Program, dosage management server, user terminal, dosage management method, and dosage management system

Abstract

To enable exposure quantities to be more suitably managed.SOLUTION: A dosage management server 10 is connected via a network to a user terminal 20 that a patient uses and an information processing device 30 that a medical personnel uses. The dosage management server 10 comprises: a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) for acquiring dosage information from a medical institution; a storage unit 14 for storing the acquired dosage information; a second acquisition unit (control unit 11) for acquiring information relating to the intent of the patient pertaining to handling of the dosage information; and a control unit 11 for controlling the handling of dosage information on the basis of information relating to the intent of the patient that pertains to handling of the acquired dosage information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a program, a dose management server, a user terminal, a dose management method, and a dose management system. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art In the medical field, examination devices (modalities) such as CT (Computed Tomography) devices are used to irradiate a patient, or subject, with radiation to generate a radiological image as a medical image. With the implementation of dose management now mandatory, there is a demand to properly manage medical exposure doses to radiation from examinations using such examination equipment.

[0003] A system that manages radiation dose information of subjects at one medical facility does not manage the radiation dose when subjects are exposed to radiation at other medical facilities. Therefore, in recent years, a dose management system that manages radiation dose information of subjects at multiple medical facilities has been invented (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2013-192697 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, it is difficult to share radiation dose information unless the radiation dose management systems are the same. In other words, a doctor at a medical facility using one radiation dose management system cannot grasp radiation doses at medical facilities using other radiation dose management systems. In addition, some medical facilities do not have a radiation dose control system, and doctors at these medical facilities are unable to grasp the radiation dose received by subjects. In addition, the invention of Patent Document 1 is a system in which a doctor grasps and checks the patient's dose information on a terminal in a medical facility, so patients cannot manage their own dose information by themselves. In addition, because the subject's radiation dose information is personal information, it is difficult to share the information with other medical facilities without the subject's consent. Also, obtaining consent from the subject can be a cumbersome process.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a program, a dose management server, a user terminal, a dose management method, and a dose management system that can more appropriately manage radiation exposure dose. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, the program of the present invention comprises: A dose management server program connected via a network to a user terminal used by a patient and an information processing device used by a medical professional, The dose management server includes: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a storage step of storing the acquired dose information; A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Execute the command.

[0008] The program of the present invention comprises: A program for a user terminal used by a patient that can communicate with an information processing device used by a medical professional, The user terminal, A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Execute the command.

[0009] The program of the present invention comprises: A program for an information aggregation server connected to an information processing device used by a medical worker via a network, a user terminal used by a patient, and a dose management server connected to the information processing device via a network, The dose management server includes: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Execute the command.

[0010] The dose management server of the present invention comprises: A dose management server connected via a network to a user terminal used by a patient and an information processing device used by a medical professional, A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; A storage unit that stores the acquired dose information; A second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Equipped with.

[0011] The user terminal of the present invention comprises: A user terminal used by a patient that can communicate with an information processing device used by a medical professional, A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; A second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Equipped with.

[0012] The dose management server of the present invention comprises: An information aggregation server connected to an information processing device used by a medical worker via a network, a user terminal used by a patient, and a dose management server connected to the information processing device via a network, A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; A second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Equipped with.

[0013] The dose management method of the present invention includes: A dose management method executed by a dose management server connected via a network to a user terminal used by a patient and an information processing device used by a medical professional, comprising: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a storage step of storing the acquired dose information; A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Includes.

[0014] The dose management method of the present invention includes: A dose management method executed by a user terminal used by a patient that is capable of communicating with an information processing device used by a medical professional, comprising: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Includes.

[0015] The dose management method of the present invention includes: A dose management method executed by an information aggregation server connected to an information processing device used by a medical worker via a network, a user terminal used by a patient, and a dose management server connected to the information processing device via a network, comprising: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; A second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Includes.

[0016] The dose management system of the present invention comprises: A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; A storage unit that stores the acquired dose information; A second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Equipped with. Effect of the Invention

[0017] According to the present invention, radiation exposure dose can be more appropriately managed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a system configuration diagram of a radiation dose management system according to a first embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a dose management server. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a user terminal. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing device. [Diagram 5] 4 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 13 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to the second embodiment. [Figure 7] 13 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to a third embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram of a radiation dose management system according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 9] 13 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to the fourth embodiment. [Figure 10] 13 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to the fifth embodiment. [Figure 11] 13 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to the sixth embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a system configuration diagram of a radiation dose management system according to a seventh embodiment. [Figure 13] 23 is a ladder chart showing a dose management process according to the seventh embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a program, a dose management server, a user terminal, a dose management method, and a dose management system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the illustrated examples.

[0020] [First embodiment] [Configuration of dose management system] A dose management system 100 according to a first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 shows a system configuration of a dose management system 100. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the dose management system 100 includes a dose management server 10, a user terminal 20, and an information processing device 30. The numbers of user terminals 20 and information processing devices 30 are not limited to the example shown in FIG.

[0021] The dose management server 10 is connected to a user terminal 20 and an information processing device 30 via a communication network such as the Internet so as to be able to perform data communications. The dose management server 10 is a device that accumulates, manages, and processes information related to the medical care of patients registered from the user terminal 20 and / or the information processing device 30. The dose management server 10 is a cloud server provided in a cloud environment or a local server. For example, the dose management server 10 is a PHR (Personal Health Record) server.

[0022] The user terminal 20 is a terminal device such as a smartphone used by a patient. The user terminal 20 can communicate data with the information processing device 30 via short-range communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth (registered trademark), etc. For example, when a patient visits a medical institution, the patient causes the user terminal 20 to obtain predetermined data from the information processing device 30 in the vicinity of the information processing device 30. The user terminal 20 may perform data communication with the information processing device 30 via a Universal Serial Bus (USB).

[0023] The information processing device 30 is a computer device such as a PC (Personal Computer) or a tablet terminal used by medical staff (doctors, nurses, etc.) belonging to a medical institution. The information processing device 30 includes a dose management device, a predetermined terminal, etc. The predetermined terminal is a terminal used by a medical professional and is a terminal that acquires dose information from the dose management device. The predetermined terminal is, for example, a PHR management terminal that manages PHR information.

[0024] [Configuration of dose management server] FIG. 2 shows the functional configuration of the dose management server 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the dose management server 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication unit 12, a RAM 13, a storage unit 14, etc., and each unit of the dose management server 10 is connected to each other via a bus.

[0025] The control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like, and performs overall control of the processing operations of each unit of the dose management server 10. Specifically, the CPU reads out various processing programs stored in the storage unit 14, loads them in the RAM 13, and performs various processes in cooperation with the programs.

[0026] The communication unit 12 includes a network interface and the like, and transmits and receives data to and from external devices connected via a communication network.

