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|Philip Dooms, Jozef Aertbelien, Jan Van Havenbergh
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1. Field of the Invention.
The present invention relates to radiation-sensitive luminescent articles comprising a coated layer of phosphor particles in a binder.
2. Background of the Invention
In radiography the interior of objects is reproduced by means of penetrating radiation which is high energy radiation belonging to the class of X-rays, γ-rays and high energy elementary particle radiation, e.g. β-rays, electron beam or neutron radiation. For the conversion of penetrating radiation into visible light and/or ultraviolet radiation luminescent substances are used called phosphors.
In a conventional radiographic system an X-ray radiograph is obtained by X-rays transmitted imagewise through an object and converted into light of corresponding intensity in a so-called intensifying screen (X-ray conversion screen) wherein phosphor particles absorb the transmitted X-rays and convert them into visible light and/or ultraviolet radiation whereto a photographic film is more sensitive than to the direct impact of the X-rays.
In practice the light emitted imagewise by said screen irradiates a contacting photographic silver halide emulsion layer film which after exposure is developed to form therein a silver image in conformity with the X-ray image.
For use in common medical radiography the X-ray film comprises a transparant film support double-side coated with a silver halide emulsion layer. During the X-ray irradiation said film is arranged in a cassette between two X-ray conversion screens each of them making contact with their corresponding silver halide emulsion layer.
Single side coated silver halide emulsion films combined in contact with only one screen are often used in autoradiography, in applications where improved image definition is of great importance e.g. in mammography and in particular fields of non-destructive testing (NDT) known as industrial radiography. An autoradiograph is a photographic record formed through the intermediary of penetrating radiation emitted by radioactive material contained in an object, e.g. microtome cut for biochemical research.
Phosphors suitable for use in the conventional radiographic system must have a high prompt emission on X-ray irradiation and low after-glow in favour of image-sharpness.
More recently an X-ray recording system has been developed wherein photostimulable storage phosphors are used that in addition to their immediate light emission (prompt emission) on X-ray irradiation, have the property to store temporarily a large part of the energy of the X-ray image which energy is set free by photostimulation in the form of light different in wavelength characteristic from the light used in the photostimulation. In said X-ray recording system the light emitted on photostimulation is detected photo-electronically and transformed in sequential electrical signals.
The basic constituents of such X-ray imaging system operating with storage phosphors are an imaging sensor containing said phosphor, normally a plate or panel, which temporarily stores the X-ray energy pattern, a scanning laser beam for photostimulation, a photo-electronic light detector providing analog signals that are converted subsequently into digital time-series signals, normally a digital image processor which manipulates the image digitally, a signal recorder, e.g. magnetic disk or tape, and an image recorder for modulated light-exposure of a photographic film or an electronic signal display unit, e.g. cathode ray tube.
From the preceding description of said two X-ray recording systems operating with X-ray conversion phosphor screens in the form of a plate or panel it is clear that said plates or panels serve only as intermediate imaging elements and do not form the final record. The final image is made or reproduced on a separate recording medium or display. The phosphor plates or sheets can be repeatedly re-used. Before re-use of the photostimulable phosphor panels or sheets a residual energy pattern is erased by flooding with light. The expected life of the plate is limited mainly by mechanical damage such as scratches.
Both types of X-ray conversion screens generally comprise in order: a support, a layer comprising phosphor particles dispersed in a suitable binder and a protective coating coated over the phosphor containing layer to protect said layer during use.
Since in the above described X-ray recording systems the X-ray conversion screens are used repeatedly, it is important to provide them with an adequate topcoat for protecting the phosphor containing layer from mechanical and chemical damage. Therefore the protective layer preferably has a relief structure that reduces friction as well as the tendency to show sticking phenomena with contacting materials, thus favouring loading and unloading of a film from a cassette and reducing the building up of static electricity.
Once the cassette has been loaded the contact between the film and the conventional screens, which depends on the contact area and the distance between both the screens and the photographic film, is important to obtain good image quality. The optimization of the relationship between image quality and the physical characteristics of the topcoat layer of the screens has been disclosed in EP-Application No. 510 754.
From the point of view of the phosphor layer especially an increased thickness itself can give rise to increased unsharpness of the emitted light, this being the more unfavourable if the weight ratio between the amount of phosphor particles and the amount of binder decreases for the same coating amount of said phosphor particles, also called "pigment".
One way to get thinner coated phosphor layers without changing the coated amounts of pigment and of binder makes use of a method of compressing the coated layer containing both ingredients at a temperature not lower than the softening point or melting point of the thermoplastic elastomer as has been described in EP-Application 393 662. By this method the void ratio becomes remarkably reduced. Screens manufactured in this way are characterised by a packing ratio of the phosphor in the phosphor layer of not less than 70% and--in order to avoid destruction of the phosphor by the compression--by the use of from 10 to 100% by weight of thermoplastic elastomeric binder based on the total amount of binder.
Enhancing the weight ratio amount of pigment to binder to provide sharper images, not by compressing but by decreasing the amount of binder leads to unacceptable manipulation characteristics of the screen due e.g. to insufficient elasticity and to brittleness of the coated phosphor layer in the screen. We have found that a solution is offered by the use of rubbery binders, having excellent thermoplastic properties but a disadvantage of the rubbery binders is the degradation phenomenon, which still can occur by ageing of the screens, even after addition of antioxidants before dispersing and coating.
3. Objects of the Invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a luminescent article, e.g. in the form of a plate, panel or web, comprising a phosphor-binder layer and a protective coating applied thereto, the phosphor layer having a high ratio by volume of pigment to binder to obtain an excellent image resolution with the maintenance of a high ease of manipulation, thereby providing a good elasticity of the screen, good adhesion properties between the support and the phosphor layer and avoiding brittleness and degradation of the said phosphor layer by ageing after frequent reuse.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become clear from the following description and examples.
4. Summary of the Invention
In accordance with the present invention a luminescent article is provided which luminescent article comprises a self-supporting or supported layer of phosphor particles dispersed in a binding medium and a protective coating thereover characterised in that the binding medium substantially consists of one or more hydrogenated styrene-diene block copolymers, having a saturated rubber block, as rubbery and/or elastomeric polymers. The polymer can be represented by the formula A-B-A (tri-block) or by the formula A-B (di-block), wherein A represents styrene and B represents the hydrogenated diene block e.g. ethylene-butylene or ethylene-propylene,
Further the ratio by volume of phosphor to binding medium is preferably more than 70/30 and still more preferably more than 85/15.
