Radiation imaging apparatus and control method for radiation imaging apparatus

• US 10,052,071 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2017
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Ishioka, Toshiya, Uchiyama, Akehiko, Morita, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Maupin, Hugh H
• Application Number:
  US15/420,231
• Publication Number:
  US 20170224290A1
• Time in Patent Office: 567 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4233 using matrix detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/46 Arrangements for interfacing with the operator or the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/5258 involving detection or reduction of artifacts or noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/54 Control of apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis

Abstract

An X-ray imaging apparatus including a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to X-rays and a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production causes the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event. If an event including a sound-production request occurs during a period including a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array, the X-ray imaging apparatus restricts execution of sound production by the sound-production unit.

Claims

1. A radiation imaging apparatus comprising:

a sensor unit including a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production;

an internal power source capable of operating the radiation imaging apparatus;

a control unit configured to cause the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source when the radiation imaging apparatus is operating on the internal power source, wherein

if insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, which includes a sound-production request, is detected during a first period including a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array, the control unit restricts execution of sound production by the sound-production unit so as to reduce influence caused by execution of the sound-production unit on a signal read from the sensor array during the first period.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first period includes a period of reading out the signal from the sensor array after radiation irradiation to obtain radiation image data.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first period includes a period of reading out the signal from the sensor array to obtain image data for correcting radiation image data.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first period includes a period of digitalizing the signal read out from the sensor array.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first period includes an irradiation detection period for detecting a start of radiation irradiation.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit restricts execution of sound production by the sound-production unit during the first period.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a suspending unit configured to suspend, when insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, which includes the sound-production request, is detected during the first period, the sound-production request corresponding to insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, wherein

after an end of the first period, the control unit causes the sound-production unit to execute sound production according to the sound-production request suspended by the suspending unit.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, which includes the sound-production request is detected during the first period, the notification unit sends the sound-production request corresponding to insufficient remaining amount of the internal power to an external apparatus.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, which includes the sound-production request, is detected during the first period, the notification unit makes a notification representing occurrence of insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source using an arrangement different from sound production by the sound-production unit.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when image acquisition by the radiation imaging apparatus becomes impossible, the control unit causes the sound-production unit to execute sound production corresponding to insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source regardless of the first period.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein before or after the first period, a notification representing a state of the radiation imaging apparatus is made.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a changing unit configured to change a sound-production setting in the sound-production unit in accordance with a sound-production setting request, wherein

the changing unit ignores the setting request generated during the first period.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a changing unit configured to change a sound-production setting in the sound-production unit in accordance with a sound-production setting request, wherein

the changing unit sets a second period in accordance with an operation state of the radiation imaging apparatus, and

the changing unit ignores the setting request generated during the second period.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the sound production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of an event associated with a countdown until a time-out of the irradiation detection period for detecting the start of radiation irradiation occurs.

15. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit detects insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source when remaining amount of the internal power source becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined amount.

16. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor unit and the sound-production unit are accommodated in one housing.

17. A control method for a radiation imaging apparatus including a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

an internal power source wherein the radiation imaging apparatus is operable by the internal power source, the method comprising;

causing the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source when the radiation imaging apparatus is operating on the internal power source; and

restricting, if insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, which includes a sound-production request, is detected during a first period including a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array, execution of sound production by the sound-production unit so as to reduce influence caused by execution of the sound-production unit on a signal read from the sensor array during the first period.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for a radiation imaging apparatus including a sensor unit with a sensor array configured to generate a signal corresponding to radiation;

a sound-production unit configured to make a notification by sound production; and

an internal power source wherein the radiation imaging apparatus is operable by the internal power source, the method comprising;

causing the sound-production unit to execute sound production in response to detection of insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source when the radiation imaging apparatus is operating on the internal power source; and

restricting, if insufficient remaining amount of the internal power source, which includes a sound-production request, is detected during a first period including a period of reading out a signal from the sensor array, execution of sound production by the sound-production unit so as to reduce influence caused by execution of the sound-production unit on a signal read from the sensor array during the first period.