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Generations of Australians have found their way into good jobs by doing an apprenticeship. Becoming an apprentice gets people working while they train – giving them both a livelihood and valuable skills. At the same time, apprenticeships build up the skilled workforce Australia will need to continue growing and innovating as a country.
Too few Australians are now doing an apprenticeship – there are 120,000 fewer apprentices today than when the Liberals came to Government. [1] Labor has a plan to turn this around by getting more apprentices onto federally-funded major projects.
We will also help would-be apprentices connect with available work and training opportunities more easily with an Apprenticeships Connect portal, and give them a voice in the vocational education and training sector through the creation of a dedicated Apprentice Advocate.
What's the problem?
In 2015 the number of Australians in training for an apprenticeship reached its lowest level since 2001. [2] Trade commencements plummeted almost 20 per cent between September 2014 and September 2015 alone. [3] What's more, only about half of those Australians who start an apprenticeship currently end up completing it. [4]
For generations, apprenticeships have provided young Australians with a pathway from school into good quality jobs. Apprenticeships also offer valuable opportunities for retrenched workers or those in downsizing industries to reskill and retrain.
"Apprenticeships are the backbone in the formation of highly valued and adaptable skilled tradespeople Australia needs for its future."
Australian Industry Group [5]
The skills and training on offer through Australian apprenticeships are the envy of the world. Those who complete an Australian apprenticeship leave with the skills to drive innovation and help solve problems on the shop floor, making Australian businesses more productive.
There are some sectors of the Australian economy that are crying out for more skilled workers – including construction, automotive and electrical trades. There are also growing industries where many more well-trained and highly skilled workers will be needed in the future, such as the health, aged care and disability sectors.
Advancing apprenticeships will be crucial to meeting Australia's skills needs today and into the future. But since its election in 2013, the Abbott-Turnbull Government has cut $2.5 billion from the skills portfolio, including $1 billion from apprentice programs alone.
Labor won't stand by while apprenticeships disappear and Australians lose the chance to train or retrain for a good job.
We will increase the number of apprenticeship opportunities available so that more Australians can benefit from good jobs and training, and more businesses can access the skilled workers they need to grow and innovate.
Our plan
A Shorten Labor Government will lead by example in creating more opportunities for apprentices. We will work with industry, the States and Territories to establish a framework requiring a proportion of the jobs on major federally funded projects to be delivered as apprenticeships.
This requirement will apply for federally funded infrastructure, construction and defence projects with capital expenditure valued at over $10 million, and will apply throughout the supply chain. This is the same threshold that will apply for public projects to put in place an Australian Industry Participation Plan under Labor's Plan for Australian Metals Manufacturing and Jobs.
In Government, we will work with industry and the States and Territories to identify the right benchmark for places to ensure apprenticeships are part of every major Commonwealth project.
For example, the South Australian Government requires that 15 per cent of the total labour hours on government-funded building and civil construction projects worth over $150,000 be completed by apprentices and trainees, as well as other target groups like Indigenous Australians. [6]
Upcoming Commonwealth projects that will create new opportunities for apprentices include the Badgerys Creek Airport in Western Sydney, Labor's 10 priority road and rail projects to be delivered through our Concrete Bank, and major defence works in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has estimated our $10 billion investment in priority infrastructure will directly create 26,000 jobs. We will set an initial target of seeing 2,600 of these jobs – one in 10 – filled by Australian apprentices.
This will ensure that together, federal agencies and the companies that win big contracts through them make a contribution to training Australian tradies for the workforces and projects of the future.
Another challenge for Australians looking to do an apprenticeship is navigating through the range of training options available to them and connecting these to jobs that are available when they're ready to start. To help with this, Labor will establish a placements portal linked to the Australian Apprenticeships website to help streamline the search and application process for prospective apprentices.
Apprenticeships Connect portal
Similar to the UK Government's Find an Apprenticeship service, the portal will let those considering an apprenticeship search for training and job opportunities near them and connect with the Apprentice Support Network Providers who can help them through the process of signing up.
Apprentice Support Network Providers will feed in up-to-the-minute advice about job opportunities on their books and the training and qualifications that pair with this. Australians considering an apprenticeship will also be able to search by industry or qualification to identify apprenticeship opportunities in their field of interest.
The portal will not replace the services provided by the well-established Apprenticeship Support Network. Rather, it will help Australians see what their work and training options are upfront and connect with the right providers who can help them pursue these.
Apprentices occupy a unique place in Australia's training system. For this reason, they need a dedicated advocate who can monitor this part of the vocational education and training (VET) sector and ensure the opportunities and outcomes for Australian apprentices continue to improve over time.
National Apprentice Advocate
Labor has already committed to appointing a National Training Ombudsman to help protect students across the VET sector and get to the bottom of the rorts and rip-offs we've seen in recent years. We will also ensure that apprentices are supported with a dedicated defender of the apprenticeship system – the National Apprentice Advocate.
In Government, Labor formed the Apprenticeships of the 21st Century Expert Panel to drive apprenticeship reforms. One of the panel's key recommendations was the "appointment of a custodian of the apprenticeship system to oversee reform that will ensure Australia has a high quality Australian Apprenticeships system." [7]
The Apprentice Advocate will be located within the office of the VET Ombudsman and work with their office on apprentice-specific issues such as course content and quality of training. The Apprentice Advocate will work to ensure apprentices gain quality skills that are portable in our changing economy. The role will also focus on apprentice retention and completion and provide advice to government in this area, as well as taking on a broader advocacy role promoting quality apprentice training.
Our plan to create more apprenticeship opportunities, better connect potential apprentices with work and training, and ensure they gain high quality skills will stop the rapid fall in Australians taking up a trade. We will help more people into good jobs through apprenticeships, while ensuring Australia's future workforce is a high skilled, well trained and innovative one.
Labor's record
Labor has always backed Australian apprentices. In Government, we put in place a range of programs to help apprentices start and complete their training including:
- Tools for Your Trade Program.
- Australian Apprenticeships Access Program.
- Accelerated Australian Apprenticeships Program.
- Australian Apprenticeships Mentoring Program.
- Alternative Pathways Program.
- Apprenticeship to Business Owner Program.
We understand that quality trades training requires a well-run VET sector with public TAFE at its centre. That's why we have announced that a Shorten Labor Government will back TAFE into the future by developing a comprehensive National Priority Plan. This plan will define the unique role of TAFE as our public provider and deliver on this by working with the States and Territories to provide ongoing guaranteed TAFE funding.
We have also announced that we will undertake a comprehensive review of the entire VET sector to ensure it is properly equipped to train young Australians and retrain adult workers for the jobs of the future.
The VET sector deserves a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to policy-making to ensure it is fit for the critical task of preparing Australians for a rapidly changing economy. Getting skills and training right will be central to our future economic success as a nation; Labor will put in the work to make sure we do.
The Liberal alternative
Before the last election, the Liberals promised they would provide better support for Australia's apprentices. Instead, they have cut almost $1 billion in funding for apprenticeship programs.
The Liberals have treated the skills portfolio as little more than a piggy bank, making cuts to programs at every Budget and mid-year economic statement since they were elected in 2013.
The Liberals never talk about helping apprentices get good jobs or gain the skills they'll need in the future – it is completely foreign territory for them.
And the Liberals never talk about TAFE unless it is to run down this vital public institution and talk up the kind of privatisation that has led to rorts and rip-offs across the sector.
Only Labor really believes all Australians deserve quality training that carries them through to a good job and a secure future.
Financial implications
Labor's plan has been costed by the independent Parliamentary Budget Office. The Apprenticeship Connect Portal and appointment of a National Apprentice Advocate will cost $4 million over the forward estimates.
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
Total [8] |
Apprentices on federally-funded projects |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Apprenticeship Connect Portal |
0.0 |
-1.2 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
-1.6 |
National Apprentice Advocate |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.8 |
-2.4 |
Totals |
-4.0 |
[1] National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2015, Apprentices and trainees 2015 September quarter: state and territory data tables
[2] National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2015, Historical time series of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia
[3] National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2016, Apprentices and trainees - September 2015
[4] National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2014, Understanding the non-completion of apprentices
[5] Australian Industry Group, 2016, Making apprenticeships work
[6] Government of South Australia, 2010, Workforce participation in Government construction procurement policy
[7] Expert Panel on Apprenticeships, 2011, A shared responsibility: apprenticeships for the 21st century
[8] Totals may not sum due to rounding


