1. A dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on a patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and
a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein
the wear main body is formed into a cap shape which covers the head of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a semispherical portion which covers the head of the patient with close contact;
an eye-fitting belt which has both ends held on the semispherical portion and is separable at the center;
an apron hung rearward from the semispherical portion, for covering the nape of the neck of the patient; and
a neck-fitting belt which has both ends held on the apron and can be wound around the cervix of the patient to make close contact with the patient.
2. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein the wear main body is made of a stretchable material.
3. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein the widths on at least the opening sides of the dosimeter housing pockets are narrowed.
4. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein the widths on at least the opening sides of the dosimeter housing pockets are formed to be slightly narrower than the width of a dosimeter assembly.
5. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein the dosimeter housing pockets are provided so that the distance between dosimeters adjacent to each other becomes 100 millimeters or less.
6. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein the dosimeter housing pockets are made of a stretchable material.
7. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein the dosimeter housing pockets are attached with position IDs corresponding to measuring positions.
8. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1 wherein the respective dosimeter housing pockets are three-dimensionally arranged so that they fit the subject body surface.
9. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 1, wherein a stretch-restorable core material is fitted near a connecting portion between the eye-fitting belt and the semispherical portion.
10. A dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on a patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and
a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein
the wear main body is formed into a T-shirt shape or a vest shape which covers at least the chest of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a trunk portion which can be wound around the trunk of the patient by being separated at the front chest, for covering the chest of the patient with close contact; and
arm portions which can be wound around the brachia of the patient by being separated on the inner sides of the brachia, having upper ends of each arm portion held on the trunk portion.
11. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein a part of the dosimeter housing pockets is positioned near the thyroid gland of the patient.
12. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, further comprising
a neck-fitting belt which can be wound around the cervix of the patient, having both ends held on the trunk portion.
13. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the wear main body is made of a stretchable material.
14. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the widths on at least the opening sides of the dosimeter housing pockets are narrowed.
15. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the widths on at least the opening sides of the dosimeter housing pockets are formed to be slightly narrower than the width of a dosimeter assembly.
16. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the dosimeter housing pockets are provided so that the distance between dosimeters adjacent to each other becomes 100 millimeters or less.
17. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the dosimeter housing pockets are made of a stretchable material.
18. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the dosimeter housing pockets are attached with position IDs corresponding to measuring positions.
19. The dosimeter fitting wear according to claim 10, wherein the respective dosimeter housing pockets are three-dimensionally arranged so that they fit the patient body surface.
20. A body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method comprising:
fitting dosimeter fitting wear on a patient; and
using dosimeters to measure body surface exposure dose distribution, wherein the dosimeters are housed in dosimeter housing pockets of the dosimeter fitting wear, the dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on the patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and
a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein the wear main body is formed into a cap shape which covers the head of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a semispherical portion which covers the head of the patient with close contact;
an eye-fitting belt which has both ends held on the semispherical portion and is separable at the center;
an apron hung rearward from the semispherical portion, for covering the nape of the neck of the patient; and
a neck-fitting belt which has both ends held on the apron and can be wound around the cervix of the patient to make close contact with the patient.
21. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method according to claim 20, wherein the dosimeters are attached with element IDs for identifying measuring positions.
22. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method according to claim 20, wherein the dosimeters are housed in the dosimeter housing pockets in an assembly state that the dosimeters are housed in sealing bag-like members.
23. A body surface exposure dosed distribution measuring method comprising:
fitting dosimeter fitting wear on a patient; and
using dosimeters to measure body surface exposure dose distribution, wherein the dosimeters are housed in dosimeter housing pockets of the dosimeter fitting wear, the dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on the patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and
a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein the wear main body is formed into a T-shirt shape or a vest shape which covers at least the chest of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a trunk portion which can be wound around the trunk of the patient by being separated at the front chest, for covering the chest of the patient with close contact; and
arm portions which can be wound around the brachia of the patient by being separated on the inner sides of the brachia, having upper ends held on the trunk portion.
24. A body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method according to claim 23, wherein the dosimeters are radiolucent and do not obstruct treatment.
25. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method according to claim 23, wherein the dosimeters are attached with element IDs for identifying measuring positions.
26. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method according to claim 23, wherein the dosimeters are housed in the dosimeter housing pockets in an assembly state that the dosimeters are housed in sealing bag-like members.
27. A body surface exposure dose distribution measuring apparatus comprising:
dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on a patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein the wear main body is formed into a cap shape which covers the head of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a semispherical portion which covers the head of the patient with close contact; an eye-fitting belt which has both ends held on the semispherical portion and is separable at the center;
an apron hung rearward from the semispherical portion, for covering the nape of the neck of the patient; and
a neck-fitting belt which has both ends held on the apron and can be wound around the cervix of the patient to make close contact with the patient; and
dosimeters to be housed in dosimeter housing pockets of the dosimeter fitting wear.
28. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the dosimeters are attached with element IDs for identifying measuring positions.
29. A body surface exposure dose distribution measuring apparatus comprising:
dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on a patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein the wear main body is formed into a T-shirt shape or a vest shape which covers at least the chest of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a trunk portion which can be wound around the trunk of the patient by being separated at the front chest, for covering the chest of the patient with close contact; and
arm portions which can be wound around the brachia of the patient by being separated on the inner sides of the brachia, having upper ends held on the trunk portion; and
dosimeters to be housed in dosimeter housing pockets on the dosimeter fitting wear.
30. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the dosimeters are attached with element IDs for identifying measuring positions.
31. A body surface exposure dose distribution indication apparatus comprising:
a recording means for recording exposure dose distributions measured by a body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method, wherein dosimeters are housed in dosimeter housing pockets of dosimeter fitting wear, the dosimeter fitting wear comprising:
a wear main body which can be fitted on a patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and covers at least a plurality of measuring positions on the patient; and a plurality of dosimeter housing pockets arranged at positions that come to the measuring positions when the wear main body is fitted on the patient, wherein the wear main body is formed into a cap shape which covers the head of the patient, the wear main body comprising:
a semispherical portion which covers the head of the patient with close contact; an eye-fitting belt which has both ends held on the semispherical portion and is separable at the center;
an apron hung rearward from the semispherical portion, for covering the nape of the neck of the patient; and
a neck-fitting belt which has both ends held on the apron and can be wound around the cervix of the patient to make close contact with the patient and the dosimeter fitting wear is fitted on the patient based on subject IDs;
a summing means for summing exposure dose distributions recorded based on the same position ID; and
a display means for displaying the summed total exposure dose distribution.
32. A body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method, comprising:
delivering a dosimeter fitting wear including pockets in which initialized dosimeters are housed from a dosimeter service institution to a medical institution;
returning and recovering the dosimeter fitting wear after being fitted on a patient to be diagnosed andor treated with close contact and used at the medical institution while the dosimeters are left housed in the pockets, to the dosimeter service institution; and
informing the medical institution of measured values of the dosimeters, read at the dosimeter service institution, and storing the measured values of the dosimeters read at the dosimeter service institution in an archive institution, wherein the dosimeter fitting wear is made of a stretchable material.
33. The body surface exposure dose distribution measuring method according to claim 32, wherein the medical institution is informed of measured values of the dosimeters as exposure dose distribution map data corresponding to measuring positions from the dosimeter service institution.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A light fixture monitoringcontrol system comprising a light fixture adapter (LFA) further comprising:
(a) source electrical input connector (SEIC); and
(b) sink electrical output connector (SEOC);
(c) lamp dimmer control (LDC);
(d) integrated computing device (ICD);
(e) light fixture adapter sensor (LFAS); and
(f) wireless communication interface (WCI);
wherein
said LDC is configured to control the flow of electrical current from said SEIC to said SEOC under direction of said ICD;
said ICD is configured to monitor said LFAS;
said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS;
said ICD is configured to monitor said WCI;
said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said WCI;
said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote monitoring of said LFAS via said WCI;
said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote control of said LDC via said WCI;
said ICD is configured to execute instructions stored in a lamp fixture adapter program (LFAP);
said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS;
said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LFAS in response to inputs from said WCI;
said LFAP is configured to allow said LFAS to be monitored and controlled by said web-browser interface;
said LFAP is configured to allow reporting of LFAS detected events to said WCI; and
said LFAP is configured to be remotely programmable via said WCI via said web-browser interface.
2. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said SEIC comprises an E26 light bulb socket.
3. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said SEOC comprises an E26 light bulb receptacle.
4. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said LDC comprises a TRIAC-based dimmer control.
5. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said LDC comprises a TRIAC-based dimmer control incorporating a digital potentiometer gate control.
6. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said WCI interfaces to the Internet.
7. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said system further comprises a mobile communication device configured to communicate with said WCI.
8. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said WCI is configured to communicate with a home automation network (HAN).
9. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said WCI is configured to operate as a router within a home automation network (HAN).
10. The light fixture monitoringcontrol system of claim 1 wherein said WCI is configured to operate as a network bridge between a home automation network (HAN) and an external communication network (ECN).