By said hydrogenated diene copolymers, for use as rubbery and/or elastomeric polymers, the phosphor layer has improved elasticity of the screen, high protection against mechanical damage and thus high ease of manipulation and allow high pigment to binder ratio without getting deteriorated by ageing after frequent reuse.
Particularly suitable thermoplastic rubbers, used as block-copolymeric binders in phosphor screens in accordance with this invention are the KRATON-G rubbers, KRATON being a trade mark name from SHELL. KRATON-G thermoplastic rubber polymers are a unique class of rubbers designed for use without vulcanisation. In the published report KR.G.2.1 (INTERACT/7641/2m/1186 GP KRA/ENG) wherein a description of KRATON-G rubbers is given, the KRATON-G 1600 series rubbers are presented as block copolymers in which the elastomeric midblock of the molecule is a saturated olefin rubber. KRATON-G 1600 series rubbers are described to possess excellent resistance to degradation by oxygen, ozone and UV light and they also have high cohesive strength and retain their structural integrity at elevated temperatures.
A further benefit in performance is the flexibility at low temperatures. KRATON-G rubbers such as G1657 are based on styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymers, wherein the polystyrene occurs in two blocks (one on each end of an elastomeric polyethylene/butylene block). In the same report the resistance to attack by ozone, by oxygen and by ultraviolet light is described as an interesting chemical property.
According to this invention when use is made of KRATON-G rubber(s) without antioxidant as a binder in a phosphor layer of a screen no deterioration is observed, even after ageing of the said screen.
In comparison with other well-known binders as disclosed e.g. in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,502,529; 2,887,379; 3,617,285; 3,043,710; 3,300,310; 3,300,311 and 3,743,833 the pigment to binder volume ratio can be remarkably increased to the preferred values set forth hereinbefore. For the hitherto used binders this ratio was clearly limited by the lack in physical properties of the coated phosphor layers.
According to this invention it is possible to bind polar functional groups in the polymer. Polar functional groups are preferably present in an amount of at least 0.5% and more preferably in an amount of 2% by weight. A suitable polar group that is built-in in the polymer according to this invention is succinic anhydride. Polymer binders according to this invention having built-in polar functionalities make the presence of a dispersing agent as e.g. GAFAC RM 710 in the dispersion made of the binder and phosphor redundant before coating.
An increase in the volume ratio of phosphor to binder providing a reduction of the thickness of the coating layer for an equal phosphor coverage not only gives a better sharpness but, unexpectedly, also a higher sensitivity. Obviously there is no requirement to compress the layer in order to reduce the void ratio, relating to sharpness, although this measure is not excluded.
Too small an amount of binding agent may result in too brittle a layer, so that the phosphor layer should contain only sufficient binder to give structural coherence to the layer which can be translated as the "elasticity" and "brittleness" of the screen. Especially for storage phosphor members this factor is very important in view of the manipulations said member is exposed to. In this connection a volume ratio of phosphor to binder higher than 92/8 is hardly allowable.
A mixture of one or more thermoplastic rubber binders according to this invention may further be used in the coated phosphor layer(s).
As is well-known the sensitivity of the screen is determined by the chemical composition of the phosphor, its crystal structure and crystal size properties and the weight amount of phosphor coated in the phosphor layer.
Another factor determining the sensitivity of the screen is the thickness of the phosphor layer. Said thickness may be within the range of from 10 to 1000 μm, preferably from 50 to 500 μm and more preferably from 100 to 300 μm.
The coverage of the phosphor or phosphors present as a sole phosphor or as a mixture of phosphors whether or not differing in chemical composition and present in one or more phosphor layer(s) in a screen is preferably in the range from about 300 to 1500 g/m2. Said one or more phosphor layers may have the same or a different layer thickness and/or a different weight ratio amount of pigment to binder and/or a different phosphor particle size or particle size distribution. It is general knowledge that sharper images with less noise are obtained with phosphor particles of smaller mean particle size, but light emission efficiency declines with decreasing particle size. Thus, the optimum mean particle size for a given application is a compromise between imaging speed and image sharpness desired. Preferred average grain sizes of the phosphor particles are in the range of 2 to 30 μm and more preferably in the range of 2 to 20 μm.
In the phosphor layer(s), any phosphor or phosphor mixture may be coated depending on the objectives that have to be attained with the manufactured intensifying or storage phosphor screens. It is possible to mix fine grain phosphors with more coarse grain phosphors to increase the packing density.
Preferred phosphors are e.g. yttriumtantalate phosphors, the preparation of which is described in EP-Specifications 011 909 and 202 875 and in U.S. Pat. No. 5,064,729 or barium fluorobromide phosphors the preparation of which proceeds analogously to the preparation of barium fluorochloride phosphors described e.g. in GB-Patent 1,161,871 and 1,254,271 and in U.S. Pat. No. 4,088,894. A preferred barium fluorobromide phosphor has the following empirical formula: BaFBr:Eu0.05, the preparation of said phosphor being carried out in such a way that at least part of the europiumactivator is in the trivalent state so that the phosphor has a high prompt emission on X-ray exposure as described e.g. in Radiology 148, p. 833-838, September 1983.
Both cited prompt emission phosphors are emitting in the near UV and blue region of the visible spectrum, i.e. mainly in a wavelength range of 360 to 450 nm, and as such can be used in conjunction with a photographic silver halide emulsion film having inherent sensitivity in that spectrum range, e.g. a duplitized silver halide emulsion layer film of the type described in GB-P 1,477,637 which has to be read therefor in conjunction herewith. Both phosphors can be used together e.g. they can be coated individually into one or more phosphor layers of a screen in accordance with this invention or a phosphor composition may be made of a mixture of both phosphors in a weight ratio range of 80/20 to 20/80 and then coated as one layer as described in EP-Application 435 241. By the use of a mixture it is possible to produce X-ray conversion screens that have a higher brightness than phosphor screens containing solely the tantalate phosphor, resulting in the receipt of a lower X-ray dose for the patient in medical diagnosis. An extra improvement in image-sharpness can be realized with the thermoplastic rubber binders cited hereinbefore when using said phosphor mixture because thinner phosphor layers are possible at higher phosphor to binder ratio.
It is clear that within the scope of this invention the choice of the phosphor or phosphor mixture is not limited to the preferred phosphors cited hereinbefore.