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The Bridge on the River Kwai Review
By Christopher Null
Facts and Figures
Year: 1957
Genre: War
Run time: 161 mins
In Theaters: Saturday 14th December 1957
Box Office Worldwide: $33.3M
Budget: $3M
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Production compaines: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Horizon Pictures (II)
Contactmusic.com: 4.5 / 5
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
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Cast & Crew
Director: David Lean
Producer: Sam Spiegel
Screenwriter: Michael Wilson, Carl Foreman
Starring: William Holden as Cmdr. Shears, Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson, Jack Hawkins as Maj. Warden, Sessue Hayakawa as Col. Saito, James Donald as Maj. Clipton, Geoffrey Horne as Lt. Joyce, André Morell as Col. Green, Peter Williams as Capt. Reeves, John Boxer as Major Hughes, Percy Herbert as Grogan, Harold Goodwin as Baker, Ann Sears as Nurse, Heihachirô Ôkawa as Captain Kanematsu, Keiichirô Katsumoto as Lieutenant Miura (also as K. Katsumoto) (as Keiichiro Katsumoto)
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We survived the first day of school by the skin of our teeth. I'm going to kick this off with the "bad' because I need Mama advice. Here's the scoop.
We have some neighborhood boys who don't particularly get along with my son. And he's not entirely innocent here, but there have been some really nasty words, actions against him, which have carried over from last year. It's mainly recess and the bus. Ava told me that they gang up on him on the bus rides (and recess from the sounds of it) and say things like, "Everyone who thinks JJ is a loser, raise your hand." Schools been in session two days and we've had tears both days.
The problem is, JJ is old enough that if I get involved (and I have before) these boys hit him harder with insults, and call him a baby and tell him to go run to his mommy and have me fight for him. And dangit, but I want to! He is more afraid of how they would react if I got involved, than he is about what they are doing and saying to him currently. This sounds/feels like bullying but here's the biggest issue. Language barrier. My man has had discussions with their father (last year) and he doesn't get far because he doesn't speak their language!! Argh! It's so frustrating.
JJ stayed inside a good portion of lunches and recesses last school year because no matter where he goes, these kids seem to find and follow him, and they do it so that they never get caught. It's a hurtful word or comment as they pass when no teacher heard it. I'm at my wit's end. I honestly don't know what to do because I want to deal with this but the bus driver is oblivious and I can't control recess and JJ is begging me not to say anything so they don't make it worse! He has to learn to deal with these kinds of nasty individuals in life right? And yet this is killing us because I can not stand to see my son in tears at the end of every school day. Any words of wisdom here? Help!
Okay that's off my chest. Thanks for letting me get that out there.
Now let's talk clothes for a minute. We'll call this "One shirt-four ways." So yesterday was my errand day and I managed to squeeze in twenty minutes at my favorite consignment shop. I had a little bit of credit for some summer clothes I'd dropped off months ago for donation... and as I sat in the parking lot gathering my purse and things, I prayed a prayer that went something like this, "Okay God... I need a really cute mom outfit... Please help. Thanks." (I like to think God enjoys fashion.)
Anyhow... I scored this darling tissue weight J.Crew coral-colored sweater for $3.00. I was so excited with this immediate find that I went looking for accessories and things to pair with it. That's what I do. I found the never-worn sporty tennis shoes and hey, they coordinated!! (So I grabbed em.)
This is my favorite. This gray and white oxford shirt still had the original tags on it, so I double scored! Oh happy (consignment shopping) day!
My birthday is almost here... (Saturday) and I'll be hosting a giveaway so stay tuned!
And finally, I'm slowly beginning to restock my Etsy store. Today I'll be filling it with cute chalkboards and chicken wire frames. Yippee!
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Chicago, America's most segregated big city
There are 1792 comments on the Chicago Tribune story from Dec 26, 2008, titled Chicago, America's most segregated big city. In it, Chicago Tribune reports that:
First of three parts The paths taken by Colin Lampark and Rosalyn Bates help illustrate why Chicago is the most racially segregated big city in America.Join the discussion below, or Read more at Chicago Tribune.
Feb 16, 2009
It comes down to personal decisions and actions.
The black culture is defined as a whole by the idiot killers, thugs, social dependent, uneducated, baby making, idiots. And directly even with them are the separatists that play the blame game and find excuses for every bad thing that happens to them......except personal decisions. They have good people like any race or culture. But, those are being out-numbered by the Jesse Jacksons and Emil Jones and the killers on the streets everyday. |
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Feb 16, 2009
