IP Library Granted Patent US 12,369,878
Granted Patent B2
US 12,369,878 · App. 18/057,264 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Radiation detecting apparatus, radiographic imaging system, and inclination angle outputting method

Inventor: Tomonori Komasaka (Hino, JP)
Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
A61B6/547A61B6/587A61B6/08A61B6/4283
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Patent No.
US 12,369,878
App. No.
18/057,264
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiation detecting apparatus detects radiation transmitted through a subject. The radiation detecting apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor detects rotation angles of the radiation detecting apparatus with respect to two mutually perpendicular axes to output angle information, and also detects an orientation of the radiation detecting apparatus. The hardware processor outputs the angle information for the detected orientation.

Claims (32)

1. An X-ray radiation detecting apparatus that detects X-ray radiation transmitted through a subject, comprising a hardware processor that

detects rotation angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus with respect to two mutually perpendicular axes to output angle information of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus, and

detects an orientation of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus,

wherein the hardware processor outputs the angle information for the detected orientation,

the rotation angles are two inclination angles with respect to the two mutually perpendicular axes,

the two mutually perpendicular axes are on a horizontal plane, and

the angle information includes the two inclination angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus.

2. The X-ray radiation detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor outputs the angle information to an external apparatus.

3. The X-ray radiation detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation angles and the orientation are detected based on gravitational acceleration output by a three-axis acceleration sensor.

4. The X-ray radiation detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor detects the orientation in response to outputting predetermined inclination angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus with respect to the two mutually perpendicular axes as the angle information.

5. The X-ray radiation detecting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hardware processor outputs, as the angle information, roll and pitch angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus into which the detected rotation angles are converted according to the orientation.

6. A radiographic imaging system comprising:

an X-ray radiation emitting apparatus that emits X-ray radiation;

an X-ray radiation detecting apparatus that detects the X-ray radiation transmitted through a subject; and

a hardware processor that

detects rotation angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus with respect to two mutually perpendicular axes to output angle information of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus, and

detects an orientation of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus,

wherein the hardware processor outputs the angle information for the detected orientation, and

wherein the hardware processor causes a display to display the output angle information,

the rotation angles are two inclination angles with respect to the two mutually perpendicular axes,

the two mutually perpendicular axes are on a horizontal plane, and

the angle information includes the two inclination angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus.

7. The radiographic imaging system according to claim 6 , wherein the display is included in the X-ray radiation emitting apparatus.

8. The radiographic imaging system according to claim 6 , wherein rotation angles of an X-ray radiation source of the X-ray radiation emitting apparatus are adjustable.

9. The radiographic imaging system according to claim 6 , wherein the hardware processor outputs, as the angle information, roll and pitch angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus into which the detected rotation angles are converted according to the orientation.

10. An inclination angle outputting method for an X-ray radiation detecting apparatus that detects X-ray radiation transmitted through a subject, comprising:

(i) detecting rotation angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus with respect to two mutually perpendicular axes to output angle information of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus; and

(ii) detecting an orientation of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus,

wherein the (i) detecting includes outputting the angle information for the detected orientation,

the rotation angles are two inclination angles with respect to the two mutually perpendicular axes,

the two mutually perpendicular axes are on a horizontal plane, and

the angle information includes the two inclination angles of the X-ray radiation detecting apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2022
From: KOMASAKA, TOMONORI
To: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-195072 · Dec 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230165551A1 · Jun 1, 2023
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