A61B6/44

Radiation detection device

There is provided a radiation detection device capable of protecting a radiation detection panel stored thereinside. A radiation detection device includes: a front surface member; a rear surface member that is assembled with the front surface member and that comprises an outer rib formed along an outer edge and an inner rib formed along the outer rib inside the outer rib; and a radiation detection panel that is disposed between the front surface member and the rear surface member and detects radiation incident from the front surface member side.

Radiation imaging apparatus comprising a processing unit configured to set a control timing of a radiation source with respect to a wired or wireless communication with an imaging capturing unit
10856833 · 2020-12-08 · ·

A radiation imaging apparatus, comprising a radiation source configured to generate radiation, an image capturing unit configured to perform image capturing by detecting the radiation, and a processing unit configured to be communicable with the image capturing unit, wherein the processing unit performs a first operation which evaluates response time in communication with the image capturing unit, and a second operation which sets a control timing of the radiation source based on an evaluation result of the response time obtained in the first operation.

Radiation-irradiation device including a cradle that supports an edge portion of a radiation detector

A radiation-irradiation device includes a leg unit, a radiation source unit, an arm unit that supports the radiation source unit, and a body unit that is an arm support unit supporting the arm unit. Further, radiation-irradiation device includes a cradle that supports one edge portion of a radiation detector detecting radiation and having the shape of a rectangular flat plate and is mounted on the body unit so as to be movable between a first position at which the radiation detector (80) is held along a flat surface of the body unit and a second position at which at least an opposite edge portion of the radiation detector opposite to the one edge portion of the radiation detector is held at a position away from the body unit.

Dynamic state imaging system configured to acquire a plurality of images indicating a dynamic state of a subject at predetermined time intervals
10849590 · 2020-12-01 · ·

A dynamic state imaging system includes a hardware processor that acquires period information on a period of a subject's dynamic state having periodicity, and controls a radiation imaging apparatus to acquire dynamic state images of a plurality of periods by assigning a same phase as an imaging start timing for each period of the subject's dynamic state, based on the period information, and performing imaging at predetermined time intervals from the imaging start timing for each period.

TETHERED LAPAROSCOPIC PROBE

A tethered laparoscopic probe is provided, the tethered laparoscopic probe for deployment through a trocar into a cavity of a subject to detect gamma radiation from a radiopharmaceutical administered to the subject. The laparoscopic probe comprises a probe head shaped for insertion through the trocar and configured to be freely moveable within the cavity. The probe head comprises an elongate casing comprising radiation shielding for inhibiting gamma radiation from passing through the probe head, the radiation shielding having a detection aperture for admitting gamma radiation. The probe head further comprises a gamma radiation detector arranged within the casing, the gamma radiation detector configured to detect gamma radiation through the detection aperture of the casing. The probe head further comprises means for, in use, facilitating the localization of a source of radiation from the radiopharmaceutical within the cavity. The laparoscopic probe further comprises a tether coupled to the probe head and for, in use, tethering the probe head through the trocar.

Control system and radiographic imaging system

A control system includes a radiation emission apparatus and a radiographic imaging apparatus that generates image data by receiving radiation. A first apparatus of the radiation emission apparatus and the radiographic imaging apparatus includes a first timer that performs time measurement to periodically generate first time measurement information. A second apparatus of the radiation emission apparatus and the radiographic imaging apparatus includes a second timer that performs time measurement to periodically generate second time measurement information. The first apparatus includes an interface that transmits the first time measurement information to the second timer. At least one apparatus includes a hardware processor which adjusts the operation of the first or second timer based on adjustment conditions in a state where the second timer does not acquire the first time measurement information.

X-ray imaging apparatus

The X-ray imaging apparatus is provided with a plurality of gratings including an X-ray source and a first grating, a detector, a grating rotation mechanism for rotating a plurality of gratings respectively, and an image processor for generating at least a dark field image. The image processor is configured to generate a dark field image captured by arranging the grating at a plurality of angles in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis direction.

Medical imaging device and suspension gantry including multiple supporting arms rotatable relative to each other

The present disclosure discloses a medical imaging device including a gantry and a first C-arm having an imaging chain. The gantry includes a first supporting arm connecting the first C-arm, a base, a second C-arm connecting the base, and a second supporting arm connecting the second C-arm. The first C-arm may be moveable along the first supporting arm and the second supporting arm may be movable along the second C-arm.

System and method for cabinet x-ray systems with camera

The present disclosure relates to the field of a cabinet x-ray incorporating an x-ray tube, an x-ray detector, and a real-time camera, either high definition or standard resolution, for the production of organic and non-organic images. The computing device can receive video data from the camera and the x-ray detector and determines, based on the video data, an overlay of the captured x-ray image with the captured real-time image or display images adjacently i.e. Picture-In-Picture (PIP). In particular, the disclosure relates to a system and method with corresponding apparatus for capturing a real-time image simultaneously with the x-ray image allowing a cabinet x-ray unit to attain and optimize images with exact orientation of the 2 images.

PARTICLE RADIATION THERAPY APPARATUS

A particle radiation therapy apparatus 10 includes: a bed 15 for positioning of a patient 12; irradiation ports 16 (16a, 16b) that output a particle beam in a treatment room 11; a horizontal-direction imaging unit 21 composed of a first X-ray source 25 and a first X-ray detector 26 that face each other with the bed 15 interposed therebetween; a vertical-direction imaging unit 22 composed of a second X-ray source 27 and a second X-ray detector 28 that face each other with the bed 15 interposed therebetween; a storage room 18 for housing the first X-ray detector 26 under the floor when the horizontal-direction imaging unit 21 is not used; and a support member 23 that moves the first X-ray detector 26 above the floor and supports it between the bed 15 and the side of the irradiation ports 16 when the horizontal-direction imaging unit 21 is used.