Integrated Radiation Report System for X-ray Exposure Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for managing X-ray exposure dose in medical facilities lack integration, making it difficult for hospitals to effectively monitor and control exposure doses, leading to inefficiencies and safety concerns, especially since existing solutions separate radiation management, exposure dose management, image quality simulation, and protocol selection, making it hard for users to correspond these elements to apparatus utilization situations.
Innovation Solution
A radiation report system that includes a storage unit for exposure data, a grouping unit for classifying records by examination protocol and patient information, and a report creation unit for generating exposure reports, along with a server for distributing these reports to client terminals, allowing for the detection of exceptional exposure values and retrieval of corresponding protocols from other hospitals for comparison and improvement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate systems are used for radiation management, exposure dose management, image quality simulation, and protocol selection, then each system can be optimized independently, but the overall system complexity increases and integration becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines previously separate systems for radiation management, exposure dose management, image quality simulation, and protocol selection into a single integrated radiation management system. This unified system uses a common database to store all relevant data and processes, eliminating the need for multiple separate systems while maintaining the optimization capabilities of each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated radiation management system performs multiple functions through a single platform: it manages radiation exposure doses, simulates image qualities, selects examination protocols, and provides reporting. The system uses a universal database structure that can accommodate all these different functions, allowing one system to replace what were previously multiple specialized systems.
2Ease of operation
If an integrated system is implemented to manage radiation exposure dose, then system efficiency and ease of operation improve, but the complexity of implementing and maintaining the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated radiation management system is divided into functional modules: a database management module, an exposure dose calculation module, an image quality simulation module, a protocol selection module, and a reporting module. Each module operates independently but shares data through the common database, making the system easier to implement and maintain while preserving integration benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The common database serves as an intermediary that connects all functional modules of the integrated system. It stores and mediates data exchange between radiation management, exposure dose management, image quality simulation, and protocol selection functions, enabling the system to handle complexity through a centralized data architecture.
3Device complexity
If existing separate systems are used, then implementation complexity is lower, but the ability to detect and manage exceptional exposure values decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated radiation management system continuously monitors exposure dose data and provides feedback mechanisms to detect exceptional values. The system can identify when exposure doses exceed predetermined thresholds or show abnormal patterns, and automatically generates reports or alerts to notify users, enabling precise monitoring and management of exceptional exposure values.
Solution Approach 2:
The system stores historical exposure dose data and examination protocol information in advance in the database, allowing it to compare current exposures against past data to detect exceptional values. This preliminary data accumulation enables the system to identify abnormal exposure patterns before they become problematic, improving detection precision.
4Measurement precision
If detailed exposure data is collected and analyzed, then exposure dose management precision improves, but the time required for data processing and report generation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data processing by continuously storing and organizing exposure dose data, examination protocol data, and patient information in the database during examination operations. This advance data preparation allows for rapid queries and analyses when needed, reducing processing time while maintaining high measurement precision through comprehensive data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides flexible query capabilities that allow users to request only the specific exposure data and analysis they need rather than processing all available data. This partial action approach enables high-precision exposure dose management for specific cases without the time cost of processing entire datasets, balancing precision requirements with processing time constraints.
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AI summary
A radiation report system includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of records including an exposure dose, an examination protocol, an examination part, a patient's age and a patient's weight with regard to the plurality of radiation examinations using a plurality of radiation diagnosis apparatuses. The plurality of records stored in the storage unit is classified into a plurality of groups based on the examination protocol, the examination part or patient information. An exposure report is created for each group based on the plurality of records stored in the storage unit. The data of the exposure report is served with a client side terminal.