[0027] The RAM 13 forms a work area for temporarily storing various information read from the storage unit 14 in various processes executed and controlled by the control unit 11. The various information includes various programs, input data, output data, parameters, and the like.

[0028] The storage unit 14 includes a hard disk drive (HDD) and a non-volatile semiconductor memory. The storage unit 14 stores various processing programs, parameters and files required for executing the programs, and the like.

[0029] The storage unit 14 stores, for each piece of information for identifying a patient (patient identification information), radiation dose information, examination information, vital information, and the like of the patient. The patient identification information is, for example, a patient ID. The dose information and the examination information are information that is input by a medical professional belonging to a medical institution via the information processing device 30. Alternatively, the dose information and the examination information are information that is automatically imported into the information processing device 30 from an electronic medical record or the like in the medical institution.

[0030] The dose information is held by the dose management system of the medical institution. The dose information is information regarding the radiation dose to which a patient is exposed when the patient is imaged by a radiation imaging apparatus in a medical institution. The dose information may be information indicating only the dose, or may be an integrated value of multiple pieces of dose information.

[0031] The test information is information held by the medical institution's specimen testing system, image management system, electronic medical record system, etc. The examination information is information about the examinations that the patient has undergone. The test information includes test items, test results, and the like.

[0032] The vital information is information that is input by the patient via the user terminal 20. Alternatively, the vital information is information that is automatically captured by the user terminal 20 from a vital information measuring device that measures the vital information. Examples of vital information include blood glucose level, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and weight.

[0033] [User terminal configuration] FIG. 3 shows the functional configuration of the user terminal 20. 3, the user terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, an operation unit 22, a display unit 23, a communication unit 24, a RAM 25, a storage unit 26, a short-range communication unit 27, etc. The various units of the user terminal 20 are connected via a bus.

[0034] The control unit 21 includes a CPU and the like, and comprehensively controls the processing operations of each unit of the user terminal 20. Specifically, the CPU reads out various processing programs stored in the storage unit 26 in response to an operation signal input from the operation unit 22 or an instruction signal received by the communication unit 24. Next, the CPU loads the various processing programs that have been read out into the RAM 25, and performs various processes in cooperation with the programs.

[0035] The operation unit 22 includes operation keys such as a power key for turning the power on and off, a touch panel laminated on the display unit 23, and the like. The operation unit 22 outputs to the control unit 21 an operation signal corresponding to each operation key and an operation signal according to the position of a touch operation by the operator's finger or the like.

[0036] The display unit 23 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like. The display unit 23 displays various screens according to instructions of a display signal input from the control unit 21.

[0037] The communication unit 24 includes a network interface and the like, and transmits and receives data to and from external devices connected via a communication network. The communication unit 24 performs wireless communication using a mobile phone line or the like, and transmits and receives data to and from external devices connected via a communication network.

[0038] The RAM 25 forms a work area for temporarily storing various information read from the storage unit 26 in various processes executed and controlled by the control unit 21. The various information includes various programs, input data, output data, parameters, and the like.

[0039] The storage unit 26 includes a HDD, a non-volatile semiconductor memory, etc., and stores various processing programs, parameters and files required for executing the programs, etc.

[0040] The storage unit 26 stores vital information. The vital information is input by the patient via the operation unit 22, or is obtained from a vital information measuring device via the short-range communication unit 27.

[0041] The storage unit 26 stores the dose information and examination information received from the dose management server 10 or the information processing device 30. The dose information is information on the radiation exposure dose of a patient using the user terminal 20. The examination information is information on an examination that the patient using the user terminal 20 has undergone.

[0042] The short-range communication unit 27 performs data communication with an external device via an antenna for transmitting and receiving NFC, Bluetooth communication, or the like. For example, the short-range communication unit 27 receives vital information from a vital sign measuring device. For example, the short-range communication unit 27 receives dose information and examination information from the information processing device 30.

[0043] [Configuration of information processing device] FIG. 4 shows a functional configuration of the information processing device 30. 4, the information processing device 30 includes a control unit 31, an operation unit 32, a display unit 33, a communication unit 34, a RAM 35, a storage unit 36, a short-range communication unit 37, etc. The various units of the information processing device 30 are connected to each other via a bus.

[0044] The control unit 31, display unit 33, and RAM 35 of the information processing device 30 are similar to the control unit 21, display unit 23, and RAM 25 of the user terminal 20, respectively, and therefore will not be described.

[0045] The operation unit 32 includes a keyboard having cursor keys, character input keys, various function keys, etc., and a pointing device such as a mouse. The operation unit 32 outputs to the control unit 31 operation signals input by key operations on the keyboard or mouse operations. When the information processing device 30 is a tablet terminal or the like, the operation unit 32 includes operation keys such as a power key for turning the power on / off, and a touch panel or the like laminated on the display unit 33. In this case, the operation unit 32 outputs to the control unit 31 an operation signal corresponding to each operation key and an operation signal according to the position of a touch operation by the operator's finger or the like.

[0046] The communication unit 34 includes a network interface and the like, and transmits and receives data to and from external devices connected via a communication network.

[0047] The storage unit 36 ​​includes a HDD, a non-volatile semiconductor memory, etc., and stores various processing programs, parameters and files required for executing the programs, etc.

[0048] The storage unit 36 ​​stores dose information and examination information. The dose information and examination information may be input by a medical professional into the information processing device 30, or may be automatically retrieved from an electronic medical record in a medical institution. The storage unit 36 ​​stores the vital information received from the radiation dose management server 10.

[0049] [Operation of the dose control system] Next, the operation of the dose management system 100 will be described. Each device included in the dose management system 100 executes a dose management process shown in FIG.

[0050] (Dose Management Process in First Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 accepts an input of information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of dose information by the patient via the operation unit 22 (step A1). Hereinafter, the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of dose information is also referred to as intention information. The handling of the dose information includes obtaining the dose information from the medical institution, viewing the dose information, outputting the dose information to an external device, and the like. Next, the control unit 21 transmits the intention information received in step A1 to the dose management server 10 (step A2).

[0051] Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the intention information transmitted from the user terminal 20, thereby acquiring the intention information (step A3). That is, the control unit 11 acquires information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the dose information. Step A3 is a second acquisition step. The control unit 11 functions as a second acquisition unit.

[0052] Next, the control unit 11 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step A3. Specifically, it judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 of the medical institution and the dose management server 10 (step A4). If the patient does not consent to sharing of the dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 (step A4; NO), the control unit 11 ends this process.

[0053] On the other hand, a case will be described in which the patient agrees to sharing the dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 (step A4; YES). In this case, the control unit 11 transmits an instruction to the information processing device 30 to transmit the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step A5). That is, the control unit 11 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step A5 is a control step.

[0054] When the control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 receives the instruction to transmit the dose information from the dose management server 10, it transmits the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10 (step A6).

