An imaging system (10) and related method, where a marker detection system (MDS) detects one or more markers (MK) spatially arranged in association with an area (A). If the marker detection system (MDS) detects that the area (A) is within a field-of-view (FoV) of the imaging system (10) or is at least within a predefined distance thereof, a control signal is issued in respect of said area (A) to an image acquisition system (ACS) of the imaging system (10). The area (A) may be one of a hand (32) of a human operator or a part of a patient (12) to be imaged.

An imaging system (10) and related method, where a marker detection system (MDS) detects one or more markers (MK) spatially arranged in association with an area (A). If the marker detection system (MDS) detects that the area (A) is within a field-of-view (FoV) of the imaging system (10) or is at least within a predefined distance thereof, a control signal is issued in respect of said area (A) to an image acquisition system (ACS) of the imaging system (10). The area (A) may be one of a hand (32) of a human operator or a part of a patient (12) to be imaged.

Various configurations of shielding materials within shielding layers, such as for use in shielding radiation from implanted radioactive carriers, are discussed herein.

The collimator (3) for a radiological equipment (1) comprises shielding means (6, 7, 9, 10, 11) made of tungsten-based radiation-absorbent plastic material; such means may be proximal radiated field closure elements and/or radiated field propagation elements; such means comprise at least one radiated radiogenic field propagation element (6).

Systems and methods for providing a radiopaque shield affixed to a medical device hangar. Such systems and methods reduce radiation exposure to circulating medical staff during fluoroscopy procedures and reduce equipment clutter and cost.

An X-ray apparatus capable of releasing a locked rotation of a wheel using a power supplied from an auxiliary battery of an X-ray detector when a body is discharged, and a control method thereof. The X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray detector provided with a detector battery mounted thereto and configured to detect X-rays using power supplied from the detector battery. A body includes a body battery and a detector accommodation unit, in which the X-ray detector is accommodated on the outside. A wheel in the body is rotatable by a power supplied from the body battery and a brake is configured to lock a rotation of the wheel when the body battery is incapable of supplying the power. A controller controls the brake so that a locked rotation of the wheel is released by the power supplied from the detector battery when a rotation of the wheel is locked.

Embodiments of the present description provide a medical apparatus for use in supporting a patient lying in a supine position during a radial cardiac catheterization procedure. More particularly, embodiments of the present description provide an arm board a patient's arm during a radial cardiac catheterization procedure. The arm board has a base member having a substantially planar support surface on which the patient's arm can be stabilized during a catheterization procedure and at least one shield member affixed to the base member and extending away from the support surface. Desirably, the base member has both a radiolucent portion and a radiopaque portion and the shield member is a radiopaque material, thereby reducing and/or eliminating a doctor's exposure to radiation during radial cardiac catheterization procedures without impairing the ability to obtain the necessary medical images. Also provided is a medical apparatus and a method for its use.

The invention relates to a protection system (10) and a method for protecting a staff member (6) against X-ray scatter radiation, an X-ray system and a computer readable medium having stored a computer program element for controlling such system. The protection system (10) comprises a location unit (20), and a determination unit (30). The location unit (20) is configured to detect the position of a shielding device (3) and the position of the staff member (6) to be protected. The determination unit (30) is configured to determine an origin (5) of potential X-ray scatter radiation and to determine if the shielding device (3) is positioned to protect the staff member (6) to be protected based on the origin (5) of potential X-ray scatter radiation, the position of the shielding device (3) and the position of the staff member (6).

A mobile radiography system includes a moveable arm having an x-ray source attached thereto which can be manually positioned by an operator. A sensor detects a location of a bed or other object relative to the radiography system and generates location information so that a programmable system can restrict lateral movement of the system or arm within a zone proximate the bed or other object.

In general, radiation shielding systems that shield radiation from multiple directions are described. In one embodiment, a method of shielding radiation is provided, including supporting a shielding device on an object proximate a radiation source, positioning a first shielding portion in a vertical position relative to the object, positioning a second shielding portion to extend away from the first portion, the second shielding portion attached to the first portion, and shielding radiation from the radiation source by the first shielding portion and the second shielding portion such that the first and second shielding portions provide a radiation shielding zone for a healthcare practitioner.