In radiation image storage panels according to this invention e.g. divalent europium-doped bariumfluorohalide phosphors may be used, wherein the halide-containing portion may be
(1) stoichiometrically equivalent with the fluorine portion as e.g. in the phosphor described in claim 1 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,239,968,
(2) may be substoichiometrically present with respect to the fluorine portion as described e.g. in EP-Applications 021 342 or 345 904 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,587,036, or
(3) may be superstoichiometrically present with respect to the fluorine portion as described e.g. in claim 1 of U.S. Pat. No. 4,535,237.
Divalent europium activated barium fluorobromide phosphors suitable for use according to the present invention have been described in EP-Application No. 533 236 and in the corresponding U.S. Ser. No. 07/941,167 (now abandoned).
Still other divalent europium activated barium fluorobromide phosphors suitable for use according to the present invention have been described in EP-Application No. 533 234 and in the corresponding U.S. Ser. No. 07/935,291 (now abandoned).
Particularly suitable divalent europium barium fluorobromide phosphors for use according to that invention correspond to the empirical formula (I) of EP-Application No. 533 236 and contain in addition to the main dopant Eu2+ at least one alkali metal, preferably sodium or rubidium, as co-dopant.
Other particularly suitable barium fluorobromide phosphors for use according to the present invention contain in addition to the main dopant Eu2+ at least Sm as codopant as described in EP-Application No. 533 233 and in the corresponding U.S. Ser. No. 07/940,985 (now abandoned).
A radiographic screen according to the present invention can be prepared by the following manufacturing process.
The phosphor layer can be applied to the support by any coating procedure, making use of solvents for the binder of the phosphor containing layer as well as of useful dispersing agents, useful plasticizers, useful fillers and subbing or interlayer layer compositions that have been described in extenso in the European Patent Application No. 510 753 and in the corresponding U.S. Ser. No. 07/871,328.
In accordance with this invention phosphor particles are mixed with the dissolved rubbery polymer, in a suitable mixing ratio to prepare a dispersion. Said dispersion is uniformly applied to a substrate by a known coating technique, e.g. doctor blade coating, roll coating, gravure coating or wire bar coating, and dried to form a luminescent layer fluorescing by-X-ray irradiation and called hereinafter fluorescent layer.
Examples of preferably used solvents, also with a view to phosphor recovery purposes from worn-out screens, requiring the phosphor containing layer to be soluble and to remain soluble after coating, include lower alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and n-butanol; chlorinated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride and ethylene chloride; ketones such as acetone, butanone, methyl ethyl ketone and methyl isobutyl ketone; esters of lower alcohols with lower aliphatic acids such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate and butyl acetate; ethers such as dioxane, ethylene glycol monoethylether; methyl glycol; and mixtures of the above-mentioned solvents. Particularly preferred in combination with ethyl acetate as a preferred ester is toluene as an aromatic solvent used to solve the thermoplastic rubbers, present as solid flakes.
Useful plasticizers include phosphates such as triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate and diphenyl phosphate; phthalates such as diethyl phthalate and dimethoxyethyl phthalate; glycolates such as ethylphthalyl ethyl glycolate and butylphthalyl butyl glycolate; polymeric plastizers, e.g. and polyesters of polyethylene glycols with aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as polyester of triethylene glycol with adipic acid and polyester of diethylene glycol with succinic acid.
The coating dispersion may contain a filler (reflecting or absorbing) or may be colored by a colorant capable of absorbing light within the spectrum emitted by the phosphor or capable of absorbing excitation light in the case of a stimulable X-ray conversion screen. Examples of colorants include Solvent Orange 71 (Diaresin Red 7), Solvent Violet 32 (Diaresin Violet A), Solvent Yellow 103 (Diaresin Yellow C) and Solvent Green 20 (all four supplied by Mitsubishi Chemical Industries, Japan), Makrolex Rot GS, Makrolex Rot EG, Makrolex Rot E2G, Helioechtgelb 4G and Helioechtgelb HRN (all five marketed by Bayer, Leverkusen, Germany), Neozaponfeuerrot G and Zaponechtbraun BE (both marketed by BASF, Ludwigshafen, W. Germany).
In the preparation of a radiographic screen, one or more additional layers are occasionally provided between the support and the phosphor containing layer, having subbing or interlayer layer compositions, so as to improve the bonding between the support and the phosphor layer, or to improve the sensitivity of the screen or the sharpness and resolution of an image provided thereby. For instance, a subbing layer or an adhesive layer may be provided by coating polymer material such as gelatin over the surface of the support on the phosphor layer side. A light-reflecting layer may be provided, e.g. by vacuum-depositing an aluminium layer or by coating a pigment-binder layer wherein the pigment is e.g. titanium dioxide. For the manufacture of light-absorbing layer, serving as anti-halation layer, carbon black dispersed in a binder may be used but also any known anti-halation dye. Such additional layer(s) may be coated on the support either as a backing layer or interposed between the support and the phosphor containing layer(s). Several of said additional layers may be applied in combination.
Radiographic screens, in particular those comprising conventional non-stimulable phosphors, can also be made in the form of gradual screens, i.e. screens having a gradual intensification along their length and/or width. Graduality can be achieved by gradually increasing the thickness of the phosphor layer over the length or width of the screen or by incorporating into the protective layer or into an interlayer between the protective layer and phosphor containing layer a gradually increasing amount of dye capable of absorbing the light emitted by the phosphor.
According to another convenient technique graduality is obtained by halftone printing of a dye or ink composition absorbing the light emitted by the screen. By varying the screen dot size in the halftone print, i.e. by gradually varying the percent dot area over the length or width of the screen graduality can be obtained in any degree. The halftone printing can proceed on the phosphor containing layer which thereupon is covered with the protective coating or proceeds by applying the protective coating by halftone printing, e.g. by gravure roller or silk screen printing.
In the preparation of the phosphor screen having a primer layer between the substrate and the fluorescent layer, the primer layer is provided on the substrate beforehand, and then the phosphor dispersion is applied to the primer layer and dried to form the fluorescent layer.
After applying the coating dispersion onto the support, the coating dispersion is heated slowly to dryness so as to complete the formation of a phosphor layer. In order to remove as much as possible entrapped air in the phosphor coating composition it can be subjected to an ultra-sonic treatment before coating. Another method to reduce the amount of entrapped air consists in a compression method as has been described in EP-Application 393 662 wherein the said compression is preferably carried out at a temperature not lower than the solftening point or melting point of the rubbery binder to improve the phosphor packing density in the dried layer.
After the formation of the fluorescent layer, a protective layer is generally provided on top of the fluorescent layer. The protective coating composition can be applied as described e.g. in U.S. Pat. No. 4,059,768.
