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Oral Examination Device
20170333294 · 2017-11-23 ·

An oral examination device including a lip shield, a nipple, and a camera. The lip shield defines a front side and back side. The nipple extends from the front side of lip shield. The nipple defines an interior cavity with an opening to the interior cavity provided from the rear of the lip shield. The camera is positioned in the interior cavity of the nipple.

RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM
20170299736 · 2017-10-19 · ·

A radiation image capturing system including: a radiation image capturing apparatus which is portable and reads emitted radiation as image data; and a plurality of consoles, wherein when the radiation image capturing apparatus is attached to an attachment section which is associated with one console among the plurality of consoles, the one console determines whether the radiation image capturing apparatus is registrable, and when the one console determines that the radiation image capturing apparatus is registrable, the one console registers the radiation image capturing apparatus, and in a case where the radiation image capturing apparatus is already registered in another console among the plurality of consoles, the another console cancels registration of the radiation image capturing apparatus only when the one console registers the radiation image capturing apparatus.

RADIOGRAPHIC CAPTURING APPARATUS
20170336520 · 2017-11-23 ·

A radiographic capturing apparatus includes the following. A wireless communication circuit or a wireless communication device establishes wireless communication with an external unit. A power supply circuit feeds electrical power to the wireless communication circuit or the wireless communication device and is switchable between a low-load mode and a high-load mode. The power supply circuit is able to feed a current having a larger value in the high-load mode than in the low-load mode. A power supply efficiency of the power supply circuit in the high-load mode is lower than that in the low-load mode when a current having a small value as in the low-load mode is fed in the high-load mode. A switcher switches a load mode of the power supply circuit based on the detected or obtained load state. A built-in power supply feeds electrical power to the power supply circuit.

Method for the real-time control of exposure to an X-ray dose
11666300 · 2023-06-06 · ·

A method for the real-time control of exposure to an X-ray dose emitted by a generator tube for generating an X-ray beam and received by a detector includes a flat panel detector, comprising a set of pixels organized into a matrix along rows and columns and configured so as to generate signals on the basis of the X-ray dose impinging on the detector, the generator tube comprising a control unit for controlling the generator tube that is configured so as to control an emitted X-ray dose, the control method comprising the following steps: exposing the flat panel detector to an X-ray dose emitted by the generator tube for generating an X-ray beam; repeatedly reading out at least one of the rows of pixels while the flat panel detector is exposed to the X-ray dose; determining a payload signal and a stray signal based on the signals from the readout of the at least one of the rows; transmitting the payload signal to the control unit for controlling the generator tube.

RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20170290557 · 2017-10-12 ·

A radiation imaging system includes: an imaging unit configured to transfer a radiation image generated based on received radiation; and a control unit configured to determine, based on a transfer status of the radiation image, whether to continue or interrupt to transfer the radiation image.

Apparatus and method for mechanically providing power to a generator on a continuous rotatable rotor of an X-ray scanner

A system including an x-ray scanner gantry having: a housing; a gantry gear; a rotor; a generator mounted on the rotor; and first and second generator gears connected to or engaged with one or more axles of the generator. The second generator gear is engaged with the gantry gear. A motor rotates the intermediate gear via a motor gear. A second actuator actuates the motor gear to engage the motor with the rotor. A control module operates in first and second modes and: while in the first mode, engages the intermediate gear to the first generator gear via the first actuator to rotate, via the motor gear, the intermediate gear and as a result the first generator gear; and while in the second mode, engage the motor to the rotor via the second actuator to rotate, via the motor gear, the rotor and as a result the second generator gear.

Tiled digital radiography detectors for long-length imaging

A digital radiographic detector having a radiolucent cover and housing at one or more edges of the detector allows radiographic imaging using multiple detector arrangements with overlapping edges that do not obstruct radiographic images captured thereby.

Cable track for scanning head of paper machine or other system
09787075 · 2017-10-10 · ·

An apparatus includes a cable track configured to be coupled to a moveable object and to be pushed and pulled by the movable object without buckling. The cable track is also configured to transport at least one signal or material to or from the moveable object. The cable track has a curved profile. A cross-section of the cable track showing a height, a width, and a thickness of the cable track can have a “(” shape. The cable track can be configured to be bent in order to create a “U” bend in the cable track, and the cable track can be configured to be pushed and pulled without buckling to change a location of the “U” bend along the cable track. The cable track can be configured to change shape repeatedly between a “J” shape and a “U” shape.

Radiographic imaging system, radiographic imaging device, radiographic imaging device control method, and program storage medium
09782144 · 2017-10-10 · ·

A radiographic imaging system includes plural radiographic imaging devices that image a same subject. The radiographic imaging device includes: a radiation detector; a detection unit that detects whether or not application of the radiation has been started based on electrical signals indicating detection results of sensors that detect the application of the radiation and that are disposed in correspondence to the radiation detector; a determination unit that determines whether or not noise is superimposed on the electrical signals after the detection unit has detected whether or not the application of the radiation has been started; and a communication unit that is connected to another radiographic imaging device and transmits to and receives from the other connected radiographic imaging device a detection result signal indicating the detection result of the detection unit and a determination result signal indicating the determination result of the determination unit.

X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS FOR ROUNDS
20170281116 · 2017-10-05 · ·

This X-ray imaging apparatus for rounds includes inside a cart a battery, a charging circuit adapted to limit charging current flowing through the battery, and a control circuit, in which the control circuit includes: a power supply voltage detecting part adapted to detect power supply voltage supplied from an external power supply; a charged voltage detecting part adapted to detect the charged voltage of the battery; a charging current detecting part adapted to detect charging current at the time when the battery is charged; and a charging current value control part adapted to, depending on a variation in the power supply voltage detected by the power supply voltage detecting part, control a charging current value set for the charging circuit.