルムアミド樹脂等が挙げられる。なかでもポリウレタン、ポリエステル、塩化ビニル系共重合体、ポリビニルブチラール、ニトロセルロースを使用することが好ましい。
本発明に係る保護層は、蛍光体層の保護を主眼とするものである。すなわち、ヨウ化セシウム(CsI)は、吸湿性が高く露出したままにしておくと空気中の水蒸気を吸湿して潮解してしまうため、これを防止することを主眼とする。
本発明においては、支持体(「基板」ともいう。)としては、石英ガラスシート、アルミニウム、鉄、スズ、クロムなどからなる金属シート、炭素繊維強化シート、高分子フィルムなどが好ましい。
本発明に係るシンチレータパネルの製造方法は、真空容器内に蒸発源及び支持体回転機構を有する蒸着装置を用いて、支持体を前記支持体回転機構に設置して、当該支持体を回転しながら蛍光体材料を蒸着する工程を含む気相堆積法により、蛍光体層を形成する態様の製造方法であることが好ましい。
図1は、本発明に係るシンチレータパネルの製造装置1の概略構成図である。図1に示すように、シンチレータパネルの製造装置1は真空容器2を備えており、真空容器2には真空容器2の内部の排気及び大気の導入を行う真空ポンプ3が備えられている。
次に、上述のシンチレータパネル製造装置1を用いた本発明に係るシンチレータパネルの製造方法について説明する。
本発明の放射線画像変換パネル(「放射線画像検出器」、「放射線フラットパネルディテクタ」ともいう。)は、第1の基板上に反射層等の機能層を介して気相堆積法により蛍光体層を設けてなるシンチレータパネルに、第2の基板上にフォトセンサとTFT(Thin Film Transistor)又はCCD(Charge Coupled Devices)からなる画素を2次元状に配置した光電変換素子部(「平面受光素子」)を設けてなる光電変換パネルを接着あるいは密着させることで放射線画像変換パネルとしてもよいし、基板上にフォトセンサとTFT又はCCDからなる画素を2次元状に配置した光電変換素子部を形成した後、直接あるいは反射層、保護層等の機能層を介して気相堆積法により蛍光体層を設けることで放射線画像変換パネルとしても良い。
(シンチレータパネルパネルの作製)
ポリイミド樹脂シートからなる支持体の片面に蛍光体1(CsIのみ)、及び蛍光体2(CsI:0.003Tl)を蒸着させて蛍光体層を形成した。すなわち、まず、支持体回転機構を備えた支持体ホルダに支持体を設置した。次に、上記蛍光体原料を蒸着材料として蒸発源るつぼに充填し、2個の蒸発源るつぼを真空容器の内部の底面付近であって、支持体に垂直な中心線を中心とした円の円周上に配置した。このとき、支持体と蒸発源との間隔を300mmに調節すると共に、支持体に垂直な中心線と蒸発源との間隔を300mmに調節した。続いて真空容器の内部を一旦排気し、Arガスを導入して0.1Paに真空度を調整した後、10rpmの速度で支持体を回転させながら支持体の温度を30℃に保持した。次いで、抵抗加熱によりるつぼ内を所定の温度に上昇させて支持体を回転させない状態で蛍光体1を蒸着開始したのち支持体(基板)温度を200℃まで上昇させ、蛍光体層の膜厚が30μmとなったところで蒸着を終了させた。次いで蛍光体2を蒸着し、蛍光体層の膜厚が450μmとなったところで蒸着を終了させた。
実施例1のうち、支持体と蒸発源との間隔を500mmに調節して、シンチレータパネルを得た。
実施例1のうち、支持体と蒸発源との間隔を700mmに調節して、シンチレータパネルを得た。
実施例1のうち、支持体と蒸発源との間隔を900mmに調節して、シンチレータパネルを得た。
実施例1のうち、支持体と蒸発源との間隔を1000mmに調節して、シンチレータパネルを得た。
実施例1のうち、支持体を回転させずに蒸着を行い、放射線画像変換パネルを得た。