The roughness of the topcoat layer of the intensifying screens offers the advantage that sticking phenomena between a film and an intensifying screen(s) in a cassette are substantially avoided even after intimate contact due to pressure build-up in the cassette system.
Correlating features of roughness and thickness of the protective coating conferring to the screens of the present invention desirable and unexpected properties of ease of manipulation and excellent image sharpness have been described in the EP-Application No. 510 754 and in the corresponding U.S. Ser. No. 07/871,553 (now abandoned).
In relation to transport characteristics of a film in a cassette the use of an X-ray conversion phosphor screen having a topcoat with embossed structure favours its practically frictionless loading and unloading of a cassette and reduces considerably the built up of static electricity. The micro-channels formed by the embossed structure of the protective coating allow air to escape between phosphor screen and contacting film whereby image quality (image sharpness) is improved by better screen-film-screen contact without large air bubble inclusions.
According to a preferred embodiment the coating of the protective layer here proceeds by screen-printing (silk-screen printing).
In a preferred embodiment the protective coating composition is applied by a rotary screen printing device as has been described in detail in EP-Application No. 510 753.
Very useful radiation curable compositions for forming a protective coating contain as primary components:
(1) a crosslinkable prepolymer or oligomer,
(2) a reactive diluent monomer, and in the case of an UV curable formulation
(3) a photoinitiator.
Examples of suitable prepolymers for use in a radiation-curable composition applied according to the present invention are the following: unsaturated polyesters, e.g. polyester acrylates; urethane modified unsaturated polyesters, e.g. urethane-polyester acrylates. Liquid polyesters having an acrylic group as a terminal group, e.g. saturated copolyesters which have been provided with acryltype end groups are described in published EP-A 207 257 and Radiat. Phys. Chem., Vol. 33, No. 5, 443-450 (1989). The latter liquid copolyesters are substantially free from low molecular weight, unsaturated monomers and other volatile substances and are of very low toxicity (ref. the journal Adhesion 1990 Heft 12, page 12). The preparation of a large variety of radiation-curable acrylic polyesters is given in German Offenlegungsschrift No. 2838691. Mixtures of two or more of said prepolymers may be used. A survey of UV-curable coating compositions is given e.g. in the journal "Coating" 9/88, p. 348-353.
When the radiation-curing is carried out with ultraviolet radiation (UV), a photoinitiator is present in the coating composition to serve as a catalyst to initiate the polymerization of the monomers and their optional cross-linking with the pre-polymers resulting in curing of the coated protective layer composition. A photosensitizer for accelerating the effect of the photoinitiator may be present. Photoinitiators suitable for use in UV-curable coating compositions belong to the class of organic carbonyl compounds, for example, benzoin ether series compounds such as benzoin isopropyl, isobutylether; benzil ketal series compounds; ketoxime esters; benzophenone series compounds such as benzophenone, o-benzoylmethylbenzoate; acetophenone series compounds such as acetophenone, trichloroacetophenone, 1,1-dichloroacetophenone, 2,2-diethoxyacetophenone, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone; thioxanthone series compounds such as 2-chlorothioxanthone, 2-ethylthioxanthone; and compounds such as 2-hydroxy-2-methylpropiophenone, 2-hydroxy-4'-isopropyl-2-methylpropiophenone, 1-hydroxycyclohexylphenylketone; etc.
A particularly preferred photoinitiator is 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one which product is marketed by E. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany under the tradename DAROCUR 1173. The above mentioned photopolymerization initiators may be used alone or as a mixture of two or more. Examples of suitable photosensitizers are particular aromatic amino compounds as described e.g. in GB-P 1,314,556, 1,486,911, U.S. Pat. No. 4,255,513 and merocyanine and carbostyril compounds as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,282,309.
To the radiation-curable coating composition there may be added a storage stabilizer, a colorant, and other additives, and then dissolved or dispersed therein to prepare the coating liquid for the protective layer. Examples of colorants that can be used in the protective layer include MAKROLEX ROT EG, MAKROLEX ROT GS and MAKROLEX ROT E2G. MAKROLEX is a registered tradename of Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany.
When using ultraviolet radiation as curing source the photoinitiator which needs to be added to the coating solution will to a more or less extent also absorb the light emitted by the phosphor thereby impairing the sensitivity of the radiographic screen, particularly when a phosphor emitting UV or blue light is used. In case of use of a green emitting phosphor a photoinitiator has to be chosen of which the absorption range overlaps to a minimum degree with the emission range of the phosphor; a preferred photoinitiator is then DAROCUR 1173 (tradename).
The protective coating of the present luminescent article is given an embossed structure following the coating stage by passing the uncured or slightly cured coating through the nip of pressure rollers wherein the roller contacting said coating has a micro-relief structure, e.g. giving the coating an embossed structure so as to obtain relief parts. A suitable process for forming a textured structure in a plastic coating by means of engraved chill roll is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,959,546.
According to another embodiment the textured or embossed structure is obtained already in the coating stage by applying the paste-like coating composition with a gravure roller or screen printing device operating with a radiation-curable liquid coating composition the Hoeppler-viscosity of which at a coating temperature of 25� C. is between 450 and 20,000 mPa.s. To avoid flattening of the embossed structure under the influence of gravitation, viscosity and surface shear the radiation-curing is effected immediately or almost immediately after the application of the liquid coating. The rheologic behaviour or flow characteristics of the radiation-curable coating composition can be controlled by means of so-called flowing agents. For that purpose alkylacrylate ester copolymers containing lower alkyl (C1-C2) and higher alkyl (C6-C18) ester groups can be used as shear controlling agents lowering the viscosity. The addition of pigments such as colloidal silica raises the viscosity.
A variety of other optional compounds can be included in the radiation-curable coating composition of the present radiographic article such as compounds to reduce static electrical charge accumulation, plasticizers, matting agents, lubricants, defoamers and the like as has been described in the EP-Application 510 753. In said document a description has also been given of the apparatus and methods for curing, as well as a non-limitative survey of X-ray conversion screen phosphors, of photostimulable phosphors and of binders of the phosphor containing layer.
