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US 10,939,884 · App. 15/865,408 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Radiation emitting device comprising a computing unit for controlling an inclination and a rotation angle of a monitor, method for controlling radiation emitting device, and program

Inventors: Fumito Nariyuki (Kanagawa, JP); Ryosuke Ogura (Kanagawa, JP); Masayoshi Matsuura (Kanagawa, JP); Haruyasu Nakatsugawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,939,884
App. No.
15/865,408
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiation emitting device includes a radiation source unit that irradiates a subject with radiation, a camera that captures an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject, and a monitor that displays the captured image. A control device controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor on the basis of at least one of the direction of the radiation source unit, the inclination of a radiation detector, and the rotation angle of the radiation detector, or the display content of the monitor.

Claims (55)

1. A radiation emitting device comprising:

a radiation source for irradiating a subject with radiation;

a camera for capturing an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject;

a monitor for displaying the captured image; and

a computing unit for controlling at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, on a basis of at least one of an inclination of a radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates a radiographic image of the subject, a rotation angle of the radiation detector, or a display content of the monitor,

wherein, in a case in which the radiation detector is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the computing unit controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

2. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the monitor has a rectangular shape in which a length of two sides opposite to each other in one direction is different from a length of two sides opposite to each other in an other direction,

the radiation emitting device further comprises a driving unit, including at least one motor, for changing at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, and

the computing unit controls the driving unit such that at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor is changed, on a basis of at least one of a direction of the radiation source, the inclination of the radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates the radiographic image of the subject, or the rotation angle of the radiation detector, or the display content of the monitor.

3. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a case in which the inclination of the radiation detector is displayed on the monitor, the computing unit controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

4. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a case in which the subject is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the computing unit controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

5. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the computing unit controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor on a basis of a body position of the subject included in the captured image displayed on the monitor.

6. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the computing unit matches the inclination of the monitor with the inclination of the radiation detector.

7. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the computing unit matches the rotation angle of the monitor with the rotation angle of the radiation detector.

8. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the computing unit controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor on a basis of a display of another image different from the captured image on the monitor.

9. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the computing unit further controls a brightness of the monitor on a basis of a brightness of the captured image.

10. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the captured image is an infrared image, and the monitor displays the infrared image and the radiographic image of the subject.

11. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a direction change unit, including at least one motor, for changing a direction of the radiation source, and the direction change unit changes the direction of the radiation source on a basis of the inclination of the radiation detector.

12. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the monitor is provided separately from the radiation source and the camera.

13. The radiation emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a leg portion, including wheels, that is movable on a device mounting surface with the wheels;

a main body portion that is held on the leg portion; and

an arm portion that is connected to the main body portion,

wherein the radiation source and the camera are attached to the arm portion,

the monitor is attached to the main body portion, and

the computing unit is accommodated in the main body portion.

14. A method for controlling a radiation emitting device comprising a radiation source for irradiating a subject with radiation, a camera for capturing an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject, and a monitor for displaying the captured image, the method comprising:

controlling at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, on a basis of at least one of an inclination of a radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates a radiographic image of the subject, a rotation angle of the radiation detector, or a display content of the monitor,

wherein, in a case in which the radiation detector is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the controlling comprises controlling at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to perform a method for controlling a radiation emitting device comprising a radiation source for irradiating a subject with radiation, a camera for capturing an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject, and a monitor for displaying the captured image, the method comprising:

controlling at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, on a basis of at least one of an inclination of a radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates a radiographic image of the subject, a rotation angle of the radiation detector, or a display content of the monitor,

wherein, in a case in which the radiation detector is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the controlling comprises controlling at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

16. A radiation emitting device comprising:

a radiation source for irradiating a subject with radiation;

a camera for capturing an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject;

a monitor for displaying the captured image; and

a computing unit for controlling at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, on a basis of at least one of a direction of the radiation source, an inclination of a radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates a radiographic image of the subject, a rotation angle of the radiation detector, or a display content of the monitor,

wherein, in a case in which the subject is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the computing unit controls at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

17. A method for controlling a radiation emitting device comprising a radiation source for irradiating a subject with radiation, a camera for capturing an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject, and a monitor for displaying the captured image, the method comprising:

controlling at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, on a basis of at least one of a direction of the radiation source, an inclination of a radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates a radiographic image of the subject, a rotation angle of the radiation detector, or a display content of the monitor,

wherein, in a case in which the subject is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the controlling comprises controlling at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that causes a computer to perform a method for controlling a radiation emitting device comprising a radiation source for irradiating a subject with radiation, a camera for capturing an image of the subject to acquire a captured image of the subject, and a monitor for displaying the captured image, the method comprising:

controlling at least one of an inclination or a rotation angle of the monitor, on a basis of at least one of a direction of the radiation source, an inclination of a radiation detector that detects the radiation transmitted through the subject and generates a radiographic image of the subject, a rotation angle of the radiation detector, or a display content of the monitor,

wherein, in a case in which the subject is included in the captured image displayed on the monitor, the controlling comprises controlling at least one of the inclination or the rotation angle of the monitor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2018
From: NARIYUKI, FUMITO; OGURA, RYOSUKE; MATSUURA, MASAYOSHI; NAKATSUGAWA, HARUYASU
To: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-143837 · Jul 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016003266 · Jul 11, 2016
Related Publication 20180146937A1 · May 31, 2018
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