[0055] The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the dose information transmitted from the information processing device 30, thereby acquiring the dose information (step A7). That is, the control unit 11 acquires dose information from a medical institution. Step A7 is a first acquisition step. The control unit 11 functions as a first acquisition unit. The control unit 11 acquires dose information from the information processing device 30 in a first acquisition step.

[0056] Next, the control unit 11 associates the dose information acquired in step A7 with the patient ID and stores them in the storage unit 14 (step A8). Step A8 is a storage step.

[0057] Next, the control unit 11 outputs information about the dose information by transmitting information about the dose information, including the dose information acquired in step A7, to the user terminal 20 (step A9). The information about the dose information is not necessarily limited to the dose information. The information about the dose information includes not only the dose information itself, but also information derived based on the dose information. The information derived based on the dose information includes, for example, information to warn the patient using the user terminal 20. Step A9 is an output step. The control unit 11 functions as an output unit.

[0058] When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the information on the dose information from the dose management server 10, it stores it in the storage unit 26 (step A10), and ends this process.

[0059] Next, a flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100 will be described. The control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 transmits the examination information to the dose management server 10 . When the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the examination information transmitted from the information processing device 30, the control unit 11 stores the examination information in the storage unit 14 in association with the patient ID. Next, the control unit 11 transmits the examination information to the user terminal 20 used by the patient identified by the patient ID. When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the examination information transmitted from the dose management server 10, the control unit 21 stores the examination information in the storage unit .

[0060] Next, a flow of sharing vital information in the radiation dose management system 100 will be described. The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 transmits the vital information to the dose management server 10. When the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the vital sign information transmitted from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 associates the vital sign information with a patient ID and stores the patient ID in the storage unit 14. The patient ID is a patient ID that identifies the patient who uses the user terminal 20. Next, the control unit 11 transmits the vital sign information to the information processing device 30. When the control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 receives the vital sign information transmitted from the radiation dose management server 10, the control unit 31 stores the vital sign information in the storage unit .

[0061] As described above, the dose management server 10 of the first embodiment is connected via a network to the user terminal 20 used by a patient and the information processing device 30 used by a medical professional. The dose management server 10 of the first embodiment includes a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) that acquires dose information from a medical institution. The dose management server 10 of the first embodiment includes a storage unit 14 that stores the acquired dose information. The dose management server 10 of the first embodiment includes a second acquisition unit (control unit 11) that acquires information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of dose information. The dose management server 10 of the first embodiment includes a control unit 11 that controls the handling of the dose information based on information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Therefore, the radiation exposure dose can be easily controlled based on the patient's wishes, i.e., the radiation exposure dose can be controlled more appropriately.

[0062] In the radiation dose management server 10 of the first embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires radiation dose information from the information processing device 30. The dose management server 10 of the first embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 11) that outputs information related to the dose information to the user terminal 20. Therefore, based on the patient's consent to sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 in the medical institution, the control unit 11 can acquire dose information from the information processing device 30. In addition, the patient can grasp the dose information on the user terminal 20.

[0063] [Second embodiment] Next, a dose management system 100 according to a second embodiment will be described. In the following, differences from the dose management system 100 according to the first embodiment will be mainly described. The dose management system 100 of the second embodiment has a similar configuration to the dose management system 100 of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 shows a ladder chart of the dose management process in the second embodiment.

[0064] (Dose Management Process in the Second Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 performs steps B1 and B2 similar to the dose management processing steps A1 and A2 of the first embodiment. Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 performs step B3 similar to the dose management processing step A3 of the first embodiment.

[0065] Next, the control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 transmits, to the user terminal 20, dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step B4). When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the dose information from the information processing device 30, it stores the dose information in the storage unit 26 (step B5).

[0066] Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 performs step B6 similar to the dose management processing step A4 in the first embodiment.

[0067] A case will be described where the patient agrees to sharing the dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 (step B6; YES). In this case, the control unit 11 transmits to the user terminal 20 an instruction to transmit the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step B7). That is, the control unit 11 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step B7 is a control step.

[0068] When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the instruction to transmit the dose information from the dose management server 10, it transmits the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10 (step B8).

[0069] The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the dose information transmitted from the user terminal 20, thereby acquiring the dose information (step B9). That is, in step B9, which is the first acquisition step, dose information is acquired from the user terminal 20.

[0070] Next, the control unit 11 performs step B10 similar to the dose management processing step A8 in the first embodiment, and ends this processing.

[0071] After performing step B10, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 may perform the following process. Specifically, the control unit 11 calculates an integrated value of the dose information received from the user terminal 20. Next, the control unit 11 transmits the calculated integrated value of the dose information to the user terminal 20.

[0072] Next, a flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100 according to the second embodiment will be described. The control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 transmits, to the user terminal 20, examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20. When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the test information transmitted from the information processing device 30, the control unit 21 stores the test information in the storage unit . Next, the control unit 21 transmits the examination information to the dose management server 10. When the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the examination information transmitted from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 associates the examination information with a patient ID and stores the patient ID in the storage unit 14. The patient ID is a patient ID that indicates the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0073] As described above, in the radiation dose management server 10 of the second embodiment, the first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires radiation dose information from the user terminal 20. Therefore, based on the patient's intention as follows, the control unit 11 can obtain the dose information from the information processing device 30 via the user terminal 20. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 of the medical institution. This allows for more appropriate management of radiation exposure.

[0074] [Third embodiment] Next, a dose management system 100 according to a third embodiment will be described. In the following, differences from the dose management system 100 according to the first embodiment will be mainly described. The dose management system 100 of the third embodiment has a similar configuration to the dose management system 100 of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 shows a ladder chart of the dose management process in the third embodiment.

[0075] (Dose Management Process of the Third Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 acquires intention information by accepting the intention information input by the patient via the operation unit 22 (step C1). That is, the control unit 21 acquires information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the dose information. Step C1 is a second acquisition step. The control unit 21 functions as a second acquisition unit.

[0076] Next, the control unit 21 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step C1. Specifically, it judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 of the medical institution and the user terminal 20 (step C2). If the patient does not consent to sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 and the user terminal 20 (step C2; NO), the control unit 21 ends this process.

[0077] On the other hand, a case will be described in which the patient agrees to sharing the dose information between the information processing device 30 and the user terminal 20 (step C2; YES). In this case, the control unit 21 transmits to the information processing device 30 an instruction to transmit the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step C3). That is, the control unit 21 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step C3 is a control step.

[0078] When the control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 receives the instruction to transmit the dose information from the user terminal 20, it transmits the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the user terminal 20 (step C4).

[0079] The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the dose information transmitted from the information processing device 30, thereby acquiring the dose information and storing it in the storage unit 26 (step C5). That is, the control unit 21 acquires dose information from the medical institution. Step C5 is a first acquisition step. The control unit 21 functions as a first acquisition unit. The control unit 21 acquires dose information from the information processing device 30 in a first acquisition step. The control unit 21 may store the dose information acquired in step C5 in a storage unit provided in a device other than the user terminal 20.

