Cassette

• US 7,638,773 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2008
• Issued: 12/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Iriuchijima, Makoto, Kito, Eiichi, Yoshimi, Takuya, Tanabe, Tsuyoshi, Ohta, Yasunori, Ueta, Kazuharu, Kuwabara, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Porta; David P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malevic; Djura
• Application Number:
  US12/219,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20090026377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 250/370.08
• US Class Current: 250/370.08
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 42/04 Holders for X-ray films

Abstract

A radiation detecting cassette includes a casing having first through fourth display units mounted on respective side walls thereof for displaying ID information of a patient, etc. The casing also has first detectors on the respective side walls for detecting obstacles facing the first through fourth display units and second detectors on the respective side walls for detecting loads applied to the casing near the first through fourth display units. Based on detected results from the first and second detectors, at least one of the first through fourth display units which is not covered by the patient is selected to display the ID information of a patient, etc.

Claims

1. A cassette comprising:

a casing housing therein a radiation conversion panel for detecting a radiation applied from a radiation source that has passed through a subject, and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information;

a plurality of display units mounted respectively on at least two side walls of said casing, for displaying at least subject information about the subject; and

a selecting unit for selecting at least one of said display units which can be seen from outside, to display said at least subject information on said at least one of said display units which is selected by said selecting unit,

wherein said selecting unit comprises;

a plurality of detectors for a state of the subject near said display units; and

a determining unit for determining at least one of said display units which is not facing the subject based on the state of the subject which is detected by said detectors;

wherein said detectors are associated respectively with said display units.

2. A cassette according to claim 1, wherein said detectors comprise optical sensors comprising respective light emitters for emitting light and respective light detectors for detecting the emitted light, for detecting whether or not said display units face the subject, based on the light detected by said light detectors.

3. A cassette according to claim 1, wherein said detectors comprise pressure sensors for detecting loads applied to said casing near said display units.

4. A cassette according to claim 1, wherein said display units are mounted on respective side walls of said casing which face neither the subject nor a bed on which the subject lies, when said casing is placed between the subject and said bed.

5. A cassette according to claim 1, wherein said detectors comprise darkness sensors disposed respectively near said display units for detecting ambient darkness around the display units.