The edges of the screen, being especially vulnerable by multiple manipulation, may be reinforced by covering the edges (side surfaces) with a polymer material being formed essentially from a moisture-hardened polymer composition prepared according to EP-Application No. 541 146 or the corresponding U.S. Ser. No. 7/963,999 (now abandoned) by a process comprising the steps of:
(I) mixing in at least one solvent following components (A) and (B):
(A) 30 to 99 parts by weight of at least one copolymer of olefinically unsaturated compounds having a weight-average molecular weight [Mw] of at least 1500 and containing chemically incorporated moieties capable of undergoing an addition reaction with amino groups, and
(B) 1 to 70 parts by weight of organic substances containing blocked amino groups from which substances under the influence of moisture compounds having free primary and/or secondary amino groups are formed, wherein (i) the copolymers of component (A) contain intramolecularly bound carboxylic anhydride moieties, with the anhydride equivalent weight of the copolymers being from 393 to 9,800, and the binder composition contains from 0.25 to 10 anhydride moieties for each blocked amino group,
II) coating the obtained mixture onto at least one side surface (edge) of said fluorescent screen, and
(III) allowing moisture (H2 O) to come into contact with the coated mixture essentially consisting of the above defined components (A) and (B).
Support materials for radiographic screens in accordance with the present invention include cardboard, plastic films such as films of cellulose acetate, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polyacrylonitrile, polystyrene, polyester, polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, polyimide, cellulose triacetate and polycarbonate; metal sheets such as aluminum foil and aluminum alloy foil; ordinary papers; baryta paper; resin-coated papers; pigment papers containing titanium dioxide or the like; and papers sized with polyvinyl alcohol or the like. A plastic film is preferably employed as the support material.
The plastic film my contain a light-absorbing material such as carbon black, or may contain a light-reflecting material such as titanium dioxide or barium sulfate. The former is appropriate for preparing a high-resolution type radiographic screen, while the latter is appropriate for preparing a high-sensitivity type radiographic screen.
Examples of preferred supports include polyethylene terephthalate, clear or blue colored or black colored (e.g., LUMIRROR C, type X30 supplied by Toray Industries, Tokyo, Japan), polyethylene terephthalate filled with TiO2 or with BaSO4. Metals as e.g. aluminum, bismuth and the like may be deposited e.g. by vaporization techniques to get a polyester support having radiation-reflective properties.
These supports may have thicknesses which may differ depending on the material of the support, and may generally be between 60 and 1000 μm, more preferably between 80 and 500 μm from the standpoint of handling.
In common medical radiography the screens are fixed inside a cassette allowing the arrangement of a double-side coated silver halide emulsion film inbetween. In the radiographic exposure step one silver halide emulsion layer is exposed by the fluorescent light of a front screen (the screen most close to the X-ray source) and the other silver halide emulsion layer is exposed by the fluorescent light emitted by the back screen which is the screen struck by the X-rays that have penetrated already the photographic material.
Front and back screen may be asymmetrical in that e.g. their sensitometric properties, thickness, phosphor coverage and phosphor composition may be different.
Normally the screens described hereinbefore are applied for medical X-ray diagnostic applications but according to a particular embodiment the present radiographic screens may be used in non-detructive testing (NDT), of metal objects, where more energetic X-rays and γ-rays are used than in medical X-ray applications. In screens applied for industrial radiography it has been found advantageous to combine the fluorescent phosphor layer with a metal layer or metal support, wherein the metal has an atomic number in the range of 46 to 83 as described e.g. in U.S. Pat. No. 3,872,309 and 3,389,255. The metal layer in contact with the phosphor-containing layer acts as an emitter of photo-electrons and secondary X-rays when struck by highly energetic X-rays or gamma rays. The secondary lower energy X-rays and photo-electrons are absorbed in the adjacent phosphor-containing layer at a higher efficiency than the highly energetic X-rays and gamma rays emitted by an industrial X-ray apparatus, such results in an increase in photographic speed. Said metal layers or supports have the additional advantage of reducing the scattered radiation whereby image-sharpness is improved.
Image-sharpness can be further improved according to the particular embodiment described in Research Disclosure September 1979, item 18502, by incorporating in the X-ray intensifying screen between the phosphor-containing layer and the support and/or at the rearside of the support a pigment-binder layer containing a non-fluorescent pigment being a metal compound, e.g. salt or oxide, of a heavy metal whose atomic number (Z) is at least 46. A preferred pigment used for that purpose is lead oxide (PbO) being applied e.g. at a coverage of 100 to 400 g of lead per m2.
The invention is illustrated by the following examples without however limiting it thereby. All ratios are expressed by volume unless mentioned otherwise. Important physical properties as "adhesion" of the coated phosphor layer onto the support and "elasticity" or "brittleness" of the phosphor screens and properties concerning image quality as reflected in S-SWR measuring methods will be described hereinafter in the examples.
To describe the "elasticity" or "brittleness" of the screen, being two terms reflecting quite opposed properties, a qualitatively useful test has been developed.
A phosphor screen without protective layer having a phosphor coverage of 60 mg/cm2 is bent around a pipe having a diameter of 1.5 cm.
If no damages in the form of small "cracks" are observed the elasticity of the screen is sufficiently good and is therefore given "A" as an evaluation mark, being equivalent to the absence of "brittleness".
If "cracks" are observed, the screen is too "brittle" and gets "B" as evaluation mark indicating a lack in elasticity.
Adhesion properties are obtained by the "cross-cut" test. With a knife, a wafer-like pattern is carved into the surface of the phosphor layer to such a depth as to reach the substrate layer. The wafer-like incisions are located at a distance of 0.5 can and are crossing under an angle of 45�. A self-adhesive tape (TESA 4101) is sticked onto the wafer-like surface pattern and after stripping off the tape a qualitative evaluation is given. Obviously the test has to be carried out under reproducible circumstances regarding the pressure with which the tape is stuck onto the sample and the velocity and the way in which it is teared off. Three different marks may be obtained: "A" refers to perfect adhesion properties as no damages are observed, "B" refers to moderate adhesion properties and "C" to a bad quotation as the adhesion is quite insufficient.
X-ray exposure of "conventional" intensifying screens in combination with a radiographic film
Pairs of screens of the same composition were arranged in the same type of cassette and between the screens and in contact therewith a same duplitized (double-side silver halide emulsion coated) film was inserted.
In manufacturing the film a silver bromoiodide emulsion (2 mole % of silver iodide) was used containing silver halide grains with an average grain size of 1.25 μm. The emulsion ready for coating contained per kg an amount of silver halide corresponding to 190 g of silver nitrate and 74 g of gelatin. As stabilizing agents the silver halide emulsion contained per kg 545 mg of 5-methyl-7-hydroxy-s-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and 6.5 mg of 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole.