11. A light fixture monitoringcontrol method, said method operating in conjunction with a light fixture monitoringcontrol system comprising a light fixture adapter (LFA) comprising:
(a) source electrical input connector (SEIC); and
(b) sink electrical output connector (SEOC);
(c) lamp dimmer control (LDC);
(d) integrated computing device (ICD);
(e) light fixture adapter sensor (LFAS); and
(f) wireless communication interface (WCI);
wherein
said LDC is configured to control the flow of electrical current from said SEIC to said SEOC under direction of said ICD;
said ICD is configured to monitor said LFAS;
said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS;
said ICD is configured to monitor said WCI;
said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said WCI;
said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote monitoring of said LFAS via said WCI;
said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote control of said LDC via said WCI;
said ICD is configured to execute instructions stored in a lamp fixture adapter program (LFAP);
said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS;
said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LFAS in response to inputs from said WCI;
said LFAP is configured to allow said LFAS to be monitored and controlled by said web-browser interface;
said LFAP is configured to allow reporting of LFAS detected events to said WCI; and
the LFAP is configured to be remotely programmable via the WCI via the web-browser interface;
wherein the method comprises the steps of:
(1) determining if a computer network is accessible via said WCI, and if not, proceeding to step (5);
(2) connecting to said computer network via said WCI;
(3) establishing a web-based monitoring and control interface on said ICD;
(4) loading said LFAP from said web-server based on a user configuration setup;
(5) executing said LFAP instructions on said ICD to monitor said LFAS and control said LDC;
(6) determining if a LFAS event has occurred and if not, proceeding to step (8);
(7) reporting said event andor sending data to a web-based remote interface;
(8) determining if LDC control is required by a local or remote control instruction, and if not, proceeding to step (1);
(9) executing a dimming instruction protocol on said LDC based on input from said LFAS and proceeding to step (1).
12. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said SEIC comprises an E26 light bulb socket.
13. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said SEOC comprises an E26 light bulb receptacle.
14. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said LDC comprises a TRIAC-based dimmer control.
15. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said LDC comprises a TRIAC-based dimmer control incorporating a digital potentiometer gate control.
16. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said WCI interfaces to the Internet.
17. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said system further comprises a mobile communication device configured to communicate with said WCI.
18. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said WCI is configured to communicate with a home automation network (HAN).
19. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said WCI is configured to operate as a router within a home automation network (HAN).
20. The light fixture monitoringcontrol method of claim 11 wherein said WCI is configured to operate as a network bridge between a home automation network (HAN) and an external communication network (ECN).
21. A tangible non-transitory computer usable medium having computer-readable program code means comprising a light fixture monitoringcontrol method wherein said method controls a light fixture monitoringcontrol system comprising:
(a) source electrical input connector (SEIC); and
(b) sink electrical output connector (SEOC);
(c) lamp dimmer control (LDC);
(d) integrated computing device (ICD);
(e) light fixture adapter sensor (LFAS); and
(f) wireless communication interface (WCI);
wherein
said LDC is configured to control the flow of electrical current from said SEIC to said SEOC under direction of said ICD;
said ICD is configured to monitor said LFAS;
said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS;
said ICD is configured to monitor said WCI;
said ICD is configured to control said LDC in response to inputs from said WCI;
said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote monitoring of said LFAS via said WCI;
said ICD is configured with a web-browser interface permitting remote control of said LDC via said WCI;
said ICD is configured to execute instructions stored in a lamp fixture adapter program (LFAP);
said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LDC in response to inputs from said LFAS;
said LFAP is configured to allow local control and monitoring of said LFAS in response to inputs from said WCI;
said LFAP is configured to allow said LFAS to be monitored and controlled by said web-browser interface;
said LFAP is configured to allow reporting of LFAS detected events to said WCI; and
the LFAP is configured to be remotely programmable via the WCI via the web-browser interface;
wherein the method comprises the steps of:
(1) determining if a computer network is accessible via said WCI, and if not, proceeding to step (5);
(2) connecting to said computer network via said WCI;
(3) establishing a web-based monitoring and control interface on said ICD;
(4) loading said LFAP from said web-server based on a user configuration setup;
(5) executing said LFAP instructions on said ICD to monitor said LFAS and control said LDC;
(6) determining if a LFAS event has occurred and if not, proceeding to step (8);
(7) reporting said event andor sending data to a web-based remote interface;
(8) determining if LDC control is required by a local or remote control instruction, and if not, proceeding to step (1);
(9) executing a dimming instruction protocol on said LDC based on input from said LFAS and proceeding to step (1).
22. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said SEIC comprises an E26 light bulb socket.
23. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said SEOC comprises an E26 light bulb receptacle.
24. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said LDC comprises a TRIAC-based dimmer control.
25. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said LDC comprises a TRIAC-based dimmer control incorporating a digital potentiometer gate control.
26. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said WCI interfaces to the Internet.
27. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said system further comprises a mobile communication device configured to communicate with said WCI.
28. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said WCI is configured to communicate with a home automation network (HAN).
29. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said WCI is configured to operate as a router within a home automation network (HAN).
30. The computer usable medium of claim 21 wherein said WCI is configured to operate as a network bridge between a home automation network (HAN) and an external communication network (ECN).