Radiation detecting cassette and radiation image capturing system
First Claim
1. A radiation detecting cassette comprising:
- a radiation conversion panel which detects a radiation having passed through a subject and converts the detected radiation into radiation image data;
a wireless communication unit which transmits said radiation image data by way of wireless communications;
a control unit which controls said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit;
a power supply which energizes said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit; and
a remaining power level detecting unit which detects a remaining power level of said power supply;
wherein said control unit controls said wireless communication unit to stop transmitting said radiation image data by way of wireless communications and continues capturing of a radiation image with said radiation conversion panel as a result of the detected remaining power level of said power supply being detected as smaller than a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A radiation detecting cassette and a radiation image capturing system. A radiation detecting cassette has a radiation detector for detecting a radiation having passed through a patient and converting the detected radiation into radiation image data, a transceiver for transmitting the radiation image data by way of wireless communications, a cassette controller for controlling the radiation detector and the transceiver, a power supply for energizing the radiation detector and the transceiver, and a remaining power supply power level detector for detecting a remaining power level RC [%] of the power supply. The cassette controller includes a data transmission and reception controller. The cassette controller stops transmitting the radiation image data by way of wireless communications and prioritizes the capturing of a radiation image when the detected remaining power level of the power supply is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
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11 Claims
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1. A radiation detecting cassette comprising:
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a radiation conversion panel which detects a radiation having passed through a subject and converts the detected radiation into radiation image data; a wireless communication unit which transmits said radiation image data by way of wireless communications; a control unit which controls said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit; a power supply which energizes said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit; and a remaining power level detecting unit which detects a remaining power level of said power supply; wherein said control unit controls said wireless communication unit to stop transmitting said radiation image data by way of wireless communications and continues capturing of a radiation image with said radiation conversion panel as a result of the detected remaining power level of said power supply being detected as smaller than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A radiation image capturing system comprising:
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a radiation detecting cassette comprising; a radiation conversion panel which detects a radiation having passed through a subject and converts the detected radiation into radiation image data; a wireless communication unit which transmits said radiation image data by way of wireless communications; a control unit which controls said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit; a power supply which energizes said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit; a remaining power level detecting unit which detects a remaining power level of said power supply; wherein said control unit controls said wireless communication unit to stop transmitting said radiation image data by way of wireless communications and continues capturing of a radiation image with said radiation conversion panel as a result of the detected remaining power level of said power supply being smaller than a predetermined threshold; and a console which performs wireless communications with said radiation detecting cassette and controls said radiation detecting cassette; wherein said radiation detecting cassette indicates the remaining power level of said power supply detected by said remaining power level detecting unit to said console; said console instructs said radiation detecting cassette to stop transmitting said radiation image data by way of wireless communications and continue capturing of a radiation image with said radiation conversion panel as a result of the detected remaining power level of said power supply being smaller than said predetermined threshold; and said control unit of said radiation detecting cassette stops transmitting said radiation image data by way of wireless communications and continues capturing of the radiation image when instructed by said console. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of detecting radiation using a radiation detecting cassette, the method comprising:
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detecting radiation which has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image data using a radiation conversion panel; transmitting said radiation image data by way of wireless communications using a wireless communication unit; energizing said radiation conversion panel and said wireless communication unit using a power supply; detecting a remaining power level of said power supply; and stopping the transmitting of said radiation image data by way of wireless communications and continuing capturing of a radiation image with said radiation conversion panel as a result of the detected remaining power level of said power supply being detected as smaller than a predetermined threshold.
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