Radiation image capturing system
US7737427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4488
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A signal detector detects signals transmitted from signal generators disposed in a radiation detecting cassette, and a distance calculator calculates the distance between a radiation source and a radiation detector based on the signals detected by the signal detector. A determining unit determines whether the detected distance matches a predetermined distance from the radiation source to the radiation detector when a radiation image is captured. If the detected distance does not match the predetermined distance, the determining unit outputs, to a warning unit, a warning signal indicating that the detected distance does not match the predetermined distance, and also outputs a control signal for equalizing the detected distance with the predetermined distance, to a radiation source movement controller.
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