[0080] Next, the control unit 21 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step C1. Specifically, it judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 of the medical institution and the dose management server 10 (step C6). If the patient does not consent to sharing of the dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 (step C6; NO), the control unit 21 ends this process.

[0081] On the other hand, a case where the patient agrees to sharing the dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 (step C6; YES) will be described. In this case, the control unit 21 outputs the dose information by transmitting the dose information acquired in step C5 to the dose management server 10 (step C7). Step C7 is an output step. The control unit 21 functions as an output unit.

[0082] When the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the dose information from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 associates the dose information with the patient ID and stores it in the storage unit 14 (step C8), and ends this process. The patient ID is a patient ID that indicates the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0083] Next, a flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100 according to the third embodiment will be described. The control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 transmits, to the user terminal 20, examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20. When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the test information transmitted from the information processing device 30, the control unit 21 stores the test information in the storage unit . Next, the control unit 21 transmits the examination information to the dose management server 10. When the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the examination information transmitted from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 associates the examination information with a patient ID and stores the patient ID in the storage unit 14. The patient ID is a patient ID that indicates the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0084] Next, a flow of sharing vital information in the radiation dose management system 100 according to the third embodiment will be described. The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 transmits the vital information to the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10. When the control unit 31 of the information processing device 30 receives the vital sign information transmitted from the user terminal 20, the control unit 31 stores the vital sign information in the storage unit . When the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the vital sign information transmitted from the user terminal 20, the control unit 11 associates the vital sign information with a patient ID and stores the patient ID in the storage unit 14. The patient ID is a patient ID that identifies the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0085] As described above, the user terminal 20 of the third embodiment is a user terminal 20 used by a patient and capable of communicating with the information processing device 30 used by a medical professional. The user terminal 20 of the third embodiment includes a first acquisition unit (control unit 21) that acquires dose information from a medical institution. The user terminal 20 of the third embodiment includes a second acquisition unit (control unit 21) that acquires information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of dose information. The user terminal 20 of the third embodiment includes a control unit 21 that controls the handling of the acquired dose information based on information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the dose information. Therefore, the radiation exposure dose can be easily controlled based on the patient's wishes, which allows for more appropriate management of the radiation exposure dose. In addition, the patient can grasp the dose information on the user terminal 20.

[0086] In the user terminal 20 of the third embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 21) acquires dose information from the information processing device 30. Therefore, based on the patient's consent to sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 and the user terminal 20 at the medical institution, the control unit 21 can acquire dose information from the information processing device 30.

[0087] The user terminal 20 of the third embodiment is capable of communicating with the dose management server 10. The user terminal 20 of the third embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 21) that outputs dose information to the dose management server 10. Therefore, based on the following patient's intention, the control unit 21 can output the dose information from the information processing device 30 to the dose management server 10. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30 and the dose management server 10 of the medical institution.

[0088] [Fourth embodiment] Next, a dose management system 100A according to a fourth embodiment will be described. The following mainly describes the differences from the dose management system 100 according to the first embodiment.

[0089] FIG. 8 shows a system configuration of the dose management system 100A. The radiation dose management system 100A of the fourth embodiment includes a plurality of information processing devices 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a radiation dose management system 100A includes a first information processing device 30A and a second information processing device 30B. The first information processing device 30A is a device used by a medical worker belonging to a medical institution A. The second information processing device 30B is a device used by a medical worker belonging to the medical institution B. FIG. 9 shows a ladder chart of the dose management process in the fourth embodiment.

[0090] (Dose Management Process of the Fourth Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 performs steps D1 and D2 similar to the dose management processing steps A1 and A2 of the first embodiment. Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 performs step D3 similar to the dose management processing step A3 in the first embodiment.

[0091] Next, the control unit 11 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step D3. Specifically, it judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A of the medical institution A and the dose management server 10. It also judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B of the medical institution B and the dose management server 10 (step D4). If the patient does not consent to sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A or the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 (step D4; NO), the control unit 11 ends this process.

[0092] On the other hand, a case will be described in which the patient agrees to sharing the dose information between the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 (step D4; YES). In this case, the control unit 11 transmits an instruction to the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B to transmit the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step D5). That is, the control unit 11 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step D5 is a control step.

[0093] When the control units 31 of the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B receive the instruction to transmit the dose information from the dose management server 10, they transmit the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10 (step D6). The dose information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A is the first dose information. The dose information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B is the second dose information.

[0094] The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the dose information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B, thereby acquiring the dose information (step D7). In step D7, which is a first obtaining step, the control unit 11 obtains first dose information from the first information processing device 30A. In step D7, which is a first obtaining step, the control unit 11 obtains second dose information from the second information processing device 30B.

[0095] Next, the controller 11 performs step D8, which is similar to the dose management processing step A8 in the first embodiment.

[0096] Next, the control unit 11 transmits information on the dose information including the first dose information and the second dose information acquired in step D7 to the user terminal 20, the first information processing device 30A, and the second information processing device 30B (step D9). The information on the dose information is not necessarily limited to the first dose information and the second dose information. The information on the dose information includes the first dose information and the second dose information themselves as well as information derived based on the first dose information and the second dose information. The information derived based on the first dose information and the second dose information includes, for example, information to alert the patient using the user terminal 20. Step D9 is an output step. The control unit 11 functions as an output unit.

[0097] In step D9, the control unit 11 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information so that they have the same format, and transmit the converted first dose information and second dose information. For example, the control unit 11 converts the data format of the second dose information into the data format of the first dose information. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information into a data format different from the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information. That is, the control unit 11 converts the data format of the second dose information acquired by the first acquisition unit into a different data format. The control unit 11 functions as a conversion unit. The control unit 11, as an output unit, outputs the second dose information converted into a different data format to the user terminal 20, the first information processing device 30A, and the second information processing device 30B.

[0098] The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 performs step D10 similar to the dose management processing step A10 of the first embodiment.

[0099] The control units 31 of the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B receive the first dose information and the second dose information from the dose management server 10. Next, the control unit 31 stores the received first dose information and second dose information in the storage unit 36 ​​(step D11), and ends this process.

[0100] Next, a flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100A of the fourth embodiment will be described. The control unit 31 of the first information processing device 30A transmits the first examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10. The control unit 31 of the second information processing device 30B transmits the second examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10. The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the first examination information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A. The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the second examination information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B. Next, the control unit 11 stores the first examination information and the second examination information in the memory unit 14 in association with the patient ID. Next, the control unit 11 transmits the first examination information and the second examination information to the user terminal 20 used by the patient identified by the patient ID. The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the first examination information and the second examination information transmitted from the radiation dose management server 10. Next, the control unit 21 stores the first examination information and the second examination information in the storage unit .

