STAFF DOSE AWARENESS INDICATION

• US 20100310048A1
• Filed: 04/29/2008
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Hoornaert, Bart P.A.J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,581,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 378/97
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 1/02 Dosimeters G01T1/15 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01T 7/00 Details of radiation-measuring instruments

Abstract

According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention a dose awareness indication device is provided in which an individual dose is determined on the basis of raw dose measuring data, dose sensor and information data from an examination apparatus, wherein the information data from the examination apparatus relates to the type of examination. Thus, an individualized determination of dose data may be provided, depending on the actual examination process.

Claims

1. Dose awareness indication device for determining an individual dose data of a staff member during a type of diagnostic or interventional x-ray examination of an object of interest with an examination apparatus, the device comprising:

a determination unit for determining the individual dose data on the basis of raw dose measuring data from a dose sensor and information data from the examination apparatus;

wherein the information data from the examination apparatus relates to the type of examination.

2. The device of claim 1,

wherein the determination unit is further adapted for performing a normalization of the individual dose data on the basis of an inventory of good clinical practice.

3. The device of claim 1,

wherein the determination of the individual dose data is performed in real-time.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display for visualizing the individual dose data.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a receiver for receiving the raw dose measuring data from the dose sensor via a wireless communication link.

6. The device of claim 1,

wherein the device is further adapted for automatically determining the individual dose data when the dose sensor is one of activated or within a predetermined range from the device.

7. The device of claim 1,

wherein a measurement frequency of the dose sensor is automatically set on the basis of the type of examination.

8. The device of claim 1,

wherein a threshold value is automatically set on the basis of the type of examination, and

wherein the device is further adapted for triggering an alarm if the individual dose data exceeds the threshold value.

9. A system for determining an individual dose data of a staff member during a type of diagnostic or interventional x-ray examination of an object of interest with an examination apparatus, the system comprising:

a dose sensor for measuring of a dose, resulting in raw dose measuring data;

a dose awareness indication device with a determination unit for determining the individual dose data on the basis of the raw dose measuring data and information data from the examination apparatus;

wherein the information data from the examination apparatus relates to the type of examination.

10. Method for determining an individual dose data of a staff member during a type of diagnostic or interventional x-ray examination of an object of interest with an examination apparatus, the method comprising the step of:

determining the individual dose data on the basis of raw dose measuring data from a dose sensor and information data from the examination apparatus;

wherein the information data from the examination apparatus relates to the type of examination.

11. A program element for determining an individual dose data of a staff member during a type of diagnostic or interventional x-ray examination of an object of interest with an examination apparatus which, when being executed by a processor (401), causes the processor to carry out the step of:

determining the individual dose data on the basis of raw dose measuring data from a dose sensor and information data from the examination apparatus;

wherein the information data from the examination apparatus relates to the type of examination.

12. A computer-readable medium (402), in which a computer program for determining an individual dose data of a staff member during a type of diagnostic or interventional x-ray examination of an object of interest with an examination apparatus is stored which, when executed by a processor (401), causes the processor to carry out the step of:

determining the individual dose data on the basis of raw dose measuring data from a dose sensor and information data from the examination apparatus;

wherein the information data from the examination apparatus relates to the type of examination.