Imaging Control Apparatus Linking Radiation Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Radiographic imaging systems with different linkage systems often fail to cooperate due to incompatible hardware interfaces, requiring modifications to either the radiation emitting apparatus, peripherals, or imaging apparatus.
Innovation Solution
An imaging control apparatus with a hardware processor that sends a command for radiation emission to a console and outputs a control signal to a radiographic imaging apparatus, allowing linkage between systems without a hardware interface, using software communication for the radiation emitting apparatus and hardware connection for the imaging apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional control unit connected through hardware interface is used to link radiation emitting apparatus and radiographic imaging apparatus, then the linkage between the two apparatuses can be established, but modifications are required when neither apparatus has a hardware interface
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a control unit as an intermediary device that bridges the radiation emitting apparatus and radiographic imaging apparatus. This control unit communicates with the radiation emitting apparatus via software commands through a console and outputs control signals to the radiographic imaging apparatus, eliminating the need for direct hardware interface connections between the two apparatuses and avoiding modification requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different linkage systems (software-based vs hardware-based) are employed by radiation emitting apparatus and radiographic imaging apparatus, then each apparatus can operate independently, but they cannot be linked together to cooperate
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit is designed with multi-functional capability to handle both software-based communication with the radiation emitting apparatus and hardware-based control signal output to the radiographic imaging apparatus. This universal interface approach enables the control unit to mediate between different linkage systems, allowing apparatuses with different communication methods to cooperate seamlessly.
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AI summary
An imaging control apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor is capable of sending, to a console, a command indicating permission of radiation emission. The console controls a radiation emitting apparatus that emits radiation. The hardware processor is also capable of outputting a first control signal to a radiographic imaging apparatus that generates a radiograph based on the first control signal.