The above emulsion was coated on both sides of a double side subbed polyethylene terephthalate support. To each of the dried silver halide emulsion layers a protective layer was applied containing 1.1 g/m2 of gelatin, hardened with formaldehyd and containing perfluorocaprylic acid as an antistatic agent. The hardening proceeded by adding 0.03 grams of formaldehyde per gram of gelatin. Each silver halide emulsion layer contained an amount of silver halide equivalent with 7 g of silver nitrate per m2.
The X-ray exposure proceeded according to ISO/DP9236 with 77 median kVp X-rays for chest exposure.
The processing of the thus exposed silver halide emulsion material proceeded with the following developing liquid, followed by fixing and rinsing at the indicated temperature and processing time.
Composition of the developing liquid (pH: 10.1) - (35�C., 27 s).
______________________________________Hydroquinone 30 g/lPotassium sulphite 64 g/l1-Phenyl-3-pyrazolidinone 1.5 g/lPotassium bromide 4 g/lGlutardialdehyde 4.7 g/l______________________________________
The pH was adjusted at 10.1 with bicarbonate/carbonate buffer.
Composition of the fixing liquid (pH: 4.3) - (34�C., 18 s).
______________________________________Ammonium thiosulphate 132 g/lSodium sulphite 10.8 g/lAluminum sulphate 5.4 g/l______________________________________
The pH was adjusted at 4.3 with acetic acid/acetate buffer.
The rinsing proceeded with tap water at a temperature of 27� C. for a duration of 28 s.
The SWR values used in connection with Table I were determined at 1 line pair per nun and 3 line pairs per mm (SWR1 and SWR3).
The determination of the SWR value for intensifying screens proceeded as described in DIN 6867, 2nd draft 1988 said intensifying screens being coated with the Gd2 O2 S:Tb phosphor, the composition of the coated phosphor layer of which is given in Table I.
The determination of the photographic speed S of said screens proceeded according to the International Standard method ISO/DP9236 (42N2063) Revised edition of November 1986. The values given in the tables are log values; an increase by 0.30 meaning a doubling of the speed.
For the photostimulable phosphor screens coated with the BaFBr:Eu2+ phosphor the measurement of S and SWR was carried out with an image scanner made up with a He-Ne laser. The beam of a 10 mW red He-Ne laser is focussed to a small spot of 140 μm (FMWH) with an optic containing a beamexpander and a collimating lens. A mirror galvanometer is used to scan this small laserspot over the entire width of a phosphor sample. During this scanning procedure the phosphor is stimulated and the emission light is captured by an array of optical fibers which are sited on one line. At the other end of the optical fibers being mounted in a circle a photomultiplier is situated. To attenuate the stimulating light an optical filter, type BG3 from SCHOTT, is placed between the fiber and the photomultiplier. In this way only the light emitted by the phosphor is measured. The small current of the photomultiplier is first-amplified with an I/V convertor and digitalised with an A/D convertor.
The measuring set up is connected with a HP 9826 computer and a HP 6944 multiprogrammer to controll the measurement. Starting the procedure an electronic shutter is closed to shut down the laser. A phosphor sample measuring 50 mm�210 mm is excited with a 85 kV X-ray source provided with an aluminum filter having a thickness of 21 mm. The radiation dose is measured with a FARMER dosemeter. Between the X-ray source and the phosphor layer a thin lead-raster containing 6 different spatial frequencies is mounted to modulate the X-ray radiation. Frequencies used are 0.025, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.50 and 3.00 line pairs per mm. After exposure the sample is put into the laser scanner. To read out one line the shutter is opened and the galvanometer is moved linearly. During the scanning procedure the emitted light is measured continuously with the A/D convertor at a sampling rate frequency of 100 kHz and stored within a memory card in the multiprogrammer. One scan thus contains 100000 pixels. Once the scan is complete the shutter is closed again and the galvanometer is put on his original position again.
The data of the scan line are transferred from the memory card in the multiprogrammer to the computer where said data are analysed. A first correction takes in account the sensitivity variation of the scan line with the distance. Therefore a calibration scan was measured previously for a phosphor sample that was exposed quite homogeneously. A second correction takes into account the amount of X-ray dose by dividing said values by the said dose amount.
The different blocks are separated and the amplitude on each spatial frequency is calculated, making use of Fourier analysis. The amplitude of the first block having a spatial frequency of 0.025 line pairs per mm is taken as the sensitivity of the stimulable phosphor screen. The other values are the results for the curve of the Square Wave Response (SWR: SWR1 referring to the response at 1 line pair per mm; SWR3 to the response at 3 line pairs per mm) which is representative for the resolution of the screen.
In Tables I and II, the coating composition is given for the luminescent phosphor and the stimulable phosphor respectively. For each screen sample the following data referring to the composition are summarized in the respective Tables.
number of the sample (Ex. No.)
volume ratio of phosphor to binder
binder composition (CAB=cellulose acetobutyrate (30% in 2-butanone) PS=polyethyl acrylate (30% in ethyl acetate); CAB-PS=1/1; KRATON=KRATON FG 1901=thermoplastic rubber, trademarked product by SHELL)
amount of binder used (in g) per 100 g of phosphor
Solvent composition (EtAc=ethyl acetate; MEK=methyl ethyl ketone;
EtAcMEK=1/1; TOLUENE=toluene )
thickness d of the phosphor layer (in μm)
The composition was doctor blade coated onto a subbed 200 μm thick polyethylene terephthalate support and dried. The phosphor coverage weight was about 60 mg/cm2.
In the Tables values of S, SWR1 and SWR3 measured as described hereinbefore are given
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________Intensifying screens with Gd2 O2 S:Tb as a luminescentphosphor.Ex. Phosphor/ Binder Solvent dNo. binder comp./amt comp. S SWR1 SWR3 (μm)__________________________________________________________________________1 48/52 CABPS EtAcMEK .62 .48 .12 178 17.62 59/41 CABPS EtAcMEK .68 .51 .14 154 11.13 68/32 CABPS EtAcMEK .68 .54 .15 141 7.54 63/37 KRATON TOLUENE .70 .56 .15 137 7.55 71/29 KRATON TOLUENE .70 .57 .18 121 5.36 87/13 KRATON TOLUENE .70 .59 .19 122 2.0__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________Stimulable phosphor screens with BaFBr:Eu2+ as a stimulablephosphor.Ex. Phosphor/ Binder Solvent dNo. binder comp./amt comp. S SWR1 SWR3 (μm)__________________________________________________________________________ 7 57/43 CABPS EtAcMEK .42 .60 .14 240 17.6 50 8 67/33 CABPS EtAcMEK .46 .68 .19 207 11.1 9 75/25 CABPS EtAcMEK .47 .70 .21 193 7.510 71/29 KRATON TOLUENE .54 .70 .19 225 7.511 78/22 KRATON TOLUENE .51 .72 .22 176 5.312 90/10 KRATON TOLUENE .64 .74 .22 210 2.0__________________________________________________________________________
These results should be interpreted in relation to the physical properties of the screens, summarized in Table III. Terms like "elasticity/brittleness" and "adhesion" have been measured as given hereinbefore and should be interpreted as such. "Yellowing" refers to degradation tests of the screens, at 50� C. for 1000 hours.
