MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAPID VERIFICATION OF CRITICAL RADIOLOGICAL LEVELS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT AND NONINVASIVE SCREENING EQUIPMENT

• US 20110144952A1
• Filed: 12/10/2010
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Phorad Diagnostics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Phorad Diagnostics Incorporated
• Inventors: ZAIDI, NASIR J., Miller, Kenneth A.
• Application Number:
  US12/965,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20110144952A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/189
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A portable measurement apparatus and method for independent in situ analysis of emitted radiation, the patient or subject'"'"'s total radiological dosage and spectral component levels of radiation for a specific radiation emission machine is disclosed. Said apparatus uses a plurality of electromagnetic emission detectors as a means to separate and analyze the electromagnetic spectral output signals emitted by an individual X-ray, CT, MRI, PET, metal detecting, or foreign object screening machine, etc., into key radiological component intensities.

Claims

1. ) A system to measure radiation, comprising:

a movable and portable sensor device to measure the radiation from a radiation emitting device and to generate sensor data in response from the radiation from the radiation emitting device;

a processor to receive the sensor data from the sensor device and to compare the sensor data with predetermined sensor data to generate a go/no go signal;

a display connected to the processor to display the go/no go signal.

2. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the sensor device is connected to a housing.

3. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the housing includes the display and the processor.

4. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the processor processes the sensor data to obtain a predictive time when the sensor data will exceed the predetermined sensor data.

5. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the predetermined sensor data may be replaced from a remote device.

6. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the predetermined sensor data includes maximum threshold sensor data.

7. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the predetermined sensor data includes minimum threshold sensor data.

8. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the processor includes replaceable software from a remote computer.

15. ) A system to measure radiation as in claim 1, wherein the processor updates lifetime radiation exposure based upon the sensor data.

9. ) A method to measure radiation, comprising the steps of:

measuring the radiation and generating sensor data in response from the radiation;

receiving and comparing the sensor data and to compare the sensor data with predetermined sensor data to generate a go/no go signal;

displaying the go/no go signal.

10. ) A method to measure radiation as in claim 9, wherein the method includes the sensor data to obtain a predictive time when the sensor data will exceed the predetermined sensor data.

11. ) A method to measure radiation as in claim 9, wherein the predetermined sensor data may be remotely replaced.

12. ) A method to measure radiation as in claim 9, wherein the predetermined sensor data includes maximum threshold sensor data.

13. ) A method to measure radiation as in claim 9, wherein the predetermined sensor data includes minimum threshold sensor data.

14. ) A method to measure radiation as in claim 9, wherein the method includes the step of replacing the software.

16. ) A method to measure radiation as in claim 9, wherein lifetime radiation exposure is updated based upon the sensor data.