Radiation Image Capturing System Quantitative Irradiation Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation image capturing systems fail to quantitatively manage the amount of irradiated radiation during capturing failures, making it difficult to adjust the irradiation settings for subsequent captures on the same patient, leading to potential re-capture errors.
Innovation Solution
A radiation image capturing system that includes an input unit for identifying capturing failures, a storage unit for storing irradiation amount information, and an output unit for providing this information, allowing for quantitative management and adjustment of irradiation settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If capturing failure reasons are stored and displayed, then operators can acknowledge the reason for capturing failure, but the actual amount of irradiated radiation is not quantitatively managed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of information storage from qualitative (capturing failure reasons only) to quantitative (including actual irradiation amounts). By storing numerical irradiation amount data alongside failure reasons, the system enables precise measurement and comparison of radiation doses across multiple capturing attempts, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and measurement precision.
2Reliability
If capturing is performed again after capturing failure, then a diagnostic image can be obtained, but the amount of irradiated radiation cannot be adjusted quantitatively leading to potential re-capture errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by storing and displaying the actual irradiation amount from previous capturing attempts. This feedback loop allows operators to see the quantitative radiation dose used in failed captures, compare it with current settings, and make informed adjustments to avoid repeating the same errors, thereby improving both image reliability and capturing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by recording irradiation amount information before subsequent capturing attempts. This pre-established data serves as a reference for optimizing the next capturing parameters, allowing operators to proactively adjust settings based on historical quantitative data rather than retrying with identical settings that previously failed.
3Loss of information
If statistics of capturing failure reasons are displayed, then the tendency of capturing failure can be shown, but quantitative management of irradiated radiation is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two previously separate information types: capturing failure reason statistics and actual irradiation amount data. By combining these datasets into a unified storage and display system, the patent simultaneously provides qualitative failure analysis and quantitative radiation dose management, resolving the contradiction between statistical information and physical measurement data.
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AI summary
A radiation image capturing system includes the following. An input unit is used to input that a captured radiation image is a capturing failure. A storage stores irradiating amount information regarding capturing set as the capturing failure when there is input that the captured radiation image is the capturing failure. An output unit outputs the irradiating amount information regarding the capturing set as the capturing failure stored in the storage.