Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090010391 | Radiation Image Capturing System - The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system. A radiation detector of a radiation detecting cassette detects a radiation that has passed through a patient, and an accumulated exposed radiation dose calculator calculates an accumulated exposed radiation dose by accumulating radiation image information detected by the radiation detector, at every image capturing. The calculated accumulated exposed radiation dose is transmitted, together with cassette ID information, to a console. In the console, a status determining unit compares the accumulated exposed radiation dose with an allowable accumulated exposed radiation dose for the radiation detecting cassette to determine the status of the radiation detecting cassette, and issues a warning based on the determined status. | 01-08-2009 |
20090026380 | CASSETTE AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A radiation detecting cassette houses therein a detector for detecting a load applied to the radiation detecting cassette when a patient has moved. It is determined whether or not the patient has moved in an image capturing process based on the load detected by the detector. If it is judged that the patient has moved, then a warning is displayed, and a radiation image of the subject is inhibited from being captured. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026391 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A radiation image capturing system detects the position of a radiation detecting cassette disposed below a patient and the position of a radiation source for emitting a radiation, based on the differences between the propagation times of radio waves emitted from an antenna device to an image capturing apparatus and the radiation detecting cassette. Based on the detected positions, the relative positions of the image capturing apparatus and the radiation detecting cassette are calculated, and then compared with each other by a position determining unit to judge how the image capturing apparatus is positioned with respect to the radiation detecting cassette. If the image capturing apparatus is not positioned in head-on facing relation to the radiation detecting cassette, then a warning is issued, and an actuating mechanism moves the image capturing apparatus to an appropriate position. | 01-29-2009 |
20090189079 | Radiation conversion device - The present invention concerns a radiation conversion device. The radiation conversion device for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the radiation into image information, is equipped with an information acquisition unit for acquiring condition information concerning a condition of the radiation conversion device, an information storage unit for storing the acquired condition information, and a display unit for displaying the stored condition information. | 07-30-2009 |
20090189081 | Cradle for use with radiation conversion device - A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device includes a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, which is disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, and which detects radiation that has passed through the subject and converts the radiation into image information. The cradle is equipped with a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device, an information acquiring section for acquiring information that includes subject information pertaining to the subject and includes image capturing conditions when the image information of the subject is captured, and a display unit for displaying the acquired information. | 07-30-2009 |
20090189098 | Cradle for use with radiation conversion device - A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device includes a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, the cradle being disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus which captures a radiation image of a subject, the radiation conversion device detecting radiation that has passed through the subject and converting the radiation into image information. The cradle includes a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device, an image information acquisition unit for acquiring the image information from the radiation conversion device, a correction information generating unit for generating correction information with respect to the radiation conversion device using the acquired image information, and a correction information memory for storing the generated correction information in association with the radiation conversion device. | 07-30-2009 |
20090189761 | Radiation detection apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detection apparatus and a radiation image capturing system according to the present invention includes an electronic cassette equipped with a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, while converting the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette includes a sensor for sensing that the casing has been lifted, a power supply controller for supplying power based on a detection signal from the sensor, a discriminating unit for discriminating whether the radiation detection apparatus has transitioned to an image capturing capable mode, and a warning signal output unit for outputting a warning signal, for issuing a warning when the radiation detection apparatus cannot transition to the image capturing capable mode. | 07-30-2009 |
20090194694 | Radiation detection apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detection apparatus including a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information, and an electronic circuit accommodated inside the casing, further comprising: storage device detachably mounted with respect to the casing, and wherein the electronic circuit includes a data compression circuit, which compresses the radiation image information, to thereby create compressed radiation image information, and herein the storage device stores the compressed radiation image information. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194695 | Radiation conversion device and radiation image capturing system using the same - A radiation conversion device is driven by an on-board battery, detects radiation that has passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into image information. A charging cradle to which the radiation conversion device is connected carries out a charging process on the battery. The radiation conversion device includes a signal transmitting unit for transmitting image information by wireless communications to an external apparatus, a transmission suspension unit for monitoring a transmission state of the image information by the signal transmitting unit and suspending transmission of the image information when a transmission error is generated, and a suspension release unit for releasing suspension of transmission of the image information when the radiation conversion device is connected to the charging cradle. The signal transmitting unit transmits the image information to the external apparatus when suspension of transmission of the image information has been released. | 08-06-2009 |
