Abstract: A control device including: a breast thickness acquisition unit that acquires a thickness of a breast in a pressed state by a pressing member; a depth information acquisition unit that, in a case where an ultrasound image of the breast in the pressed state is captured, acquires depth information indicating a depth to which imaging by an ultrasonography apparatus which captures the ultrasound image is possible; a deriving unit that derives imaging information indicating whether or not capture of an ultrasound image having predetermined accuracy or higher is possible by the ultrasonography apparatus on the basis of the thickness of the breast acquired by the breast thickness acquisition unit and the depth information acquired by the depth information acquisition unit; and an output unit that outputs the imaging information derived by the deriving unit.

Abstract: An imaging member including: a pressing member that presses a breast of a subject; and an ultrasonography member that has a first surface on which an acoustic matching member having fluidity is provided, and is provided such that a second surface on a side opposite to the first surface is provided on a surface of the pressing member, which is on a side opposite to a surface that comes into contact with the breast, via a coupling material having lower fluidity than the acoustic matching member.

Abstract: A console includes an image processing unit, a defective pixel map data acquisition unit, a failure condition estimation unit, a notification unit, and a display unit. The defective pixel map data acquisition unit acquires defective pixel map data output from a radiography unit. The failure condition estimation unit receives the defective pixel map data acquired by the defective pixel map data acquisition unit and estimates the failure probability of the radiography unit or the usage state of the radiography unit at the time of failure.

Abstract: A mammography apparatus includes a compression control unit that, in a case in which continuous imaging that captures a radiographic image of the breast compressed by a compression plate and then captures an ultrasound image of the breast while maintaining the compressed state is performed, performs control to set a force of the compression plate compressing the breast to a first force in the capture of the radiographic image and to change the force of the compression plate compressing the breast from the first force to a second force lower than the first force in the capture of the ultrasound image.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging system includes: a radiographic imaging apparatus body that has a movable unit and is disposed in an imaging room; a subject information acquisition unit that acquires subject information regarding a subject; a first position controller that moves a position of the movable unit to a first position according to the physique of the subject using the subject information; an imaging unit that images the subject; a recognition unit that recognizes the subject using an image of the subject captured by the imaging unit; and a second position controller that moves the position of the movable unit from the first position to a second position according to a recognition result of the recognition unit using the recognition result of the recognition unit.

Abstract: A mammography apparatus includes a diagnostic image acquisition unit that acquires a diagnostic image in which a calcification as a biopsy target is marked; a scout image acquisition unit that acquires a scout image obtained by imaging a mamma undergoing the biopsy from a specific direction; and a display unit that highlights a calcification (candidate for biological tissue examination) in the scout image which matches at least the marked calcification in the diagnostic image.

Abstract: A mammography apparatus (radiographic imaging apparatus) includes: a total irradiation time acquisition unit that acquires the total irradiation time of X-rays (radiation); a divided irradiation time calculation unit that calculates a divided irradiation time by dividing the total irradiation time; an imaging controller that obtains a plurality of time-division images by time-division imaging in which radiographic imaging is performed multiple times according to the divided irradiation time; a feature point recognition unit that recognizes feature points for each of the time-division images; a time-division image selection unit that selects some or all of the time-division images from the plurality of time-division images using the feature points; and a composite image generation unit that generates a composite image using the selected time-division images.

Abstract: A console (information processing apparatus) of a mammography apparatus includes: a compression conditions acquisition unit that acquires a compression force and a compression thickness measured in the imaging of a first breast that is one of a right breast and a left breast; a compression conditions estimation unit that, in the case of imaging a second breast that is the other one of the right breast and the left breast, estimates a compression force and a compression thickness of the second breast using the compression force and the compression thickness of the first breast; and a display unit that displays the compression force and the compression thickness estimated by the compression conditions estimation unit at least in imaging of the second breast.

Abstract: An X-ray tube includes: an envelope that is a case; a cathode assembly that emits electrons in the envelope; and an anode including a first member of which at least a portion extends to the outside of the envelope, a second member that is provided in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the first member, comes into contact with the first member, and has a higher X-ray shielding performance than the first member, and a target that receives the electrons emitted from the cathode assembly and generates X-rays.

