Radiation detection apparatus and output method
A radiation detection apparatus capable of monitoring a radiation dose during incidence, includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a setting of an imaging range including a plurality of parts of an object and a setting of at least one target part that is a target of automatic exposure control in the plurality of parts, a specifying unit configured to specify, based on radiation transmission amounts set for the plurality of parts and radiation doses monitored in a plurality of detection regions of the radiation detection apparatus, at least one target detection region located at a position where radiation transmitted through the at least one target part enters from the plurality of detection regions, and an output unit configured to output the radiation dose monitored in the at least one target detection region.
1. A radiation detection apparatus capable of monitoring a radiation dose during incidence, the apparatus comprising:
an obtaining unit configured to obtain a setting of an imaging range including a plurality of parts of an object and a setting of at least one target part that is a target of automatic exposure control in the plurality of parts;
a specifying unit configured to specify, based on radiation transmission amounts set for the plurality of parts and radiation doses monitored in a plurality of detection regions of the radiation detection apparatus, at least one target detection region, from the plurality of detection regions, located at a position where radiation transmitted through the at least one target part enters; and
an output unit configured to output the radiation dose monitored in the at least one target detection region.
2. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying unit compares a distribution of the radiation transmission amounts set for the plurality of parts and a distribution of the radiation doses monitored in the plurality of detection regions, thereby specifying the at least one target detection region.
3. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a notification unit configured to, in a case where the specifying unit cannot specify the at least one target detection region, make a notification to a user of the radiation detection apparatus.
4. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the specifying unit cannot specify the at least one target detection region, the output unit outputs a radiation dose monitored in one or more of the plurality of detection regions.
5. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying unit specifies the at least one target detection region after the radiation dose in at least one of the plurality of detection regions exceeds a threshold.
6. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the specifying unit specifies the at least one target detection region after the radiation doses in all of the plurality of detection regions exceed a threshold.
7. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the specifying unit performs estimation of the at least one target detection region twice based on the radiation transmission amounts set for the plurality of parts and the radiation doses monitored in the plurality of detection regions of the radiation detection apparatus, and in a case where the two estimation results match, specifies the estimation result as the at least one target detection region.
8. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of detection regions are arranged in two-fold symmetry.
9. The radiation detection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of detection regions are arranged in four-fold symmetry.
10. An output method of a radiation detection apparatus capable of monitoring a radiation dose during incidence, the method comprising:
obtaining a setting of an imaging range including a plurality of parts of an object and a setting of at least one target part that is a target of automatic exposure control in the plurality of parts;
specifying, based on radiation transmission amounts set for the plurality of parts and radiation doses monitored in a plurality of detection regions of the radiation detection apparatus, at least one target detection region, from the plurality of detection regions, located at a position where radiation transmitted through the at least one target part enters; and
outputting the radiation dose monitored in the at least one target detection region.