you are wrong. After a city gets sick of looking at the slums then they come in and revamp the so-called "ghetto" making the cost of living so unaffordable for many, more-so for the person of color. Once whites have gotten tired of living in the newly renovated areas, they flee the area after they have failed to continue with the maintenance, thus the beginning of deterioration of properties. |
Feb 16, 2009
It was the Jews that marched with Martin Luther King. Please be real. |
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Feb 16, 2009
I belive that blacks are as prejudiced as some white people. Why is it ok for a black person to use the N word but when a white person uses it all hell breaks loose I belive this word should not be used by anyone. I pray that the shootings, murders,robberies and so on will come to an end. These GANGBANGERSare what give neighborhoods a bad name so blame it on them and not your fellow man no matter what color they are. |
Feb 16, 2009
Who cares this just goes back to everyone being prejudiced in ther own way. |
Feb 16, 2009
Why is it ok for you to make racial slurs???? |
Feb 17, 2009
No, what I meant is what I said: I love diversity, just not in my neighborhood. |
Feb 17, 2009
But there ARE communities with nothing but Caucasians! How in hell is this going to be a challenge? |
Feb 19, 2010
i have lived in chicago for many years, and yes race is a big factor in chicago. Chicago, for the most part is segregated. this is the real truth.
how many blacks or hispanics do you see living in Lincoln Park, or Lake View, or even Wrigleyville. Very few. How many whites do you see living in Austin, or Englewood. Very few. But also, i believe economics plays a part also. The non-black areas,(which tend to be white) keep housing prices more expensive to keep out the lower income people of Chicago,(which tends to be more african american and hispanic) This tendency i believe to keep prices higher in certain neighborhoods are fueled by racism. no doubt about it. no one will ever say this, but it is a common practice. Racial division seems to be rooted in chicago. It seems to be part of the local culture here. Chicago is really behind in the times, especially in today's era of globalization etc. I have traveled around the world, and yes racism exists in every country, but for a country called "America" which always tries to call for tolerance, equal opportunity, equal rights in other countries, we'll sad to say it really does not exist in the minds of people in this country. Im sure the people of chicago could agree with this. |
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Home prices are not driven by any desire to keep "lower income people" out. That is a ridiculous statement. New homes cost more to build. That is just a fact of life. "Lower income people" can't afford to buy a new home and, consequently, they are destined to live in older, rundown areas while everyone else moves up and out. A belief that "lower income people" deserve what everyone else has whether they can afford it or not is exactly what led to the mortgage crisis. Banks didn't want to lend in areas statistically high in foreclosures but people like Obama decided those people deserved a chance. Look where it got us. |
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yes Detroit is very segregated and Chicago is more segregated |
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May 10, 2010
And what makes you such an expert?
Especially since Detroit probably has more bad areas than Chicago does? |
May 10, 2010
You're just passing the buck. The foreclosure crisis was imminent shortly after 9/11 when America was supposedly "Open for Business." Obama hasn't even been in office long enough to impact the current housing foreclosure crisis. Put the blame where it belongs. Attribute it to the banks and their predatory lending practices and deregulation. |
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Who needs a tree?
This time we pinned the Christmas decorations on the white wooden wall in our living room.
Yesterday we unpacked all our x-mas stuff and every year it's the same [oh and ah] moment.
During the decades we've collected quite some vintage Christmas decorations and of course, we buy some new ones too every December.
These merry & bright ornaments made it to the x-mas wall. Love it!
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2Pac - Unregistered March 28, 2009 9:56 AM AK... what a stupid statement to make. There are NO "crap" drivers in F1, if they were crap they wouldn't be in F1. At the top level of any sport the differences between the worst and the best are minuscule. Think about it the pole to last on the grid separated by 7/10th of a second over a distance of 3 or so miles!!! I wish some of the people on here would actually engage their brains before they post childish, bigoted comments on this forum. Last point... very, very well done to BrawnGP and to Jenson and Rubens. These guys and the rest of the team have gone through hell not knowing if they would have jobs not long ago. It makes me so happy to see their success, well done to them. 11 agree 0 disagree
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Any time my kids get attitude they lose it shortly after they lose Ipod, tv, vid game privledges. If they haven't lost it by then, my cupboard is full of food they hate.

