Radiographic image photographing system and control device

Abstract

A radiographic image photographing system and its control device surely correlates radiographing order information with radiographic image data and facilitates radiographing work. A control section of a tag reader reads out inherent information stored in a tag in a radiation image detecting device. A control section of a radiographing operation apparatus receives the inherent information of the radiation image detecting device from the tag and stores it in a storing section. In response to an input from an input operation section, the control section correlates each piece of radiographing order information with a cassette ID of the radiation image detecting device and stores this correlation information in the storing section.

1 . A radiographic image photographing system which performs radiographing based on radiographing order information relating to radiographing operation, the radiographic image photographing system comprising:
 (1) at least one radiation image detecting device which is portable comprising:
 an image data generation section which detects radiation having passed through a subject and generates radiographic image data in conformance to an amount of the radiation; and 
 an RFID tag for storing inherent information; 
   (2) an RFID tag reader for reading the inherent information stored in the RFID tag, when the radiation image detecting device has entered a predetermined area of a radiographing room where a radiographing operation is performed; and   (3) a control device comprising:
 an acquisition section for acquiring the radiographing order information and the inherent information read by the RFID tag reader; 
 a storing section for storing the radiographing order information and the inherent information acquired by the acquisition section; 
 a display section for displaying the radiographing order information and the inherent information stored in the storing section; 
 an inherent information selection device for selecting one piece of inherent information from among the inherent information displayed on the display section; and 
 a correlation device for establishing correlation between the one piece of inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device and the radiographing order information. 
   
   
   
       2 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the control device further comprises:   a transmission section for transmitting radiographing order information correlated with inherent information by the correlation device to the radiation image detecting device which has the inherent information.   
   
   
       3 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the inherent information includes inherent identification information assigned to the radiation image detecting device.   
   
   
       4 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the radiation image detecting device has a scintillator which converts radiation emitted thereto into visible light and the inherent information includes at least one of size information of the radiation image detecting device and information on the scintillator.   
   
   
       5 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and the inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       6 . A control device connected with an RFID tag reader for reading an RFID tag when at least one radiation image detecting device which detects radiation having passed through a subject and generates radiographic image data has entered a predetermined area of a radiographing room, the RFID tag being provided in the radiation image detecting device, and the control device comprising:
 an acquisition section for acquiring radiographing order information relating to a radiographing operation and inherent information of the radiation image detecting device read by the RFID tag reader;   a storing section for storing the radiographing order information and the inherent information acquired by the acquisition section;   a display section for displaying the radiographing order information and the inherent information stored in the storing section;   an inherent information selection device for selecting one piece of inherent information from among the inherent information displayed on the display section; and   a correlation device for establishing correlation between the one piece of inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device and the radiographing order information.   
   
   
       7 . The control device of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a transmission section for transmitting radiographing order information correlated with inherent information by the correlation device to the radiation image detecting device which has the inherent information.   
   
   
       8 . The control device of  claim 6  or  7 ,
 wherein the inherent information includes identification information assigned to the radiation image detecting device.   
   
   
       9 . The control device of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the radiation image detecting device has a scintillator which converts radiation emitted thereto into visible light and the inherent information includes at least one of size information of the radiation image detecting device and information on the scintillator.   
   
   
       10 . The control device of  claim 6 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       11 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the inherent information includes inherent identification information assigned to the radiation image detecting device.   
   
   
       12 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the radiation image detecting device has a scintillator which converts radiation emitted thereto into visible light and the inherent information includes at least one of size information of the radiation image detecting device and information on the scintillator.   
   
   
       13 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 2 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and the inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       14 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and the inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       15 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 4 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and the inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       16 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 11 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and the inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       17 . The radiographic image photographing system of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and the inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.   
   
   
       18 . The control device of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the inherent information includes identification information assigned to the radiation image detecting device.   
   
   
       19 . The control device of  claim 18 ,
 wherein the radiation image detecting device has a scintillator which converts radiation emitted thereto into visible light and the inherent information includes at least one of size information of the radiation image detecting device and information on the scintillator.   
   
   
       20 . The control device of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the storing section is capable of storing a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and the display section is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of radiographing order information and,   wherein the control device further comprises:   an order selection device for selecting at least one piece of radiographing order information from among the plurality of pieces of radiographing order information displayed on the display section, and the correlation device establishes correlation between the radiographing order information selected by the order selection device and inherent information selected by the inherent information selection device.