[0101] As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the information processing device 30 is a plurality of information processing devices including the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B. In the radiation dosage management server 10 of the fourth embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires first radiation dosage information from a first information processing device 30A. In the dose management server 10 of the fourth embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires second dose information from a second information processing device 30B. The dose management server 10 of the fourth embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 11) that outputs information related to the first dose information and information related to the second dose information to the user terminal 20. Therefore, based on the following patient's intention, the control unit 11 can obtain the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A and the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A and the dose management server 10 of medical institution A. And the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 of medical institution B. In addition, the patient can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the user terminal 20. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions. Furthermore, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions. Therefore, radiation dose management can be more appropriately performed.

[0102] In the dose management server 10 of the fourth embodiment, an output unit (control unit 11) outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device 30. Therefore, a medical staff member at medical institution A can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the first information processing device 30A. A medical staff member at medical institution B can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the second information processing device 30B. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions, and further, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions.

[0103] [Fifth embodiment] Next, a dose management system 100A according to a fifth embodiment will be described. The following mainly describes the differences from the dose management system 100A according to the fourth embodiment. The dose management system 100A of the fifth embodiment has a similar configuration to the dose management system 100A of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 shows a ladder chart of the dose management process in the fifth embodiment.

[0104] (Dose Management Process of the Fifth Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 performs steps E1 and E2 similar to the dose management processing steps D1 and D2 of the fourth embodiment. Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 performs step E3 similar to the dose management processing step D3 of the fourth embodiment.

[0105] Next, the control unit 31 of the first information processing device 30A transmits, to the user terminal 20, first dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20. The control unit 31 of the second information processing device 30B transmits, to the user terminal 20, second dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step E4).

[0106] Next, the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the first test information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A. The control unit 21 receives the second test information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B. Next, the control unit 21 stores the first test information and the second test information in the storage unit 26 (step E5).

[0107] Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 performs step E6 similar to the dose management processing step D4 of the fourth embodiment. A case will be described where the patient agrees to sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 (step E6; YES). In this case, the control unit 11 transmits to the user terminal 20 an instruction to transmit dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step E7). That is, the control unit 11 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step E7 is a control step.

[0108] When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the instruction to transmit the dose information from the dose management server 10, it transmits the first dose information and the second dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10 (step E8).

[0109] The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the first dose information and the second dose information transmitted from the user terminal 20, thereby acquiring the first dose information and the second dose information (step E9). In step E9, the control unit 11 may acquire the first test information directly from the first information processing device 30A, without going through the user terminal 20 and the second information processing device 30B. In step E9, the control unit 11 may acquire the second test information directly from the second information processing device 30B, without going through the user terminal 20 and the first information processing device 30A. That is, the control unit 11 acquires the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A and the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B via at least one of the user terminal 20 and the information processing device 30. The control unit 11 functions as a first acquisition unit. Step E9 is a first acquisition step.

[0110] Next, the control unit 11 performs step E10 similar to the dose management processing step D8 in the fourth embodiment.

[0111] Next, the control unit 11 transmits the first dose information and the second dose information acquired in step E9 to the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B (step E11). Step E11 is an output step. The control unit 11 functions as an output unit.

[0112] In step E11, the control unit 11 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information so that they have the same format, and transmit the converted first dose information and second dose information. For example, the control unit 11 converts the data format of the second dose information into the data format of the first dose information. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information into a data format different from the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information. That is, the control unit 11 converts the data format of the second dose information acquired by the first acquisition unit into a different data format. The control unit 11 functions as a conversion unit. The control unit 11, as an output unit, outputs the second dose information converted into a different data format to the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B.

[0113] The control units 31 of the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B receive the first dose information and the second dose information from the dose management server 10. Next, the control unit 31 stores the received first dose information and second dose information in the storage unit 36 ​​(step E12), and ends this process.

[0114] Next, a flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100A of the fifth embodiment will be described. The control unit 31 of the first information processing device 30A transmits, to the user terminal 20, first examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20. The control unit 31 of the second information processing device 30B transmits, to the user terminal 20, second examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20. The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the first test information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A and the second test information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B. Next, the control unit 21 stores the first test information and the second test information in the storage unit 26. Next, the control unit 21 transmits the first examination information and the second examination information to the dose management server 10. The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the first examination information and the second examination information transmitted from the user terminal 20. Next, the control unit 11 associates the first examination information and the second examination information with a patient ID and stores them in the storage unit 14. The patient ID is a patient ID that indicates the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0115] As described above, in the fifth embodiment, the information processing device 30 is a plurality of information processing devices 30 including the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B. In the dose management server 10 of the fifth embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires first dose information from a first information processing device 30A and second dose information from a second information processing device 30B via at least one of a user terminal 20 and an information processing device 30. Therefore, based on the following patient's intention, the control unit 11 can obtain the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A and the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A and the dose management server 10 of medical institution A. And the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 of medical institution B. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions. Furthermore, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions. Therefore, radiation dose management can be more appropriately performed.

[0116] In the dose management server 10 of the fifth embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires first dose information from a first information processing device 30A via a user terminal 20. In addition, the first acquisition unit acquires second dose information from a second information processing device 30B via the user terminal 20. Therefore, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions, and further, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions.

[0117] The dose management server 10 of the fifth embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 11) that outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device 30. Therefore, a medical staff member at medical institution A can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the first information processing device 30A. A medical staff member at medical institution B can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the second information processing device 30B. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions, and further, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions.

[0118] [Sixth embodiment] Next, a dose management system 100A according to a sixth embodiment will be described, focusing mainly on the differences from the dose management system 100A according to the fourth embodiment. The dose management system 100A of the sixth embodiment has a similar configuration to the dose management system 100A of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 11 shows a ladder chart of the dose management process in the sixth embodiment.

[0119] (Dose Management Process of the Sixth Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 acquires intention information by accepting the intention information input by the patient via the operation unit 22 (step F1). That is, the control unit 21 acquires information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the dose information. Step F1 is a second acquisition step. The control unit 21 functions as a second acquisition unit.

[0120] Next, the control unit 21 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step F1. Specifically, it judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A of the medical institution A and the user terminal 20. It also judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B of the medical institution B and the user terminal 20 (step F2). If the patient does not consent to sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A or the second information processing device 30B and the user terminal 20 (step F2; NO), the control unit 21 ends this process.

[0121] On the other hand, a case will be described in which the patient agrees to sharing the dose information between the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B and the user terminal 20 (step F2; YES). In this case, the control unit 21 transmits an instruction to the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B to transmit the dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step F3). That is, the control unit 21 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step F3 is a control step.

[0122] When the control unit 31 of the first information processing device 30A receives the instruction to transmit dose information from the user terminal 20, it transmits, to the user terminal 20, first dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20. When the control unit 31 of the second information processing device 30B receives the instruction to transmit dose information from the user terminal 20, it transmits, to the user terminal 20, second dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step F4).