20090194700 | Radiation detection apparatus - An electronic cassette has a casing and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information. The electronic cassette further includes a winding member accommodated rotatably inside of the casing. The radiation detection device includes a flexible base. The radiation detection device is wound on the winding member, and a portion of the radiation detection device is capable of being pulled outside of the casing. | 08-06-2009 |
20090195209 | Radiation conversion device - A radiation conversion device, which is driven by an on-board battery, detects radiation that has passed through a subject and converts the radiation into image information. The radiation conversion device includes a battery residual charge amount detector for detecting a residual charge amount of the battery, a transmission rate setting unit for setting a transmission rate of the image information corresponding to the residual charge amount of the battery, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the image information to an external apparatus by means of wireless communications at the set transmission rate. | 08-06-2009 |
20090200470 | Radiation detection apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detection apparatus includes a casing, and a radiation detection device accommodated inside the casing, which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source and having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information. The radiation detection apparatus further includes a data compression circuit, which compresses the radiation image information to thereby create compressed radiation image information, and an infrared light communication unit which converts the compressed radiation image information into an infrared light signal and outputs the infrared light signal. | 08-13-2009 |
20090212222 | Radiation conversion device and radiation image capturing system - A radiation conversion device includes a radiation detection device, which detects radiation having passed through a subject, and converts the radiation into radiation image information, and a battery unit for supplying electrical power to at least the radiation detection device. The battery unit is equipped with at least two batteries, and set with a required capacity for capturing at least one radiation image. | 08-27-2009 |
20090212223 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING IMAGE CAPTURING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION, PROGRAM, METHOD FOR SUPPLYING IMAGE CAPTURING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION, AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus having different specifications for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a plurality of processors having specifications corresponding to the specifications of the image capturing apparatus, for controlling the image capturing apparatus and processing radiation image information acquired from the image capturing apparatus, and a supply apparatus for supplying image capturing instruction information for the image capturing apparatus to one of the processors, which is selected depending on the specifications of the image capturing apparatus. | 08-27-2009 |
20090218494 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, SORTING APPARATUS FOR SORTING IMAGE CAPTURING INSTRUCTION INFORMATION, PROGRAM AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by irradiating the subject with a radiation emitted from a radiation source, a supply apparatus for supplying image capturing instruction information for capturing a plurality of radiation images of the subject, and a sorting apparatus for sorting the supplied image capturing instruction information into a predetermined processing order. The image capturing apparatus is controlled to capture the radiation images of the subject according to the processing order of the image capturing instruction information which has been sorted by the sorting apparatus. | 09-03-2009 |
20090218497 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system, a radiation image capturing method and a program. The radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus of different specifications for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a processor for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to predetermined image capturing conditions, an image capturing condition setting unit for setting the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for an image capturing apparatus selected from among the plurality of image capturing apparatus, and an image capturing condition changer for, when the image capturing apparatus is changed, changing the image capturing conditions to be appropriate for the changed image capturing apparatus. The processor controls the changed image capturing apparatus according to the changed image capturing conditions. | 09-03-2009 |
20090218528 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CAPTURING RADIATION IMAGE - A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject by a radiation emitted from a radiation source and applied through the subject, a detecting unit for detecting whether the radiation source is oriented to the image capturing apparatus or not, and a processor for setting an image capturing mode for the radiation image based on a detection result from the detecting unit and controlling a process of capturing the radiation image with the image capturing apparatus in the set image capturing mode. | 09-03-2009 |
20090218529 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus incorporating a radiation detector for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject and converting the radiation into radiation image information, a second image capturing apparatus incorporating a stimulable phosphor panel for detecting a radiation which has passed through a subject, converting the radiation into radiation image information, and holding the radiation image information, and a processor for controlling the first image capturing apparatus and the second image capturing apparatus according to image capturing instruction information. The processor includes a priority activator for activating the second image capturing apparatus in preference to the first image capturing apparatus when the processor is activated. | 09-03-2009 |