比較例1のうち、支持体と蒸発源との間隔を1000mmに調節して、シンチレータパネルを得た。
得られたシンチレータパネルの蛍光体層のうち、少なくとも100個以上の柱状結晶を視野中に含む電子顕微鏡写真からそれぞれの結晶径を求め、結晶径の標準偏差を算出した。そして、算出した相対標準偏差を100個の結晶径の平均で除して、下記式で示される変動係数を求めた。
<蛍光体の充填率の変動係数>
得られたシンチレータパネルの蛍光体層を100分割し、それぞれのピースについて蛍光体層の実際の質量を、理論密度と見かけの体積で割った値を求めて充填率を算出した。そして、算出した充填率の標準偏差を100個の充填率の平均で除して、下記式で示される変動係数を求めた。
<鮮鋭性>
(鮮鋭性の評価)
得られたシンチレータパネルをPaxScan(Varian社製FPD:2520)にセットし、シンチレータパネル全面の鮮鋭性の平均値を以下に示す方法で評価した。結果を表1に示す。
MTF分布=((MAX-MIN)/((MAX+MIN)×2))×100[%]
(耐湿性の評価)
得られた蛍光体パネルを70℃/90%の環境に3日間放置し、放置後の劣化幅を放置前の値を100とした相対値で表示した。
得られたシンチレータパネルを、PaxScan2520(Varian社製FPD)にセットして放射線画像変換パネル(検出器放射線画像検出器)を作製した。放射線画像変換パネルに対して20cm離れた高さ位置から500gの鉄球を落下させた後、放射線画像変換パネルについて目視評価した。その後、管電圧80kVpのX線を支持体(基板)の裏面側から照射し得られた放射線画像変換パネル上の画像を出力装置よりプリントアウトし、得られたプリント画像を目視にて以下に示す基準にしたがって耐衝撃性の評価を行った。表1にその結果を示す。評価は0.5ランク刻みで行った。
5:ひび割れがなく、また、均一な画像である。
4:ひび割れがなく、画質的にほとんど気にならないレベルである。
3:ひび割れが見られ、画欠が確認されるが、実用上許容できるレベルである。
2:ひび割れが見られ、明らかな画欠が認められ、実用上問題が発生するレベルである。1:ひび割れが多数見られ、画欠が多く、実用上問題が発生するレベルである。
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- 支持体上に気相堆積法により形成されたヨウ化セシウム(CsI)を主成分とする蛍光体柱状結晶を含有する蛍光体層を有する放射線画像変換パネルであって、当該蛍光体柱状結晶の結晶径の変動係数が50%以下であり、かつ当該蛍光体層の蛍光体充填率の変動係数が20%以下であることを特徴とする放射線画像変換パネル。
- 前記蛍光体柱状結晶が、ヨウ化セシウム(CsI)とタリウム(Tl)を含む添加剤とを原材料として形成されたことを特徴とする請求の範囲第1項に記載の放射線画像変換パネル。
- 前記蛍光体柱状結晶が、その根元部分にタリウムを含まない層を有することを特徴とする請求の範囲第1項又は第2項に記載の放射線画像変換パネル。
- 前記支持体上に前記蛍光体層を有するシンチレータパネルと2次元状に複数の受光画素が配置された受光素子(「平面受光素子」)とを具備したことを特徴とする請求の範囲第1項~第3項のいずれか一項に記載の放射線画像変換パネル。
- 請求の範囲第1項~第4項のいずれか一項に記載の放射線画像変換パネルの製造方法であって、真空容器内に蒸発源及び支持体回転機構を有する蒸着装置を用いて、支持体を前記支持体回転機構に設置して、当該支持体を回転しながら蛍光体材料を蒸着する工程を含む気相堆積法により、蛍光体層を形成することを特徴とする放射線画像変換パネルの製造方法。
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