RADIOGRAPHIC DETECTOR DOCKING STATION WITH DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
First Claim
1. An x-ray detector storage device comprising:
- a storage bin sized to store at least one x-ray detector; and
a temperature regulator configured to adjust a temperature of a stored x-ray detector to a desired temperature.
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Abstract
A docking station for one or more x-ray detectors is disclosed and designed to secure an x-ray detector when not in use to limit exposure of an x-ray detector to drops, jars, and other potentially damaging incidents. The docking station may be equipped to regulate the temperature of a stored x-ray detector. Thermal regulation can be achieved passively or actively using convection, conduction, radiation, and other thermal transference principles. The docking station may also include an electronic interface that communicates with a stored x-ray detector such that thermal regulation may be achieved dynamically and responsively. The docking station may be free-standing or wall-mounted. The docking station may be remote from or integrated with an x-ray scanner. The docking station may also be equipped to charge/re-charge batteries of a stored x-ray detector.
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26 Claims
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1. An x-ray detector storage device comprising:
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a storage bin sized to store at least one x-ray detector; and
a temperature regulator configured to adjust a temperature of a stored x-ray detector to a desired temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An x-ray detector storage apparatus comprising:
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a receptacle sized to receive an x-ray detector during non-use of the x-ray detector;
a temperature control interface connected to the receptacle and configured to provide feedback as to a temperature of an x-ray detector when the x-ray detector is disposed within the receptacle;
a thermal exchange system configured to regulate the temperature of an x-ray detector when the x-ray detector is disposed within the receptacle; and
a controller operationally connected to receive the feedback and control the thermal exchange system to reduce a difference between the temperature of an x-ray detector disposed in the receptacle and a desired temperature. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An x-ray detector docking station comprising:
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a storage bin sized to receive one or more flat panel x-ray detectors;
an interface configured to receive temperature data from a flat panel x-ray detector disposed in the storage bin; and
means for regulating a temperature of the flat panel x-ray detector based on temperature data received from the interface. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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