Radiation control and minimization system and method
AssigneeIntellirad Control, Inc.
InventorsAllon Guez, Maxim Itkin
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Abstract
A radiation control system and method are provided in which radiation delivered to a patient and/or the operator of the equipment is minimized. The radiation control system may be used in a large variety of applications including applications in which radiation source is used to inspect an object, such as, for example, medical imaging, diagnosis and therapy, in manufacturing operation using radiation, in airports scanning systems, in different security setups, and in nuclear reactors automation and process control. The radiation control system and method may also be used with 3D imaging.
Claims8
An apparatus for tracking of operator attention for medical radiation optimization, comprising:
- an attention monitor device that senses, in real time, a focus of attention of an operator of a medical radiation system to generate a sensed attention monitoring signal;
- a signal processor that signal processes the sensed attention monitoring signal to determine the focus of attention of the operator of the medical radiation system;
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- a medical radiation system whose radiation is stopped when the focus of attention of an operator of a medical radiation system is not on a monitor of the medical radiation system.
A method for tracking of operator attention for medical radiation optimization, the method comprising:
- sensing, by an attention monitor device, in real time if an operator of a medical radiation system is focused on a monitor of the medical radiation system to generate a sensed attention monitoring signal;
- signal processing, using a signal processor connected to the attention monitor device, the sensed attention monitoring signal to determine if the operator of the medical radiation system is focused on the monitor of the medical radiation system;
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- controlling the radiation of a medical radiation system based on the focus of the operator on the monitor of the medical radiation system
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.