Radiation Dose Management Device with Image Correspondence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dose management systems in medical imaging struggle to determine whether a radiation dose is appropriate for patients, as they rely solely on dose value measurements without considering patient body shape or image quality, leading to complex operations and inadequate exposure dose management.
Innovation Solution
A dose management device and recording medium that acquire and manage dose information by identifying corresponding radiographic images based on established correspondence between dose information and image quality, allowing for easy determination of appropriate radiation doses through a user-friendly interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If dose management systems rely solely on dose value measurements, then the system operation is simplified, but the accuracy of determining appropriate radiation doses deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines dose value information with corresponding radiographic images into an integrated display interface. The dose management device merges numerical dose data with visual image information, allowing operators to simultaneously view both the dose value and the associated radiographic image without switching between separate displays or searching through multiple files. This integration resolves the contradiction by maintaining operational simplicity while significantly improving the accuracy of dose appropriateness determination through combined information presentation.
2Loss of information
If operators manually search and display radiographic images corresponding to specific dose values, then comprehensive information is available, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-establishing and storing the correspondence relationships between dose values and radiographic images in the dose management device. The system proactively organizes and indexes this information before operators need to access it, so that when a specific dose value is selected or a search is performed, the corresponding radiographic image is immediately available without requiring manual browsing or file searching. This pre-organization eliminates operational complexity while ensuring comprehensive information availability.
3Reliability
If the system displays both dose information and radiographic images, then the completeness of dose management is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a multi-functional display interface that can accommodate and present both dose information and radiographic images within a single integrated environment. The interface is designed to handle multiple types of information (numerical dose data, visual images, and their correspondences) using unified display mechanisms and interaction methods. This multi-functional design achieves complete dose management without increasing interface complexity, as the same interface structure serves both information types simultaneously rather than requiring separate specialized interfaces.
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AI summary
A dose management device manages dose information of radiation doses in radiation events where radiographic images are generated in response to radiation on a subject. The dose management device includes a controller that acquires a target piece of the dose information, identifies a radiographic image corresponding to the target piece based on correspondence between each of the radiographic images and a piece of the dose information in a radiation event in which the radiographic images are generated, and outputs the identified radiographic image.