Cradle for use with radiation conversion device

• US 7,999,234 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2009
• Issued: 08/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ilyama, Tatsuo, Nishino, Naoyuki, Kito, Eiichi, Ohta, Yasunori, Tamaoki, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Wells; Nikita
• Application Number:
  US12/320,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20090189098A1
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 250/363.08, 250/336.1, 250/505.1, 250/522.1, 320/107, 320/134
• US Class Current: 250/363.08
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4283 characterised by a detector unit being housed in a cassette
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4488 Means for cooling A61B6/045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 42/02 using X-rays

Abstract

A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device includes a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, the cradle being disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus which captures a radiation image of a subject, the radiation conversion device detecting radiation that has passed through the subject and converting the radiation into image information. The cradle includes a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device, an image information acquisition unit for acquiring the image information from the radiation conversion device, a correction information generating unit for generating correction information with respect to the radiation conversion device using the acquired image information, and a correction information memory for storing the generated correction information in association with the radiation conversion device.

Claims

1. A cradle for use with a radiation conversion device comprising a cradle for carrying out charging of a radiation conversion device, the cradle being disposed in the vicinity of an image capturing apparatus which captures a radiation image of a subject, the radiation conversion device detecting radiation that has passed through the subject and converting the radiation into image information, the cradle further comprising:

a charging processor for carrying out charging with respect to a battery mounted in the radiation conversion device;

an image information acquisition unit for acquiring the image information from the radiation conversion device;

a correction information generating unit for generating correction information with respect to the radiation conversion device using the acquired image information; and

a correction information memory for storing the generated correction information in association with the radiation conversion device.

2. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying the correction information.

3. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 2, wherein the display unit displays the image information obtained from the radiation conversion device.

4. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 1, further comprising a correction processor for performing correction processing on the image information obtained from the radiation conversion device in accordance with the correction information.

5. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 4, further comprising an image information transmitting unit for transmitting the image information, which has been subjected to correction processing by the correction processor, to a console.

6. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the correction information comprises defect information of respective pixels that constitute the radiation conversion device for converting the radiation into image information.

7. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 1, further comprising a correction information write processor by which the correction information is written to the radiation conversion device.

8. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 1, further comprising a usage information read processor by which usage information of the radiation conversion device is read from the radiation conversion device.

9. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 8, wherein the usage information comprises information concerning the number of times the radiation conversion device has been used.

10. The cradle for use with a radiation conversion device according to claim 8, wherein the usage information comprises information concerning a cumulative radiation exposure dose of the radiation with respect to the radiation conversion device.