Radiography Supporter Automates Irradiation Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional X-ray photography systems require significant user intervention and processing burdens to adjust irradiation conditions for repeated examinations of the same object, especially when body type changes or irradiation directions differ, leading to inefficient operation and increased computational load.
Innovation Solution
A radiography supporter system that includes a hardware processor to acquire examination orders, transmit corresponding radiation irradiation conditions to the radiation generator, and restrict the transmission of irradiation conditions for subsequent orders if changes are made in the initial order, thereby reducing user operation burden and processing loads.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If irradiation conditions are automatically set for each examination order, then radiography conditions can be appropriately adjusted for standard body types, but users must manually fine-tune conditions for overweight or underweight patients, increasing operation burden
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically setting irradiation conditions based on examination order details before the user needs to intervene. The radiography control apparatus pre-calculates and sets conditions according to stored data about the examination object, reducing the need for manual fine-tuning.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the irradiation conditions to be automatically adjusted based on examination order information without requiring continuous user intervention. The radiography control apparatus serves itself by using stored examination object data to determine appropriate conditions.
2Manufacturing precision
If irradiation conditions are reset for each examination order, then conditions can be optimized for each specific examination, but users must repeatedly set conditions even for the same examination object, increasing time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses copying by storing examination order information and reusing it for subsequent examinations of the same examination object. Instead of creating new conditions each time, the system copies and references previously stored examination details to automatically determine appropriate irradiation conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by storing examination order information in advance and using it to automatically set conditions for future examinations, eliminating the need for repeated manual setting while maintaining precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the radiography control apparatus continuously processes and sets irradiation conditions for multiple examination orders, then each examination can be optimized, but arithmetic and communication processing loads increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary examination order information from multiple examination orders and uses it for automatic condition setting. By taking out only the relevant data needed for determining irradiation conditions, the system reduces unnecessary arithmetic and communication processing while maintaining adaptability.
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AI summary
A radiography supporter supports a radiography system including a radiation generator and a radiography apparatus in taking radiographic images, and the radiography supporter includes a hardware processor that: acquires an examination order; transmits corresponding radiation irradiation conditions to the radiation generator, for each examination order; and restricts transmission of irradiation conditions corresponding to a second examination order to be executed after a specific first examination order in a case where a plurality of the examination orders has been acquired for a same examination object, and the irradiation conditions corresponding to the first examination order have been changed.