20090220049 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING BASE, RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A radiation image capturing system includes a first image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of a subject, a second image capturing apparatus for capturing a radiation image of the subject, the second image capturing apparatus having a specification different from that of the first image capturing apparatus, an image correcting device for correcting the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus such that the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the second image capturing apparatus has the same magnification as that of the radiation image of the subject which is captured by the first image capturing apparatus, and a display unit for displaying the corrected radiation image. The radiation images captured by the image capturing apparatus of different specifications are corrected to have the same magnification. | 09-03-2009 |
20090242767 | Radiation image capturing system, controller, program, and radiation image capturing method - A radiation image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for acquiring radiation image information of a subject by controlling a radiation source according to predetermined image capturing conditions, an image capturing order supply apparatus for supplying an image capturing order including the image capturing conditions, and a controller for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to the image capturing order. The controller includes an image capturing order changer for changing the image capturing order, an image capturing detail editor for editing image capturing details of the radiation image information acquired when the image capturing apparatus is controlled according to the image capturing order, and an image capturing detail supply unit for supplying the edited image capturing details. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244352 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A radiation image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus for acquiring radiation image information of a subject by controlling radiation sources according to predetermined image capturing conditions, a controller for controlling the image capturing apparatus according to the image capturing conditions set therein, and a plurality of display devices associated respectively with the image capturing apparatus, for displaying radiation image information acquired from the image capturing apparatus. | 10-01-2009 |
20090257564 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A radiation image capturing system detects the position of a radiation detecting cassette disposed below a patient and the position of a radiation source for emitting a radiation, based on the differences between the propagation times of radio waves emitted from an antenna device to an image capturing apparatus and the radiation detecting cassette. Based on the detected positions, the relative positions of the image capturing apparatus and the radiation detecting cassette are calculated, and then compared with each other by a position determining unit to judge how the image capturing apparatus is positioned with respect to the radiation detecting cassette. If the image capturing apparatus is not positioned in head-on facing relation to the radiation detecting cassette, then a warning is issued, and an actuating mechanism moves the image capturing apparatus to an appropriate position. | 10-15-2009 |
20100051795 | Radiation detecting apparatus, radiation image capturing system,and temperature compensating method - A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting the radiation which has passed through the subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the radiation conversion panel, and a sensitivity corrector for correcting at least one of a sensitivity, a dark current, a density step, and a residual image of the radiation conversion panel based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 03-04-2010 |
20100072379 | Radiation detecting apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detecting apparatus includes a flexible radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and grips disposed on ends of the radiation conversion panel. A hardness of the grips is greater than that of the radiation conversion panel. Holes are formed in the grips for enabling the grips to be gripped. | 03-25-2010 |
20100078565 | Radiation detecting apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detecting apparatus includes a radiation conversion panel for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information, and a casing for storing the radiation conversion panel as a roll when the subject is not being irradiated with radiation. When the subject is irradiated with radiation, the radiation conversion panel stored as a roll in the casing is unrolled and pulled out of the casing, and the radiation conversion panel is extended flatwise against the subject. | 04-01-2010 |
20100078573 | Radiation detecting apparatus and radiation image capturing system - A radiation detecting apparatus includes a flexible radiation detector for detecting radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information. The flexible radiation detector includes a flexible substrate, and a plurality of solid block bodies mounted in a two-dimensional array on the flexible radiation detector. The radiation detecting apparatus is capable of avoiding excessive deformations in the radiation detector, and prevents image distortions of the radiation image information. The radiation detecting apparatus also prevents disconnections in the radiation detector. There is also provided a radiation image capturing system incorporating such a radiation detecting apparatus. | 04-01-2010 |