Abstract: An X-ray tube includes: a cathode assembly that emits electrons; an anode that receives the electrons and generates X-rays; an envelope that is a case having the cathode assembly and the anode accommodated therein; a first shielding portion that shields the X-rays between the envelope and the cathode assembly on a reference line that connects a center of a point where the electrons are generated and a center of a point where the X-rays are generated; and a second shielding portion that shields the X-rays between the envelope and the cathode assembly in a direction perpendicular to the reference line from the center of the electron generation point.

Abstract: A radiation detector includes: a sensor substrate including a flexible base material and a layer which is provided on a first surface of the base material and in which plural pixels, which accumulate electrical charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation, are formed; a conversion layer that is provided on the first surface side of the sensor substrate to convert radiation into the light; and a protective film that covers a portion ranging from an opposite surface of the conversion layer opposite to a side where the sensor substrate is provided, to a corresponding position, corresponding to a position of an end part of the conversion layer, on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the base material.

Abstract: An input device includes a display on which an operation screen is displayed, at least one protrusion displayed along an outer edge of the display, and a detector in which a display region of the display is set as a detection region. In a case where a continuous operation input in a direction provided with the protrusion is detected, a function corresponding to the continuous operation input is enabled faster than in a case where a continuous operation input in a direction different from the direction is detected.

Abstract: An input device includes a display, a protrusion, and a detector. The display includes a first region that displays contents and a second region that displays an operator that receives a command input with respect the displayed contents. The protrusion is disposed alongside the display. In the detector, a display region of the display is set as a detection range, and the detector detects the command input by an input object. A positional layout of the second region displayed on the display changes in accordance with a positional relationship with the protrusion.

Abstract: The radiation detector includes: a sensor board including a flexible substrate and a layer which is provided on a first surface of the substrate and in which a plurality of pixels, which accumulate electrical charges generated in accordance with light converted from radiation, are formed; a conversion layer that is provided on a side, opposite to the substrate, of the layer in which the pixels are formed, and converts radiation into light; protective film that covers at least the conversion layer; a reinforcing member provided on a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate; and a supporting member that supports the reinforcing member with the reinforcing member sandwiched between the supporting member and the second surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a display, a communication unit, and a controller. The display displays an image and receives an operation corresponding to the image in such a manner that a user comes into contact with the image. The communication unit communicates with a wireless communication apparatus performing near-field wireless communication. Before or after the communication unit senses the wireless communication apparatus, when contact with the display is detected, the controller exercises control in such a manner that an operation of the detection apparatus based on the detection result is canceled.

Abstract: A receiving device includes a display, a communication unit, and a protrusion portion. The display displays an image and receives an operation corresponding to the image in such a manner that a user comes into contact with the image. The communication unit communicates with a wireless communication apparatus performing near-field wireless communication. The protrusion portion is disposed at least between the display and the communication unit and protrudes from a surface on which the display is provided.

Abstract: An input device includes a display on which an operation screen is displayed, at least one protrusion displayed along an outer edge of the display, and a detector in which a display region of the display is set as a detection region. In a case where a continuous operation input in a direction provided with the protrusion is detected, a function corresponding to the continuous operation input is enabled faster than in a case where a continuous operation input in a direction different from the direction is detected.

Abstract: An input device includes a display, a protrusion, and a detector. The display includes a first region that displays contents and a second region that displays an operator that receives a command input with respect the displayed contents. The protrusion is disposed alongside the display. In the detector, a display region of the display is set as a detection range, and the detector detects the command input by an input object. A positional layout of the second region displayed on the display changes in accordance with a positional relationship with the protrusion.

Abstract: A receiving device includes an optical detector that detects a position of an object of interest to be detected by receiving, with the use of one or more light-receiving portions, reflected light that occurs when light emitted from one or more light-emitting portions is reflected by the object of interest; and a transition receiving portion that receives, based on a detection result detected by the optical detector, an user operation for causing an apparatus including the receiving device to transition from a first power state where power consumption of the apparatus is less to a second power state where the power consumption is greater. In the first power state, the optical detector activates one or more light-emitting portions and one or more light-receiving portions that are necessary for detecting a user operation on the transition receiving portion, and inactivates the rest that are unnecessary.

Abstract: An image processing system includes an area extracting unit, an area relation extracting unit, a relation analyzing unit and an image display unit. The area extracting unit extracts areas from an input image. The area relation extracting unit extracts a relation between the areas extracted by the area extracting unit. The relation analyzing unit analyzes the relation between the areas extracted by the area relation extracting unit. The image display unit displays the image in accordance with an analysis result by the relation analyzing unit.