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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2010
John Michael Sabol, Sussex, WI (US);
Rowland Frederick Saunders, Hartland, WI (US);
Jon Charles Omernick, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Kadri Nizar Jabri, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Christopher Aaron Paulik, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
François Hensen, Delafield, WI (US);
Bruce Alan Bergendahl, Delafield, WI (US);
John Michael Sabol, Sussex, WI (US);
Rowland Frederick Saunders, Hartland, WI (US);
Jon Charles Omernick, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Kadri Nizar Jabri, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Christopher Aaron Paulik, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
François Hensen, Delafield, WI (US);
Bruce Alan Bergendahl, Delafield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Providing an operator with information concerning radiation dose associated with an imaging operation is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dose information may be provided in conjunction with indicators related to reference dose levels to facilitate evaluation of the dose in the context of the reference levels. The dose information may be based on real-time assessment of dose or may be an expected dose based on a proposed or planned sequence of exposure events. Further the indication may be prospective, providing an indication to the operator of when certain dose thresholds may be crossed.