Wireless Cassette ID Matching for Radiation Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation image capturing systems are complex and inefficient, with issues related to cassette ID management, communication key validity, and determination of the correct radiation detecting cassette for image capture, leading to potential errors and inefficiencies in capturing radiation images.
Innovation Solution
A radiation image capturing system that employs a radiation source, a radiation detecting cassette with a built-in radiation conversion panel, and a controller with wireless communication capabilities, where the cassette ID information is stored and transmitted via wireless communication, allowing the system to determine the correct cassette and establish communication, eliminating the need for physical cables and simplifying the image capture process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If wireless communication is used to transmit cassette ID information, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but reliability of communication may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical connection system (physical cables connecting cassettes to the image capturing apparatus) with a wireless communication system. The cassette ID information is transmitted via wireless signals from the radiation detecting cassette to the image capturing apparatus, eliminating the need for physical cable connections while maintaining identification and communication functionality.
2Ease of operation
If cassette ID information is stored and transmitted wirelessly, then ease of operation is improved and device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision of cassette identification may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses cassette ID information as a digital copy or identifier of the radiation detecting cassette. Instead of relying on physical identification methods, the system stores and transmits a unique ID code that represents the cassette, enabling accurate identification through wireless communication while simplifying the operation of cassette handling and selection.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables reliable and efficient capture of radiation images by ensuring the correct cassette is identified and used, reducing complexity and improving operational efficiency in medical settings by eliminating the need for physical cables and simplifying the image capture process.
Implementation Method 1
a radiation conversion panel for detecting a radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiation image information
Implementation Method 2
first wireless communication unit sends the cassette ID information stored by the first ID storage to the second wireless communication unit by way of wireless communications
Data Source
AI summary
A transceiver of a radiation detecting cassette sends cassette ID information stored in a cassette ID memory to a transceiver of a console via a transceiver of an image capturing apparatus by way of wireless communications. An ID determining unit determines whether cassette ID information which matches the cassette ID information received by the transceiver is stored in a cassette ID memory or not. If the ID determining unit judges that both cassette ID information match each other, the transceiver sends the cassette ID information and an activation instruction signal to the transceiver by way of wireless communications.