Every house has an Alpha. Don't let your kids take that role from you.
Kids at that age can be very self centered. Try to get them involved in some kind of volunteer service if you can. They actually enjoy helping others once they are doing it and the activity widens their view of the world - no it doesn't revolve around them.
I'm sure it will help. Best of luck mommy!! :)
Wait about 12 years
Tell her that if she is going to act like that you will put yourself in time out. Do this while she is doing ok acting right.Then later when she is doing the attitude thing don't say a word just go up to your room turn on the TV or radio take a bath read a book what ever. I would bet she would be knocking the door down to get into you. The deal is she wants to control you. If she gets ignored or she isn't getting the response she has come to enjoy it will end. This is the fastest way to fix things many times.
With a LOT of patience, and giving the good example that you want her to imitate.
well maybe that can stp if you talk to her more and if she or he says stay out of my life then tellem them u cant becus ur suppose to be with her till shes or hes 18
well then just tell her why cant u just respect me im ur mom u dont know what i have been through ill do everything for u and this is what i get bak but also maybe tell her if anyhing is going around school that might be the problem
Be firm but fair and if she doesn't listen to you then you ignore her, and she doesn't get her way. Simple. If she shouts and screams ignore her until she can argue whatever she's trying to argue calmly and rationally, preferably with some courtesy.
Good luck! If you find a way to do this you will make a fortune when you write the book!
I think it just a phase. I know I went through that as well.
Set rules that everyone in the household must follow - everyone, including yourself. Put it in writing. Also write down what the penalties are. This is only a start though. Just don't kill her yet though. It will pass, but your hair color will likely change.
She's 10

