Abstract: Even when there are plural radiographic image detection devices and external devices between which communication takes place, a link with a designated external device may be established easily and reliably. An electronic cassette used in imaging or an electronic cassette that stores generated image data in an image memory is attached to a handle that stores a console ID, which indicates a console that is to be specified as a target of communication. When the attachment of the electronic cassette with the handle is detected by an attachment detection section, a connection request signal is sent to the console indicated by the console ID stored in the handle. When a connection permission signal is received from the console, a link between the electronic cassette and the console is established.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing control apparatus including: a communication unit which communicates with a radiographic imaging apparatus which captures a radiographic image represented by irradiated radiation and generates image information indicating the captured radiographic image; a radiation irradiating unit which is provided with a radiation source for generating the radiation and irradiates the radiation from the radiation source; a storage unit which stores correction information for correcting the radiographic image generated by the radiographic imaging apparatus; and a controller which controls an alarm unit to issue an alarm in a case where the radiation source provided to the radiation irradiating unit or a part which influences irradiation by the radiation source is replaced.

Abstract: An electronic cassette in a radiographic image capturing system includes a radiation detector for detecting radiation applied from an image capturing apparatus and transmitted through a patient, a contactless power receiver for receiving electric power supplied contactlessly from a power feeder and supplying the electric power to a battery, an A/D converter for performing an A/D conversion to convert analog radiographic image information generated based on the radiation applied to the radiation detector into digital radiographic image information, an end-of-A/D-conversion determining unit for determining whether the A/D conversion is finished or not, and a charging controller for stopping the power feeder from supplying electric power contactlessly after the image capturing apparatus has started capturing images until the end-of-A/D-conversion determining unit judges that the A/D conversion is finished.

Abstract: There is provided a radiographic imaging system including: a radiographic imaging device including a generating section that captures a radiographic image expressed by irradiated radiation and generates image information expressing the captured radiographic image, and a first communication section that transmits, plural times and by wireless communication and even during a response wait time period, imaging start instructing information that instructs starting of imaging when preparations for capturing a radiographic image by the generating section have been completed; and a control device having a second communication section that can communicate by wireless communication with the first communication section, and a control section that controls a radiation irradiating section such that radiation is irradiated with respect to the radiographic imaging device in a case in which the second communication section receives any of the imaging start instructing information that are transmitted plural times from the f

Abstract: An imaging area specifying apparatus that includes a storage component and a specifying component is provided. The storage component stores as correlation information a correlation value correlated with the amount of radiation emitted to each of a plurality of predetermined areas divided from a detection region of a radiation detector that outputs an electric signal indicating a radiological image represented by radiation which is emitted to the detection region for detecting the radiation. The specifying component specifies an imaging area capable of capturing the radiological image of a predetermined size while preventing variations in the amount of radiation emitted to each of the divided areas in the detection region, on the basis of the correlation information stored in the storage component.

Abstract: There is provided a radiographic imaging table including: a test object mounting plate capable of allowing radiation to penetrate therethrough, on which a test object is mounted; a detector mounting plate which is disposed under the test object mounting plate to movably mount a radiographic image detector which detects radiation penetrating the test object and the test object mounting plate, and which generates an image according to the detected radiation; and a connection device which is disposed on the detector mounting plate such that it is connectable to the radiographic image detector in order to perform at least one of charging the radiographic image detector mounted on the detector mounting plate or facilitating communication between the radiographic image detector and an external device.

Abstract: In a radiographic image capturing system, when a radiation detector is activated by a battery which is capable of being charged by a charging apparatus, charging of the battery by the charging apparatus is controlled based on whether image-capturing with respect to a subject is performed or not and/or whether delivery of the radiographic image information from the radiation detector is performed or not.

Abstract: A radiation image capturing system is provided. A radiation source control device includes a first timing component, and a control component that, when a time of the first timing component has reached a pre-specified exposure start time, controls a radiation source, which emits radiation, and performs control to cause radiation to be irradiated for a predetermined duration from the radiation source. A radiation image capturing device includes a second timing component that measures time, which is synchronized with the first timing component, a sensor portion that generates charges in accordance with irradiation of radiation and that is irradiated with the radiation from the radiation source, and a generation component that, after a time of the second timing component has passed through the predetermined duration from the exposure start time, reads out the charges generated at the sensor portion and generates image data representing a radiation image.

Abstract: A cassette accommodating device accommodates casings of a plurality of sizes. Each casing is detachably inserted with a cassette installed with a rechargeable battery and a radiation detection unit that is supplied with power from the rechargeable battery and generates a radiographic image according to an amount of received radiation. Each casing is provided on at least one of two connected side faces with a power receiving unit that receives power for charging the rechargeable battery. The device comprises a groove portion, formed with a sloping face that faces one of the two side faces of an accommodated casing, and a bottom face that faces the other of the two side faces of the accommodated casing. The bottom face is inclined such that the casing moves toward the sloping face when the casing is accommodated. A power supply unit is formed to the sloping face and/or the bottom face so as to supply power to the power receiving unit when the casing has been accommodated.

Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for applying radiation to a subject, a radiation detecting apparatus for detecting radiation transmitted through the subject, a power feeder for supplying electric power contactlessly to a contactless power receiver of the radiation detecting apparatus, a feeding-state determining unit for determining whether power-feeding by the power feeder is being performed or not, and a signal generator for generating an image-capturing inhibition signal for inhibiting radiographic image-capturing by the image capturing apparatus if the feeding-state determining unit judges that the power-feeding is being performed.

Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system comprises a radiation converter for converting radiation that has passed through a subject into a radiographic image, a processor for processing the radiographic image, and a selector for, when a plurality of the radiation converters and/or a plurality of the processors are provided, selecting one radiation converter and one processor that have the most appropriate communication state and associating the selected one radiation converter with the selected one processor.

Abstract: A cassette accommodating device accommodates cassettes with various sizes. Each cassette houses a rechargeable battery and a radiation detection unit that generates a radiographic image according to an amount of received radiation and each cassette is provided with a power receiving unit for recharging the rechargeable battery on at least one of two connected side faces of each cassette. The device includes a groove portion formed with a sloping face that faces one of the two connected side faces of an accommodated cassette and a bottom face that faces another of the two connected side faces of the accommodated cassette. The bottom face is inclined such that the cassette moves toward the sloping face when the cassette is loaded. A power supply unit is formed to the sloping face and/or the bottom face so as to supply power to the power receiving unit when the cassette has been accommodated.

Abstract: A radiographic image capture system is provided.

Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system includes a plurality of image capturing apparatus for detecting, in a radiographic image capturing process, radiation that has passed through a subject and converting the detected radiation into radiographic image information, and a plurality of consoles for controlling the image capturing apparatus. The radiographic image capturing system also includes an image capture control commander for outputting an image capture control command signal to one of the consoles to enable the console to control the corresponding image capturing apparatus, and an image processing commander for outputting an image processing command signal to at least one of the consoles to enable the console to perform an image processing process to process the radiographic image information from the image capturing apparatus.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus establishes a communication link with one console and transmits obtained radiographic image information to the one console. The one console includes a backup unit therein. The backup unit includes means (network monitoring unit, backup data storage unit) for monitoring a network, reading the radiographic image information during transmission thereof via the network, and temporarily storing the read radiographic image information as backup data, and means (supplementary data extraction unit, supplementary data transmitter) for transmitting to another console as supplementary data a portion or all of the backup data, in accordance with a data supplementing request from the other console.

Abstract: A processor of an radiographic image capturing system comprises a display unit for displaying a registration menu through which ordering information for image-capturing is registered, the ordering information including an image capturing unit to be used and image capturing conditions, a detecting unit for detecting a type of the image capturing unit to be used, and a selecting unit for selecting the registration menu to be displayed on the display unit, depending on the detected type of the image capturing unit to be used.

Abstract: When a first image capturing apparatus installed in an image capturing room is selected and a power supply switch of a radiation converter used in the first image capturing apparatus is turned on, a controller generates an image capturing apparatus identification signal for specifying the image capturing apparatus, and sends the identification signal together with ID information of the selected image capturing apparatus stored in an ID memory to a console in the image capturing room via a transceiver by wireless communications. The console reads image capturing conditions for the selected image capturing apparatus from an image capturing condition storage unit, and supplies the conditions to a radiation generator for recording a radiographic image in the radiation converter. The radiation generator controls a radiation source according to the supplied conditions to emit radiation for recording a desired radiographic image on a radiation conversion panel of the radiation converter.

Abstract: An electronic cassette in a radiographic image capturing system includes a radiation detector for detecting radiation applied from an image capturing apparatus and transmitted through a patient, a contactless power receiver for receiving electric power supplied contactlessly from a power feeder and supplying the electric power to a battery, an A/D converter for performing an A/D conversion to convert analog radiographic image information generated based on the radiation applied to the radiation detector into digital radiographic image information, an end-of-A/D-conversion determining unit for determining whether the A/D conversion is finished or not, and a charging controller for stopping the power feeder from supplying electric power contactlessly after the image capturing apparatus has started capturing images until the end-of-A/D-conversion determining unit judges that the A/D conversion is finished.

Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system includes an image capturing apparatus for applying radiation to a subject, an electronic cassette serving as a radiation detecting apparatus for detecting radiation X transmitted through the subject, a power feeder for supplying electric power contactlessly to a contactless power receiver of the electronic cassette, an image-capturing-state determining unit for determining whether image-capturing by the radiation is being performed or not, and a signal generator for generating a feeding inhibition signal to inhibit the power feeder from supplying electric power contactlessly to the electronic cassette if the image-capturing-state determining unit judges that the image-capturing is being performed.

Abstract: There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: a radiation detector; a switching power supply; a storage section; a reading section; and a control section that controls the switching power supply so as to implement switching control and cause electricity to be accumulated in the storage section at a time when charge is not being read by the reading section, and stop switching control at a time when charge is being read by the reading section.