Radiation image capturing system

• US 9,808,218 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2017
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: Tezuka, Hidetake, Nishijima, Yuuichi, Takagi, Akio, Takemura, Koji
• Primary Examiner(s): Taningco, Marcus
• Assistant Examiner(s): GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M
• Application Number:
  US15/616,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20170265835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 153 Days
• Field of Search: 250393
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4233 using matrix detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4283 characterised by a detector unit being housed in a cassette
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4405 the apparatus being movable or portable, e.g. handheld or mounted on a trolley
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/548 Remote control of the apparatus or devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/563 involving image data transmission via a network

Abstract

Disclosed is a radiation image capturing system including a portable radiation image capturing apparatus and a portable console. The portable radiation image capturing apparatus can generate image data according to irradiated radiation and transmit the generated image data by wireless communication. The portable console includes a first wireless communication unit which can receive the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus and a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication. The console gives priority to one wireless communication than the other between the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit or the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.

Claims

1. A radiation image capturing system comprising:

a portable radiation image capturing apparatus which can generate image data according to irradiated radiation and transmit the generated image data by wireless communication; and

a portable console including a first wireless communication unit which can receive the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus and a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication; and

a diagnosis car in which the radiation image capturing apparatus and the console are store,

wherein the console is configured to give priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.

2. The radiation image capturing system according to claim 1, further comprising,

a radiation generating apparatus which irradiates radiation according to operation of an emitting switch,

wherein, the console prohibits wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit and gives priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit when the emitting switch is operated or a predetermined amount of time passes after the emitting switch is operated.

3. The radiation image capturing system according to claim 1, further comprising,

a radiation generating apparatus which irradiates radiation according to operation of an emitting switch;

and

a unit which detects operation of the emitting switch or a unit which detects the emitting switch is operable,

wherein, the console prohibits the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit and gives priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit when the above unit detects operation of the emitting switch or the above unit detects the emitting switch is operable or after a predetermined amount of time passes after either of the above detection.

4. The radiation image capturing system according to claim 1, wherein, the console prohibits the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit and gives priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit when the capturing order information of the capturing to be performed is selected from obtained capturing order information or a predetermined amount of time passes after the above selection.

5. The radiation image capturing system according to claim 1, wherein, the console prohibits wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit and gives priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit when preview image data or the image data is transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus.

6. The radiation image capturing system according to claim 1, wherein, the console prohibits wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit and gives priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit while capturing is performed a plurality of times on one subject;

and

information of a plurality of images for diagnosis generated based on the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus by capturing a plurality of times is transmitted collectively to the external apparatus or system through the second wireless communication unit after the plurality of capturing ends.

7. The radiation image capturing system according to claim 1, wherein, the console prohibits the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit when the radiation image capturing apparatus is able to perform capturing, and the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit is allowed only when the radiation image capturing apparatus cannot perform capturing so that the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit is given priority than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.

8. A console comprising:

a first wireless communication unit which can receive by wireless communication the image data transmitted from a portable radiation image capturing apparatus which can generate image data according to irradiated radiation; and

a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication,

wherein the console is configured to give priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.

9. A radiation image capturing system comprising:

a portable radiation image capturing apparatus which can generate image data according to irradiated radiation and transmit the generated image data by wireless communication;

and a portable console including a first wireless communication unit which can receive the image data transmitted from the radiation image capturing apparatus, a second wireless communication unit which can communicate with an external apparatus or system by wireless communication, and a CPU configured to make a determination to give priority to the wireless communication through the first wireless communication unit than the wireless communication through the second wireless communication unit.