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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Bart Pierre Antoine Jozef Hoornaert, Eindhoven, NL;
Johan Juliana Dries, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a protection system () and a method for protecting a staff member () against X-ray scatter radiation, an X-ray system and a computer readable medium having stored a computer program element for controlling such system. The protection system () comprises a location unit (), and a determination unit (). The location unit () is configured to detect the position of a shielding device () and the position of the staff member () to be protected. The determination unit () is configured to determine an origin () of potential X-ray scatter radiation and to determine if the shielding device () is positioned to protect the staff member () to be protected based on the origin () of potential X-ray scatter radiation, the position of the shielding device () and the position of the staff member ().