[0123] The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the first dose information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A, thereby acquiring the first dose information. The control unit 21 receives the second dose information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B, thereby acquiring the second dose information. Next, the control unit 21 stores the first dose information and the second dose information in the storage unit 26 (step F5). That is, the control unit 21 acquires dose information from a medical institution. Step F5 is a first acquisition step. The control unit 21 functions as a first acquisition unit. In a first obtaining step, the control unit 21 obtains the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A. In a first obtaining step, the control unit 21 obtains the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B. The control unit 21 may store the first dose information and the second dose information acquired in step F5 in a storage unit included in a device other than the user terminal 20.

[0124] Next, the control unit 21 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step F1. Specifically, the control unit 21 judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A of the medical institution A and the dose management server 10. Also, the control unit 21 judges whether the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B of the medical institution B and the dose management server 10 (step F6). If the patient does not consent to sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A or the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 (step F6; NO), the control unit 21 ends this process.

[0125] On the other hand, a case where the patient agrees to sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B and the dose management server 10 (step F6; YES) will be described. In this case, the control unit 21 outputs the dose information by transmitting the first dose information and the second dose information acquired in step F5 to the dose management server 10 (step F7). Step F7 is an output step. The control unit 21 functions as an output unit.

[0126] In step F7, the control unit 21 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information so that they have the same format, and transmit the converted first dose information and second dose information. For example, the control unit 21 converts the data format of the second dose information into the data format of the first dose information. Alternatively, the control unit 21 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information into a data format different from the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information. That is, the control unit 21 converts the data format of the second dose information acquired by the first acquisition unit into a different data format. The control unit 21 functions as a conversion unit. The control unit 21 serves as an output unit and outputs the second dose information converted into a different data format to the dose management server 10.

[0127] The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the first dose information and the second dose information from the user terminal 20. Next, the control unit 11 associates the first dose information and the second dose information with a patient ID and stores them in the storage unit 14 (step F8), and ends this process. The patient ID is a patient ID that indicates the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0128] The flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100A of the sixth embodiment is similar to that of the fifth embodiment.

[0129] As described above, in the sixth embodiment, the information processing device 30 is a plurality of information processing devices 30 including the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B. In the user terminal 20 of the sixth embodiment, the first acquisition unit (control unit 21) acquires the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A. The first acquisition unit (control unit 21) acquires the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B. Therefore, based on the following patient's intention, the control unit 21 can obtain the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A and the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A of the medical institution A and the user terminal 20. And the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B of the medical institution B and the user terminal 20. In addition, the patient can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the user terminal 20. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions. Furthermore, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions. Therefore, radiation dose management can be more appropriately performed.

[0130] The user terminal 20 of the sixth embodiment is capable of communicating with the dose management server 10. The user terminal 20 of the sixth embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 21) that outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the dose management server 10. Therefore, the dose management server 10 can manage the first dose information and the second dose information. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions, and further, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions.

[0131] [Seventh embodiment] Next, a dose management system 100B according to a seventh embodiment will be described, focusing mainly on the differences from the dose management system 100A according to the fifth embodiment.

[0132] FIG. 12 shows a system configuration of the dose management system 100B. The dose management system 100B of the seventh embodiment further includes an information aggregation server 40. The information aggregation server 40 is, for example, My Number Portal, which is an information aggregation system managed by the government. The information collecting server 40 is connected to the dose management server 10, the first information processing device 30A, and the second information processing device 30B via a communication network such as the Internet so as to be able to perform data communications. FIG. 13 shows a ladder chart of the dose management process in the seventh embodiment.

[0133] (Dose Management Process of the Seventh Embodiment) The control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 performs steps G1 and G2 similar to the dose management processing steps E1 and E2 of the fifth embodiment. Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 performs step G3 similar to the dose management processing step E3 of the fifth embodiment.

[0134] Next, the control unit 31 of the first information processing device 30A transmits the first dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the information collecting server 40. The control unit 31 of the second information processing device 30B transmits the second dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the information collecting server 40 (step G4).

[0135] Next, the information collecting server 40 receives the first test information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A. The information collecting server 40 receives the second test information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B. Next, the information collecting server 40 stores the first test information and the second test information in a storage unit provided in the information collecting server 40 (step G5).

[0136] Next, the control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 judges the following based on the intention information acquired in step G3. Specifically, the determination is whether or not the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 of the medical institution A. The determination is also whether or not the patient agrees to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 of the medical institution B (step G6). If the patient does not agree to sharing of dose information among the first information processing device 30A or the second information processing device 30B, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 (step G6; NO), the control unit 11 ends this process.

[0137] On the other hand, a case will be described in which the patient agrees to sharing of dose information among the first information processing device 30A, the second information processing device 30B, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 (step G6; YES). In this case, the control unit 11 transmits an instruction to the information collecting server 40 to transmit the first dose information and the second dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 (step G7). That is, the control unit 11 controls the handling of the dose information based on the information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Step G7 is a control step.

[0138] When the information collecting server 40 receives the instruction to transmit the dose information from the dose management server 10, the information collecting server 40 transmits the first dose information and the second dose information of the patient using the user terminal 20 to the dose management server 10 (step G8).

[0139] The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the first dose information and the second dose information transmitted from the information collecting server 40, thereby acquiring the first dose information and the second dose information (step G9). That is, the control unit 11 acquires dose information from a medical institution. The control unit 11 functions as a first acquisition unit. Step G9 is the first acquisition step. The control unit 11 acquires the dose information (the first dose information and the second dose information) from the information collecting server 40 in step G9 which is a first acquisition step.

[0140] Next, the control unit 11 performs step G10, which is similar to the dose management processing step E10 of the fifth embodiment. Step G10 is a storage step.

[0141] Next, the control unit 11 transmits information on the dose information including the first dose information and the second dose information acquired in step G9 to the user terminal 20, the first information processing device 30A, and the second information processing device 30B (step G11). The information on the dose information is not necessarily limited to the first dose information and the second dose information. The information on the dose information includes the first dose information and the second dose information themselves as well as information derived based on the first dose information and the second dose information. The information derived based on the first dose information and the second dose information includes, for example, information to alert the patient using the user terminal 20. Step G11 is an output step. The control unit 11 functions as an output unit.

[0142] In step G11, the controller 11 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information so that they have the same format, and transmit the converted first dose information and second dose information. For example, the control unit 11 converts the data format of the second dose information into the data format of the first dose information. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may convert the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information into a data format different from the data formats of the first dose information and the second dose information. That is, the control unit 11 converts the data format of the second dose information acquired by the first acquisition unit into a different data format. The control unit 11 functions as a conversion unit. The control unit 11, as an output unit, outputs the second dose information converted into a different data format to the user terminal 20, the first information processing device 30A, and the second information processing device 30B.

