IP Library Granted Patent US 12,059,287
Granted Patent B2
US 12,059,287 · App. 17/752,641 · Granted Aug 13, 2024

Radiographing system, radiographing method, and storage medium

Inventors: Keiko Uehara (Kanagawa, JP); Hironori Yamashita (Kanagawa, JP); Masaya Kawai (Kanagawa, JP); Tomohiro Kawanishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
A61B6/56A61B6/465A61B6/542G01T7/00
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Patent No.
US 12,059,287
App. No.
17/752,641
Granted
Aug 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiographing system includes a radiation generation apparatus emitting a radiation, a radiation detection apparatus detecting the radiation to generate a radiographic image, and a radiographing apparatus controlling operation of the radiation detection apparatus by communicating with the radiation detection apparatus. The radiographing system further includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about the radiation detection apparatus, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the radiation detection apparatus includes an automatic exposure control (AEC) function, based on the information about the radiation detection apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit.

Claims (21)

1. A radiographing system including a radiation generation apparatus emitting a radiation, a radiation detection apparatus detecting the radiation to generate a radiographic image, and a radiographing apparatus controlling operation of the radiation detection apparatus by communicating with the radiation detection apparatus, the radiographing system comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about the radiation detection apparatus; and

a determination unit configured to determine whether the radiation detection apparatus includes an automatic exposure control (AEC) function, based on the information about the radiation detection apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit.

2. The radiographing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a display control unit configured to display, in a case where the determination unit determines that the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function, at least one of a notification that the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function and a notification that imaging is unperformable.

3. The radiographing system according to claim 2 , wherein the display control unit displays the notification that the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function, by graying out positional information on lighting fields of the radiation detection apparatus.

4. The radiographing system according to claim 2 , wherein the display control unit displays the notification that the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function, by pop-up display.

5. The radiographing system according to claim 4 , wherein the display control unit displays a button to select whether to continue imaging.

6. The radiographing system according to claim 2 , wherein, in a case where a predetermined time has elapsed after the display control unit displays the notification that the imaging is unperformable, the determination unit determines not to continue the imaging.

7. The radiographing system according to claim 4 , further comprising a setting unit configured to set, in a case where the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function, whether to perform the pop-up display.

8. The radiographing system according to claim 2 , wherein, in a case where the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function, the display control unit displays a notification to prompt switching to another radiation detection apparatus.

9. The radiographing system according to claim 8 , wherein, in a case where the switched radiation detection apparatus is a detection apparatus mounted with the AEC function, the display control unit displays a notification that the imaging is performable.

10. The radiographing system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the determination unit further determines whether the AEC function of the radiation detection apparatus is enabled, and

wherein the display control unit displays an alert of continuation of the imaging, in at least one of a case where it is determined that the radiation detection apparatus does not include the AEC function and the AEC function of the radiation detection apparatus is enabled, and a case where it is determined that the radiation detection apparatus includes the AEC function and the AEC function of the radiation detection apparatus is disabled.

11. A radiographing apparatus, comprising:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a radiation detection apparatus; and

a determination unit configured to determine whether the radiation detection apparatus includes an AEC function, based on the information about the radiation detection apparatus acquired by the acquisition unit.

12. A radiographing method using a radiographing system, the radiographing system including a radiation generation apparatus emitting a radiation, a radiation detection apparatus detecting the radiation to generate a radiographic image, and a radiographing apparatus controlling operation of the radiation detection apparatus by communicating with the radiation detection apparatus, the method comprising:

acquiring information about the radiation detection apparatus; and

determining whether the radiation detection apparatus includes an AEC function, based on the acquired information about the radiation detection apparatus.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to perform the radiographing method according to claim 12 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2022
From: UEHARA, KEIKO; YAMASHITA, HIRONORI; KAWAI, MASAYA; KAWANISHI, TOMOHIRO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-090314 · May 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220378393A1 · Dec 1, 2022
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