TABLE III______________________________________Physical properties of the screens given in Tables I and II. Elasticity/Ex. No. Brittleness Adhesion Yellowing______________________________________1/7 A A No2/8 A B No3/9 B C No4/10 A A No5/11 A A No6/12 A B No______________________________________
An increased ratio of pigment (phosphor) to binder results in an increase in sensitivity and sharpness as can be seen from Tables I and II. Table III illustrates the good physical characteristics of the screens according to this invention without "yellowing" after degradation tests, even in the absence of antioxidants.
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|Kasei Optonix, Ltd.
|Process for manufacturing a radiographic intensifying screen
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|Apr 9, 1985
|Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
|Radiation image storage panel
|Feb 12, 1990
|Dec 10, 1991
|Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
|Thermoplastic resin composition
|Apr 18, 1990
|Nov 17, 1992
|Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
|Radiation image storage panel radiographic intensifying screen and processes for the preparation of the same
|Apr 24, 1992
|Jan 11, 1994
|Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
|Phosphor paste compositions and phosphor coatings obtained therefrom
|Apr 29, 1991
|Apr 26, 1994
|Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
|Process for the preparation of radiation image storage panels
|Jun 4, 1993
|Aug 2, 1994
|Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.
|Radiographic screen
|Dec 16, 1993
|Feb 7, 1995
|Amoco Corporation
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|Jul 11, 1995
|Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
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|Sep 2, 1997
|Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.
|Self-supporting or supported phosphor screen or panel
|Nov 12, 1996
|Jun 29, 1999
|Bayer Aktiengesllschaft
|Intermediate layer in electroluminescent arrangements containing finely divided inorganic particles
|Oct 13, 1998
|Sep 5, 2000
|Cymer, Inc.
|Front-illuminated fluorescent screen for UV imaging
|Oct 13, 1998
|Mar 27, 2001
|Orion 21 A.D. Pty Ltd
|Luminescent gel coats and moldable resins
|May 15, 2000
|Apr 1, 2003
|Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
|Radiation image detecting apparatus
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|Nov 16, 2004
|Peter Burnell-Jones
|Photocurable thermosetting luminescent resins
|Jul 31, 2002
|Jun 14, 2005
|Peter Burnell-Jones
|Heat curable thermosetting luminescent resins
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|Dec 4, 2007
|Carestream Health, Inc.
|Phosphor panel with stabilizer
|May 23, 2005
|Sep 8, 2009
|General Electric Company
|Phosphor screen and imaging assembly
|Dec 18, 2008
|Dec 25, 2012
|Lumimove, Inc.
|Flexible electroluminescent devices and systems
|May 22, 2001
|Sep 11, 2003
|Dobson Peter James
|Oxide based phosphors
|May 23, 2005
|Nov 23, 2006
|General Electric Company
|Phosphor admixture, phosphor screen and imaging assembly
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|Sep 20, 2007
|Eastman Kodak Company
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|Oct 6, 1999
|Apr 20, 2000
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Our location guide for Yantian provides some basic essentials for the more adventurous visitor. A simple location map is provided but also a detailed topography map that shows the location of the nearest places where you can surf, ski or mountain climb (if they are close by). Of course some of these will be at long distances from Yantian and those far flung spots are provided on the 'nearest' tables. If you are traveling to other cities or towns near Yantian you will also find weather forecasts for those locations below.
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|Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon
|Heavy rain (total 134mm), heaviest during Tue night
|Heavy rain (total 135mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon
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|Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon
|Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Tue night
|Heavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Sat morning
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|Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning
|Heavy rain (total 266mm), heaviest during Tue night
|Heavy rain (total 296mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon
Hong Kong
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|Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning
|Heavy rain (total 266mm), heaviest during Tue night
|Heavy rain (total 296mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
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|Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon
|Heavy rain (total 150mm), heaviest during Tue night
|Heavy rain (total 215mm), heaviest during Sun morning
Outdoor Activities near Yantian, China
If you are in Yantian and would like to go mountain climbing, hiking, skiing or surfing, click below for detailed forecasts.
Tide times close to Yantian:
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|Shenzhen (China)
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|Second closest tide times2
|Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
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|Third closest tide times3
|Yung Shue Wan (China)
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|Fourth closest tide times4
|Zhuhai (China)
|79 km SW
|Fifth closest tide times5
|Macau (China)
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Ski Resorts close to Yantian:
|Closest ski resort1
|Tenzan Ski Resort (Japan)
|1962 km NE
|Second closest ski resort2
|Badaling (China)
|1980 km N
|Third closest ski resort3
|Gokase Highland (Japan)
|1994 km NE
|Fourth closest ski resort4
|Asosan (Japan)
|2007 km NE
|Fifth closest ski resort5
|Eden Valley Resort (South Korea)
|2018 km NE
Mountains close to Yantian:
|Closest mountain peak1
|Wong Leng (China)
|13 km S
|Second closest mountain peak2
|Ma On Shan (China)
|20 km S
|Third closest mountain peak3
|The Hunch Backs (China)
|20 km S
|Fourth closest mountain peak4
|Grassy Hill (China)
|22 km S
|Fifth closest mountain peak5
|Sze Fong Shan (China)
|23 km SSW
Surf Beaches close to Yantian:
|Closest surf break1
|Da Mei Sha Beach (China)
|4 km E
|Second closest surf break2
|Tat Mun Island (China)
|17 km SE
|Third closest surf break3
|Fung Bay (China)
|23 km SSE
|Fourth closest surf break4
|Sai Wan Beach (China)
|24 km SSE
|Fifth closest surf break5
|Shelter Island (China)
|30 km S
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Twenty-one-year-old Rodrigo Alfonso Cestti was driving a white Nissan Maxima in Normandy Isles when he was pulled over in a routine traffic stop. Cestti wasn't so much worrying about whether he had run a red light or sped as he was about the stash of cocaine in his car.
