Radiodiagnostic apparatus and method of operating radiodiagnostic apparatus

#This application claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-137647 filed on Aug. 17, 2020, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-194560 filed on Nov. 24, 2020, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

#A technique of the present disclosure relates to a radiodiagnostic apparatus and a method of operating a radiodiagnostic apparatus.

#As a radiodiagnostic apparatus, for example, a breast imaging apparatus that irradiates a breast of a subject with radiation and captures a radiographic image of the breast is known. In the breast imaging apparatus, there is a place (hereinafter, referred to as a contaminated place) where a skin of the subject is in direct contact with the breast imaging apparatus or a body fluid of the subject, such as saliva, is stuck. Examples of the contaminated place include an imaging table on which the breast is placed, a pressing plate that presses the breast while sandwiching the breast with the imaging table, and a face guard that protect a face of the subject from radiation. In the related art, for example, as described in JP2008-513090A and WO2019/182077A, an operator, such as a radiographer, disinfects such contaminated places using a disinfectant solution or the like for infection prophylaxis.

#Exemplary embodiments according to the technique of the present disclosure will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a breast imaging apparatus and the like;

#FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a scene in which a breast of a subject is irradiated with radiation;

#As an example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a breast imaging apparatus 10 has a breast M of a subject H as an object. The breast imaging apparatus 10 irradiates the breast M with radiation R, such as X-rays or y-rays, to capture a radiographic image RI (see FIG. 11) of the breast M. The breast imaging apparatus 10 is an example of a “radiodiagnostic apparatus” according to the technique of the present disclosure. The breast M is an example of an “imaging part” according to the technique of the present disclosure.

#The breast imaging apparatus 10 comprises an apparatus body 11 and a control device 12. The apparatus body 11 is provided, for example, in a radiography room 98 (see FIG. 24 or the like) of a medical facility. The control device 12 is provided, for example, a control room next to the radiography room 98. The control device 12 is, for example, a desktop personal computer. The control device 12 is connected to an image database (hereinafter, abbreviated as DB) server 14 through a network 13, such as a local area network (LAN) in a communicable manner. The image DB server 14 is, for example, a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) server, receives the radiographic image RI from the breast imaging apparatus 10, and accumulates and manages the received radiographic image RI.

#A terminal apparatus 15 is also connected to the network 13. The terminal apparatus 15 is, for example, a personal computer that is used by a physician who performs medical examination using the radiographic image RI. The terminal apparatus 15 receives the radiographic image RI from the image DB server 14 and displays the received radiographic image RI on a display.