IP Library Granted Patent US 9,031,199
Granted Patent B2
US 9,031,199 · App. 13/195,381 · Granted May 12, 2015

X-ray computed tomography apparatus and X-ray diagnostic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,031,199
App. No.
13/195,381
Granted
May 12, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, in an X-ray computed tomography apparatus including a gantry unit including an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, a bed unit, and a console, the X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a storage unit, a power supply unit, and a power supply control unit. The storage unit stores examination schedule data of the X-ray computed tomography. The power supply unit selectively operates between an active mode of supplying power to at least one of the gantry unit, the bed unit, and the console and a standby mode of stopping supplying power to at least one of the bed unit and the gantry unit and supplying, to the console, power smaller than power supplied in the active mode. The power supply control unit controls switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on the examination schedule data.

Claims (34)

1. An X-ray computed tomography apparatus comprising a gantry unit including an X-ray tube configured to generate X-rays and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays transmitted through an object, a bed unit on which the object is placed, and a console configured to control the gantry unit and the bed unit for X-ray computed tomography, and to reconstruct an image based on projection data acquired by the X-ray computed tomography, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store examination schedule data of the X-ray computed tomography;

a power supply unit configured to selectively operate between an active mode of supplying power to at least one of the gantry unit, the bed unit, and the console, and a standby mode of stopping supplying power to at least one of the bed unit and the gantry unit and supplying, to the console, a non-zero power smaller than power supplied in the active mode; and

a power supply control unit configured to control switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on the examination schedule data.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface configured to connect to, via an electronic communication line, at least one of a radiology information system and a hospital information system, which are configured to input or store the examination schedule data,

wherein the storage unit further stores the examination schedule data received from the radiology information system or the hospital information system via the interface.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the storage unit further stores a cooling time from an end time of X-ray computed tomography to a time when a temperature state of the X-ray tube reaches a cooled state, and

the power supply control unit controls switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on the examination schedule data and the cooling time.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply control unit further controls switching from the standby mode to the active mode based on the examination schedule data.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the storage unit further stores a heating time in which a temperature state of the X-ray detector reaches a heated state from a cooled state, and

the power supply control unit further controls switching from the standby mode to the active mode based on the examination schedule data and the heating time.

6. An X-ray computed tomography apparatus comprising a gantry unit including an X-ray tube configured to generate X-rays and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays transmitted through an object, a bed unit on which the object is placed, and a console configured to control the gantry unit and the bed unit for X-ray computed tomography, and to reconstruct an image based on projection data acquired by the X-ray computed tomography, the apparatus comprising:

a power supply unit configured to selectively operate between an active mode of supplying power to at least one of the gantry unit, the bed unit, and the console, and a standby mode of stopping supplying power to at least one of the bed unit and the gantry unit and supplying, to the console, a non-zero power smaller than power supplied in the active mode; and

a power supply control unit configured to control switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on a temperature state of the gantry unit and a processed state of the projection data in the console.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a measurement unit configured to measure a temperature of the X-ray tube and a temperature of the X-ray detector; and

a storage unit configured to store an image reconstructed by the console and a predetermined threshold,

wherein the temperature state of the gantry unit is a cooled state in which the measured temperature of the X-ray tube reaches the predetermined threshold from a temperature higher than the predetermined threshold, and

the processed state of the projection data in the console is a state in which the image is reconstructed and stored in the storage unit.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an interface configured to connect to at least one of a radiology information system and a hospital information system, which are configured to input or store the examination schedule data via an electronic communication line;

a storage unit configured to store the examination schedule data received from the radiology information system or the hospital information system via the interface; and

a measurement unit configured to measure a temperature of the X-ray tube and a temperature of the X-ray detector,

wherein the power supply control unit further controls switching from the standby mode to the active mode based on at least one of the measured temperature of the X-ray tube and the measured temperature of the X-ray detector and the examination schedule data.

9. An X-ray computed tomography apparatus comprising a gantry unit including an X-ray tube configured to generate X-rays and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays transmitted through an object, a bed unit on which the object is placed, and a console configured to control the gantry unit and the bed unit for X-ray computed tomography, and to reconstruct an image based on projection data acquired by the X-ray computed tomography, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store examination schedule data of the X-ray computed tomography;

a power supply unit configured to selectively operate between an active mode of supplying power to at least one of the gantry unit, the bed unit, and the console, and a standby mode of stopping supplying power to at least one of the bed unit and the gantry unit and supplying, to the console, a non-zero power smaller than power supplied in the active mode; and

a power supply control unit configured to control switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on a temperature state of the gantry unit and a processed state of the projection data in the console, and to control switching from the standby mode to the active mode based on the temperature state of the gantry unit and the examination schedule data.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising an interface configured to connect to at least one of a radiology information system and a hospital information system, which are configured to input or store the examination schedule data via an electronic communication line,

wherein the storage unit further stores the examination schedule data received from the radiology information system or the hospital information system via the interface.

11. An X-ray diagnostic apparatus comprising a gantry unit including an X-ray tube configured to generate X-rays and an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays transmitted through an object, a bed unit on which the object is placed, and a console configured to control the gantry unit and the bed unit for X-ray diagnostic imaging, and to generate an image based on projection data acquired by the X-ray diagnostic imaging, the apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store examination schedule data of the X-ray diagnostic imaging;

a power supply unit configured to selectively operate between an active mode of supplying power to at least one of the gantry unit, the bed unit, and the console, and a standby mode of stopping supplying power to at least one of the bed unit and the gantry unit and supplying, to the console, a non-zero power smaller than power supplied in the active mode; and

a power supply control unit configured to control switching from the active mode to the standby mode based on the examination schedule data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038891/0693 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2011
From: KATAYAMA, SHIGERU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026681/0346 →