[0143] When the control unit 21 of the user terminal 20 receives the information on the dose information including the first dose information and the second dose information from the dose management server 10, the control unit 21 stores the information in the storage unit 26 (step G12).

[0144] The control units 31 of the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B receive the first dose information and the second dose information from the dose management server 10. Next, the control unit 31 stores the received first dose information and second dose information in the storage unit 36 ​​(step G13), and ends this process.

[0145] Next, a flow of sharing examination information in the dose management system 100B of the seventh embodiment will be described. The control unit 31 of the first information processing device 30A transmits the first examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20 to the information collecting server 40. The control unit 31 of the second information processing device 30B transmits the second examination information of the patient who uses the user terminal 20 to the information collecting server 40. The information collecting server 40 receives the first test information transmitted from the first information processing device 30A and the second test information transmitted from the second information processing device 30B. Next, the information collecting server 40 stores the first test information and the second test information in a storage unit provided in the information collecting server 40. Next, the information collecting server 40 transmits the first examination information and the second examination information to the dose management server 10. The control unit 11 of the dose management server 10 receives the first examination information and the second examination information transmitted from the information collecting server 40. Next, the control unit 11 associates the first examination information and the second examination information with a patient ID and stores them in the storage unit 14. The patient ID is a patient ID that indicates the patient who uses the user terminal 20.

[0146] As described above, the dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment is an information aggregation server 40 connected via a network to an information processing device 30 used by medical personnel, a user terminal 20 used by a patient, and a dose management server 10 connected via a network to the information processing device 30. The dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment includes a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) that acquires dose information from a medical institution. The dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment includes a second acquisition unit (control unit 11) that acquires information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of dose information. The dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment includes a control unit 11 that controls the handling of the dose information based on information regarding the patient's intention regarding the handling of the acquired dose information. Therefore, the radiation exposure dose can be easily managed based on the patient's wishes even in the dose management server 10 that is network-connected to the information collecting server 40. This allows for more appropriate management of the radiation exposure dose.

[0147] In the radiation dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires radiation dose information from the information collecting server 40. The dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 11) that outputs information related to the dose information to the user terminal 20. Therefore, the control unit 11 can acquire dose information from the information processing device 30 based on the following patient's intention. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to sharing of dose information between the information processing device 30, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 of the medical institution. In addition, the patient can grasp the dose information on the user terminal 20.

[0148] In the dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment, a first acquisition unit (control unit 11) acquires the first dose information and the second dose information from the information collecting server 40. The dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment includes an output unit (control unit 11) that outputs information on the first dose information and information on the second dose information to the user terminal 20. Therefore, based on the following patient's intention, the control unit 11 can obtain the first dose information from the first information processing device 30A and the second dose information from the second information processing device 30B. Specifically, the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the first information processing device 30A, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 of medical institution A. And the patient's intention is the patient's consent to the sharing of dose information between the second information processing device 30B, the information collecting server 40, and the dose management server 10 of medical institution B. In addition, the patient can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the user terminal 20. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions, and further, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions.

[0149] In the radiation dose management server 10 of the seventh embodiment, an output unit (control unit 11) outputs the first radiation dose information and the second radiation dose information to the information processing device 30. Therefore, a medical staff member at medical institution A can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the first information processing device 30A. A medical staff member at medical institution B can grasp the first dose information and the second dose information on the second information processing device 30B. In other words, it is possible to prevent dose information from being overlooked at a plurality of medical institutions, and further, it is possible to manage the total radiation dose at a plurality of medical institutions.

[0150] [others] In the above fourth to seventh embodiments, the first information processing device 30A and the second information processing device 30B are devices in different medical institutions. Specifically, the first information processing device 30A is a device in medical institution A. The second information processing device 30B is a device in medical institution B.

[0151] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0152] For example, in the dose management systems 100, 100A, and 100B of the above embodiments, one information processing device 30 is used in one medical institution, but this is not limited thereto. A plurality of information processing devices 30 may be used in one medical institution.

[0153] Furthermore, the following units included in the dose management systems 100, 100A, and 100B may be included in any of the dose management server 10, the user terminal 20, and the information processing device 30. Specifically, the units are a first acquisition unit, a storage unit, a second acquisition unit, and a control unit.

[0154] Furthermore, the output unit included in the dose management systems 100, 100A, 100B may output the dose information to at least one of the user terminal 20, the information processing device 30, and the dose management server 10 under the control of the control unit for handling the dose information.

[0155] Furthermore, the output unit included in the dose management systems 100, 100A, and 100B may output the dose information to at least one of the user terminal 20 and the information processing device 30.

[0156] In the above embodiment, the dose information is information input by a medical professional belonging to a medical institution via the information processing device 30, but this is not limited thereto. Alternatively, the dose information is information automatically imported into the information processing device 30 from an electronic medical record or the like in a medical institution, but this is not limited thereto. The dose information may be entered by the patient via the user terminal 20 . In this case, for example, the radiation dose of the patient, including the radiation dose when the patient boards an airplane, can be managed in the radiation dose management systems 100, 100A, and 100B.

[0157] In addition, the output unit provided in the dose management systems 100A and 100B may output an integrated value of multiple pieces of dose information (first dose information and second dose information) to at least one of the user terminal 20, the information processing device 30, and the dose management server 10.

[0158] In addition, the detailed configurations and operations of the components constituting the dose management system may be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0159] 10 Dose Management Server 11 Control unit (first acquisition unit, second acquisition unit, control unit, output unit) 12 Communications Department 13 RAM 14 Storage section 20 User terminals 21 control unit (first acquisition unit, second acquisition unit, control unit, output unit) 22 Control section 23 Display section 24 Communications Department 26 Memory section 27 Near Field Communication Department 30 Information processing device 30A First information processing device 30B Second information processing device 31 Control Unit 32 Operation section 33 Display section 34 Communications Department 35 RAM 36 Memory section 40 Information aggregation server 100, 100A, 100B Dose Control System

Claims

1. A dose management server program connected via a network to a user terminal used by a patient and an information processing device used by a medical professional, The dose management server includes: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a storage step of storing the acquired dose information; a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A program that executes the following.

2. The dose management server includes: As the first acquisition step, acquiring dose information from the information processing device; an output step of outputting information regarding the dose information to the user terminal; The program according to claim 1,

3. The dose management server includes: The program according to claim 1 , further comprising, as the first acquisition step, a step of acquiring dose information from the user terminal.

4. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The dose management server includes: executing, as the first obtaining step, a step of obtaining first dose information from the first information processing device and obtaining second dose information from the second information processing device; The program according to claim 1 , further comprising an output step of outputting information relating to the first dose information and information relating to the second dose information to the user terminal.

5. The dose management server includes:

5. The program according to claim 4, further comprising, as the output step, an output step of outputting the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device.

6. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The dose management server includes: The program according to claim 1 , further comprising: a step of acquiring first dose information from the first information processing device and second dose information from the second information processing device via at least one of the user terminal and the information processing device, as the first acquisition step.

7. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The dose management server includes: The program according to claim 1 , further comprising: a step of acquiring, as the first acquisition step, first dose information from the first information processing device and second dose information from the second information processing device via the user terminal.

8. The dose management server includes:

8. The program according to claim 6, further comprising an output step of outputting the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device.

9. A program for a user terminal used by a patient that can communicate with an information processing device used by a medical professional, The user terminal, A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A program that executes the following.

10. The user terminal, The program according to claim 9 , which causes the program to execute a step of acquiring dose information from the information processing device as the first acquisition step.

11. The user terminal is capable of communicating with a dose management server; The user terminal, The program according to claim 9 or 10, further comprising an output step of outputting the dose information to the dose management server.

12. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The user terminal, The program according to claim 9 , further comprising the step of acquiring first dose information from the first information processing device, and acquiring second dose information from the second information processing device, as the first acquisition step.

13. The user terminal is capable of communicating with a dose management server; The user terminal, The program according to claim 12 , further comprising an output step of outputting the first dose information and the second dose information to the dose management server.

14. A program for an information aggregation server connected to an information processing device used by a medical worker via a network, a user terminal used by a patient, and a dose management server connected to the information processing device via a network, The dose management server includes: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A program that executes the following.

15. The dose management server includes: As the first acquisition step, a step of acquiring dose information from the information aggregating server is executed; The program according to claim 14 , further comprising an output step of outputting information relating to the dose information to the user terminal.

16. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The dose management server includes: executing a step of acquiring first dose information and second dose information from the information collecting server as the first acquisition step; The program according to claim 14 , further comprising an output step of outputting information relating to the first dose information and information relating to the second dose information to the user terminal.

17. The program according to claim 16 , wherein the output step outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device.

18. A dose management server connected via a network to a user terminal used by a patient and an information processing device used by a medical professional, A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; A storage unit that stores the acquired dose information; a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A dose management server comprising:

19. The first acquisition unit acquires dose information from the information processing device, The dose management server according to claim 18 , further comprising an output unit configured to output information relating to the dose information to the user terminal.

20. The dose management server according to claim 18 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires dose information from the user terminal.

21. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, the first acquisition unit acquires first dose information from the first information processing device and acquires second dose information from the second information processing device; The dose management server according to claim 18 , further comprising an output unit configured to output information relating to the first dose information and information relating to the second dose information to the user terminal.

22. The dose management server according to claim 21 , wherein the output unit outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device.

23. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The dose management server of claim 18, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires first dose information from the first information processing device and second dose information from the second information processing device via at least one of the user terminal and the information processing device.

24. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The dose management server according to claim 18 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires first dose information from the first information processing device and second dose information from the second information processing device via the user terminal.

25. The dose management server according to claim 23 or 24, further comprising an output unit that outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device.

26. A user terminal used by a patient that can communicate with an information processing device used by a medical professional, A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A user terminal comprising:

27. The user terminal according to claim 26 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires dose information from the information processing device.

28. The user terminal is capable of communicating with a dose management server; The user terminal according to claim 26 or 27, further comprising an output unit that outputs the dose information to the dose management server.

29. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, The user terminal according to claim 26 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires first dose information from the first information processing device and acquires second dose information from the second information processing device.

30. The user terminal is capable of communicating with a dose management server; The user terminal according to claim 29 , further comprising an output unit configured to output the first dose information and the second dose information to the dose management server.

31. An information aggregation server connected to an information processing device used by a medical worker via a network, a user terminal used by a patient, and a dose management server connected to the information processing device via a network, A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A dose management server comprising:

32. The first acquisition unit acquires dose information from the information aggregating server, The dose management server according to claim 31 , further comprising an output unit configured to output information relating to the dose information to the user terminal.

33. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, the first acquisition unit acquires first dose information and second dose information from the information aggregating server; The dose management server according to claim 31 , further comprising an output unit configured to output information relating to the first dose information and information relating to the second dose information to the user terminal.

34. The dose management server according to claim 33 , wherein the output unit outputs the first dose information and the second dose information to the information processing device.

35. A dose management method executed by a dose management server connected via a network to a user terminal used by a patient and an information processing device used by a medical professional, comprising: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a storage step of storing the acquired dose information; a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Dose management methods including:

36. A dose management method executed by a user terminal used by a patient that is capable of communicating with an information processing device used by a medical professional, comprising: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Dose management methods including:

37. A dose management method executed by an information aggregation server connected to an information processing device used by a medical worker via a network, a user terminal used by a patient, and a dose management server connected to the information processing device via a network, comprising: A first acquisition step of acquiring dose information from a medical institution; a second acquisition step of acquiring information regarding the patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control step of controlling handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; Dose management methods including:

38. A first acquisition unit that acquires dose information from a medical institution; A storage unit that stores the acquired dose information; a second acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a patient's intention regarding handling of the dose information; a control unit that controls handling of the dose information based on the acquired information regarding the patient's intention; A dose management system comprising:

39. A dose management system including a user terminal used by the patient, an information processing device used by the medical institution, and a dose management server connected to the user terminal and the information processing device via a network, The dose management system according to claim 38 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires the dose information from at least one of the information processing device and a user terminal.

40. The dose management system according to claim 39 , further comprising an output unit configured to output the dose information to at least one of the user terminal, the information processing device, and the dose management server under the control of handling of the dose information by the control unit.

41. The information processing device includes a first information processing device and a second information processing device, 40. The dose management system of claim 39, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires first dose information from the first information processing device and acquires second dose information from the second information processing device via at least one of the user terminal and the information processing device.

42. The dose management system according to claim 41 , further comprising an output unit configured to output the first dose information and the second dose information to at least one of the user terminal, the information processing device, and the dose management server by controlling handling of the first dose information and the second dose information by the control unit.

43. an information aggregation server connected to the information processing device and the dose management server via a network; The dose management system according to claim 39 , wherein the first acquisition unit acquires the dose information from the information collecting server.

44. The dose management system according to claim 40 , wherein the output unit outputs the dose information to at least one of the user terminal and an information processing device.

45. The dose management system according to claim 41 , wherein the first information processing device and the second information processing device are devices in different medical institutions.

46. The system of claim 39 , wherein the dose information includes dose information input from the user terminal.

47. a conversion unit that converts a data format of the second dose information acquired by the first acquisition unit into a different data format, The dose management system according to claim 42 , wherein the output unit outputs the second dose information converted into the different data format to at least one of the user terminal, the information processing device, and the dose management server.

48. The first acquisition unit acquires a plurality of pieces of dose information; The radiation dose management system according to claim 40 , wherein the output unit outputs an integrated value of the plurality of pieces of radiation dose information to at least one of the user terminal, the information processing device, and the radiation dose management server.

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