20100140492 | Radiation detecting apparatus, radiographic image capturing system, and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for applying radiation to a subject, an electronic cassette serving as a radiation detecting apparatus for detecting radiation X transmitted through the subject, a power feeder for supplying electric power contactlessly to a contactless power receiver of the electronic cassette, an image-capturing-state determining unit for determining whether image-capturing by the radiation is being performed or not, and a signal generator for generating a feeding inhibition signal to inhibit the power feeder from supplying electric power contactlessly to the electronic cassette if the image-capturing-state determining unit judges that the image-capturing is being performed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100148076 | Radiographic image capturing system - When a first image capturing apparatus installed in an image capturing room is selected and a power supply switch of a radiation converter used in the first image capturing apparatus is turned on, a controller generates an image capturing apparatus identification signal for specifying the image capturing apparatus, and sends the identification signal together with ID information of the selected image capturing apparatus stored in an ID memory to a console in the image capturing room via a transceiver by wireless communications. The console reads image capturing conditions for the selected image capturing apparatus from an image capturing condition storage unit, and supplies the conditions to a radiation generator for recording a radiographic image in the radiation converter. The radiation generator controls a radiation source according to the supplied conditions to emit radiation for recording a desired radiographic image on a radiation conversion panel of the radiation converter. | 06-17-2010 |
20100148085 | Radiation detecting apparatus, radiographic image capturing system, and radiographic image capturing method - An electronic cassette in a radiographic image capturing system includes a radiation detector for detecting radiation applied from an image capturing apparatus and transmitted through a patient, a contactless power receiver for receiving electric power supplied contactlessly from a power feeder and supplying the electric power to a battery, an A/D converter for performing an A/D conversion to convert analog radiographic image information generated based on the radiation applied to the radiation detector into digital radiographic image information, an end-of-A/D-conversion determining unit for determining whether the A/D conversion is finished or not, and a charging controller for stopping the power feeder from supplying electric power contactlessly after the image capturing apparatus has started capturing images until the end-of-A/D-conversion determining unit judges that the A/D conversion is finished. | 06-17-2010 |
20100155607 | Radiographic image capturing system, processor and radiographic image capturing method - A processor of an radiographic image capturing system comprises a display unit for displaying a registration menu through which ordering information for image-capturing is registered, the ordering information including an image capturing unit to be used and image capturing conditions, a detecting unit for detecting a type of the image capturing unit to be used, and a selecting unit for selecting the registration menu to be displayed on the display unit, depending on the detected type of the image capturing unit to be used. | 06-24-2010 |
20100193699 | Radiography network system and radiographic image capturing system control method - An image capturing apparatus establishes a communication link with one console and transmits obtained radiographic image information to the one console. The one console includes a backup unit therein. The backup unit includes means (network monitoring unit, backup data storage unit) for monitoring a network, reading the radiographic image information during transmission thereof via the network, and temporarily storing the read radiographic image information as backup data, and means (supplementary data extraction unit, supplementary data transmitter) for transmitting to another console as supplementary data a portion or all of the backup data, in accordance with a data supplementing request from the other console. | 08-05-2010 |
20100208970 | Radiographic image capturing system and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus for detecting, in a radiographic image capturing process, radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiographic image information, and a plurality of consoles for controlling the image capturing apparatus. The radiographic image capturing system also includes an image capture control commander for outputting an image capture control command signal to one of the consoles to enable the console to control the corresponding image capturing apparatus, and an image processing commander for outputting an image processing command signal to at least one of the consoles to enable the console to perform an image processing process to process the radiographic image information from the image capturing apparatus. | 08-19-2010 |
20100239065 | Radiographic image capturing system, radiation converter, processor, selector for selecting radiation converter and processor, program, method of selecting radiation converter and processor, and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing system comprises a radiation converter for converting radiation that has passed through a subject into a radiographic image, a processor for processing the radiographic image, and a selector for, when a plurality of the radiation converters and/or a plurality of the processors are provided, selecting one radiation converter and one processor that have the most appropriate communication state and associating the selected one radiation converter with the selected one processor. | 09-23-2010 |
20100243910 | Radiation detecting apparatus, radiographic image capturing system, and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for applying radiation to a subject, a radiation detecting apparatus for detecting radiation transmitted through the subject, a power feeder for supplying electric power contactlessly to a contactless power receiver of the radiation detecting apparatus, a feeding-state determining unit for determining whether power-feeding by the power feeder is being performed or not, and a signal generator for generating an image-capturing inhibition signal for inhibiting radiographic image-capturing by the image capturing apparatus if the feeding-state determining unit judges that the power-feeding is being performed. | 09-30-2010 |
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20110102184 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a radiation image capturing system. A radiation detector of a radiation detecting cassette detects a radiation that has passed through a patient, and an accumulated exposed radiation dose calculator calculates an accumulated exposed radiation dose by accumulating radiation image information detected by the radiation detector, at every image capturing. The calculated accumulated exposed radiation dose is transmitted, together with cassette ID information, to a console. In the console, a status determining unit compares the accumulated exposed radiation dose with an allowable accumulated exposed radiation dose for the radiation detecting cassette to determine the status of the radiation detecting cassette, and issues a warning based on the determined status. | 05-05-2011 |