REMOTE EXPOSURE CONTROL DEVICE, DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND EXPOSING METHOD FOR THE SYSTEM

• US 20170035383A1
• Filed: 10/25/2016
• Published: 02/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Careray Digital Medical System Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Careray Digital Medical System Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Jianqiang, Ren, Daming, Huang, Xianguo, Gao, Peng
• Granted Patent: US 10,441,241 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0252 using ambient temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/029 Humidity sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4233 using matrix detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/4494 Means for identifying the diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/542 involving control of exposure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/548 Remote control of the apparatus or devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 6/56 Details of data transmission or power supply, e.g. use of slip rings

Abstract

The present application relates to a remote exposure control device, a digital radiography system and an exposing method for the system. The remote exposure control device comprises: a power source module, a sensing module electrically connected to the power source module, a processing module electrically connected to the power source module, and a communication module, wherein: the sensing module is electrically connected to the communication module and the processing module respectively; the communication module is configured to communicate with a flat panel detector (FPD) paired with a digital radiography system; and the processing module is configured to, after receiving a trigger signal sent by the sensing module, control the communication module to send an awakening instruction or a power-on instruction to the FPD, so that the FPD is awakened from a sleeping state or a power-off state to a working state. Compared with the prior arts, the remote exposure control device of an embodiment can remotely control and monitor an FPD, facilitating realizing sciagraphing by one key and improving the work efficiency of users.

Claims

1. A remote exposure control device for X-ray imaging, comprising processing circuitry and communication circuitry, wherein, in operation, the remote exposure control device communicates with a pairing device in a digital radiography system and paired with the remote exposure control device so as to send control signals to the pairing device.

2. The remote exposure control device of claim 1, comprising:

a power source circuit, wherein the processing circuitry is electrically connected to the power source circuit, the communication circuitry is electrically connected to the power source circuit, and the processing circuitry is configured to, after receiving a trigger signal, generate a control instruction and control the communication circuitry to send the control instruction to the pairing device so as to change a working state of the pairing device.

3. The remote exposure control device of claim 2, comprising a sensing circuit electrically connected to the processing circuitry and configured to send the trigger signal to the processing circuitry.

4. The remote exposure control device of claim 2, wherein the control instruction is configured to awaken the pairing device from a sleeping state or a power-off state to an exposure stand-by state.

5. The remote exposure control device of claim 4, wherein the sensing circuit comprises a touch sensor configured to generate the trigger signal after sensing a touch operation.

6. The remote exposure control device of claim 5, wherein the touch sensor is a capacitive touch sensor configured to recognize a gesture instruction of a user and generate the trigger signal.

7. The remote exposure control device of claim 3, wherein the sensing circuit comprises an acceleration sensor configured to generate the trigger signal after sensing movement of the remote exposure control device.

8. The remote exposure control device of claim 3, wherein the sensing circuit comprises a camera configured to acquire identification information of one or more devices of the digital radiography system through scanning, wherein, in operation, the processing circuitry pairs the remote exposure control device with the one or more devices of the digital radiography system based on the identification information.

9. The remote exposure control device of claim 3, wherein the sensing circuit comprises a temperature sensor and/or a humidity sensor.

10. The remote exposure control device of claim 1, comprising:

an audio circuit electrically connected to the processing circuitry and comprising at least one of an audio processing chip, a microphone and a speaker.

11. The remote exposure control device of claim 1, comprising:

an input circuit configured to input configuration information for the pairing device, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to control the communication circuitry to send the configuration information to the pairing device so as to configure parameters thereof

12. The remote exposure control device of claim 1, comprising:

an output circuit configured to output state information of the pairing device received by the communication circuitry.

13. The remote exposure control device of claim 1, wherein the pairing device is a flat panel detector (FPD).

17. A digital radiography system, comprising:

an X-ray source, a flat panel detector (FPD) and the remote exposure control device according to claim 1.

14. A remote exposure control device for X-ray imaging, the remote exposure control device comprising control circuitry and a touch sensor, wherein in operation the touch sensor recognizes a gesture instruction of a user and the control circuitry generate control signals based on recognized gesture instructions.

15. A remote exposure control device for X-ray imaging, the remote exposure control device comprising control circuitry and an acceleration sensor, wherein in operation the control circuitry generates control signals based on acceleration data generated by the acceleration sensor.

16. A remote exposure control device for X-ray imaging, the remote exposure control device comprising control circuitry and a fingerprint recognition sensor, wherein in operation the control circuitry generates control signals based on fingerprint recognition data generated by the fingerprint recognition sensor.

18. An exposing method for a digital radiography system, comprising:

sending a control instruction to a pairing device that is already paired, after sensing a determined operation by a remote exposure control device;

receiving by the pairing device the control instruction, and switching a working state of the pairing device to an exposure stand-by state; and

controlling the digital radiography system by the remote exposure control device to complete exposing.

19. The exposing method of claim 18, wherein the determined operation is a touch operation indicating a determined gesture instruction input in a designated area of the remote exposure control device.

20. The exposing method of claim 18, wherein sensing the determined operation by the remote exposure control device comprises:

receiving fingerprint information by a designated area of the remote exposure control device; and

if the fingerprint information matches with stored fingerprint information, determining that the remote exposure control device senses the determined operation.

21. The exposing method of claim 18, wherein the determined operation is a change of a position of the remote exposure control device.

22. The exposing method of claim 18, comprising:

if the remote exposure control device does not sense the determined operation within a determined period, sending a sleeping or power-off instruction by the remote exposure control device to the pairing device;

after receiving the sleeping or power-off instruction by the pairing device, switching the working state of the pairing device to a sleeping or power-off state.

23. The exposing method of claim 18, wherein before sending the control instruction to the pairing device that is already paired, the method comprises:

pairing the remote exposure control device with the pairing device so that the remote exposure control device and the pairing device are capable of wirelessly communicating with each other.

24. The exposing method of claim 18, comprising:

detecting an ambient temperature and/or an ambient humidity of the remote exposure control device; and

if a detected ambient temperature and/or ambient humidity exceeds a determined safe range, sending by the remote exposure control device a visible alarm and/or an acoustic alarm.

25. The exposing method of claim 18, wherein after switching the working state of the pairing device to the exposure stand-by state by the pairing device, the method comprises:

receiving configuration information for the pairing device by the remote exposure control device, and sending the configuration information to the pairing device by the remote exposure control device; and

receiving the configuration information by the pairing device, and configuring parameters of the pairing device by the pairing device.

26. The exposing method of claim 18, comprising:

receiving state information of the pairing device by the remote exposure control device, and visibly outputting the state information.