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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Over the top propaganda
As a conservative I had to see this to get an understanding of what many of my liberal friends were bashing. It turns out that the whole movie, while pretty boring, was just over the top propaganda.
Moore never defends his views, all of his assertions are speculations and never considers the other side. One of the points made in the movie was that a woman's son is sent off to war because he had no choice for college due to lack of financial aid and parents couldn't afford it. That is fine, but what about student loans? When someone signs a document that enlists them, they need to be fully aware of the responsibility that comes with that.
Like most liberals I know, she blames the Republicans for him being killed, and not the fact he thought the army was a better choice then work programs and student loans.
I also found it humorous at the lack of civility LIBERALS showed the President when he was inaugurated(sp) by throwing eggs at the car. Bush won the election, he won Florida. It was recounted an infinite amount of times and Gore never had it.
It's really sad to see that people actually gave this guy funding to produce such a film. I would have liked to see Moore actually articulate a counter-point against his views.
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Not the final movie I was expecting to see
This movie has had a lot of hype for years, and the result, disappointing.
The action and thrills that were in the first and the second, just aren't there for the third movie. In addition to that the majority of the movie is not even focused on Neo, which is primarily why I went to see it.
I think the producers took Gundam Wing, and made it into a fight scene, and then for the end they took a Dragonball Z fight scene, and that was the plot for Neo and Smith at the end. I'm not going to ruin it for those who have not seen the movie yet, but I can almost guarantee you will leaving the theatre wondering where those last two hours went.
The best part of the whole movie is the ending when Neo if fighting Agent Smith. They do some fantastic special effects there that I've seen only in Anime` and yet managed to make it look incredible for the real thing. Congrats to the boys on that, otherwise, I give it 7 overall.
Das Experiment (2001)
Indifferent to different
I have never viewed a movie such as this until my fiance` talked me into watching it. The idea behind it alone was intriguing enough to watch, but the movie itself didn't really cut it. It's about an experiment of prisoners and guards for 10 days. It's evident what is going to take place through the duration of the movie; guards become more violent the longer they have power and the prisoners don't take them too seriously, until.... read up on psychology it'll explain a lot of it before you even watch it. I was confused with the girl, because it was unnecessary and simply put, poor filming. The movie showed her a lot without any relevance to the central theme which is irritating. I was bored after about an hour of it, and had to finish it later. Good idea, poor directing/acting/mise-en-scene. Take this idea and give it to America where effort can be put into it, and you have quite possibly a film of the year type of movie. It beats random Action movies and Chick flicks so at least it has that going for it. I gave it a 7 out of 10.
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Not a Bad Film
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The Fast and the Furious (2001)
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On March 5, mono vinyl versions of the first two Jimi Hendrix albums, 'Are You Experienced' and 'Axis: Bold as Love' will be released. The news was announced yesterday (Jan. 8) via press release.
One of the most hotly anticipated classic rock releases of 2013 is the the Jimi Hendrix album 'People, Hell & Angels,' which Experience Hendrix is advertising as a collection of 12 new and previously unreleased tracks. But not so fast -- according to our friends over at Antiquiet.com, that may not be entirely accurate.
Hopefully the Jimi Hendrix fan who dropped nearly $380K for a guitar that was allegedly torched on stage in 1967 didn't immediately begin searching for the fire damage. The famous, black Fender Stratocaster was sold at auction this week (Nov. 27) by James Wright, a manager at Hendrix's record label.
Just one day after fans of Jimi Hendrix were given a glimpse at the track-listing of 'People, Hell and Angels' -- a new album scheduled for March 5 -- engineer Eddie Kramer has revealed a sample of some of the sounds the legend was working on before he died in 1970. In a new video he shares a clip of 'Somewhere,' a song Hendrix recorded with Stephen Stills and Buddy Miles.
We're learning more about 'People, Hell & Angels,' the most recent collection of previously unreleased material from Jimi Hendrix that was announced last week. For starters, we have the names of all 12 tracks (listed below) as well as a release date of March 5, 2013.
It hardly seems possible, given how aggressively his vaults have been mined for material over the years, but we can expect yet another album from Jimi Hendrix next year.
1st album (kids,ask your parents) I ever bought after music guru, Dale Massee played it for me!
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While those who have pre-allocated park-and-ride passes will be able to attend as planned - as well as those already in camp sites or within walking distance - Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips warned that fans with public passes may be turned away.
The move has been made to protect the grass car parks in the hope that there will be no such restrictions in place for race day, after significant traffic problems on Friday led to many fans not being able to get into the circuit.
It is estimated that as many as 30,000 fans could be affected by this decision.
"We are strongly advising anyone with a public parking ticket not to come [on Saturday]," said Phillips.
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Phillips blamed the problems that arose on the rain, which led to grass car parks that had not been intended for use on Friday being opened.
With numerous vehicles unable to gain access to camp sites, the decision was taken not to use the car parks on Saturday so that they will be fit for Sunday.
"On Thursday, we had quite a good day with the sun shining," said Phillips. "The car parks were in a reasonable condition and we announced that we were going to go to an amber situation just in case and use the hard standing car parks if we could and keep off the grass.
"What happened on Friday is with the rain also came a lot of campers that didn't come in on Thursday. They didn't come in to camp because of the wet weather, they came in caravans and Winnebagos and couldn't get into the campsites as the campsites were waterlogged and wouldn't let them in. So they were being turned away.
"We tried to accommodate as many as we possibly could but the damage was started by then. We had to abandon just parking on hard standing because we just had to get traffic in as best we could.
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Phillips underlined his hope that these measures would allow all those holding tickets for Sunday's race to attend, but could not guarantee that this would be the case.
"I am not sure at all," he said. "I would have to see where we are after Saturday and we may have to have another chat about Sunday.
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CHUNKIE Wedding
Next in line is CHUNKIE Owl – made originally from black plasticine, he has been photographed with a number of things like bits of forest floor and pebbles and sand…also used a beautiful piece of coral which is the white branches behind the little owl…his eyes, face and wings are all photoshopped in, and his little body's colour has changed to give it a golden glow. Makes a nice greeting card for anyone for any reason, since owls are very popular.
Once the Chunkies are created and photographed, I usually dismantle them to be used in the creation of more chunkies, so I am recycling the plasticine. These Chunkies have been very therapeutic to create over the holidays, whilst taking a break from red bubble and having my family around. I have many more to come, and although I won't be on RB as much, I hope to also be doing some serious painting this year…so i look forward 2009 with much anticipation …