Time out, grounding, loss of cell phone or tv privelges, she won't lose it but she'll make sure she not taking it out on you.
hahhaha.. really? well.. ok this is a loaded question. But I work with kids and have some experience with this.. and you are not gonna like the answer...

First, you have to get real with yourself and look at how YOU respond to her. Do you remember what it was like to be ten? Do you have experiences that she could draw upon? Funny or eye rolling stories of what a pains in the arse YOUR parents were?

How do you react when she does or says something YOU don't like. THat is first.

Second, change things up. She is a natural born button pusher. Kids do what they want when they want... because they know YOU and how to get what they want. If it is something she wants, do you eventually give in to shut her up? What parent hasn't? When you change your reactions that she is used to she will have to regroup. The trick to great parenting is to show them that you are one step ahead, always, and don't be afraid to show them that you really ARE as awesome as you say you are. After all, you have the benefit of experience, and you really DO understand what she is going through, and will go through.

Super creative discipline, set boundaries and real consequences that you follow through on. The number one complaint of teens I work with is "They don't know me. They don't care and they never do what they say they are going to do"

The book that I reccommend for the kids and their parents is this :http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?browse=0&keyword=parenting+your+out+of+control+teenager&mtype=B&hs.x=-1071&hs.y=-81&hs=Submit

Its cheapest on Alibris.com, but make sure you never let the kids see your copy. You will understand why when you start reading. I recommend this book for one reason.. it worked with my out of control mouthy almost criminal behaving ten year old.. and it still works today, now that she is fifteen.

The parents of the teens I work with agree, it is that good, IF you do your part and follow through.
from your replies,i can see that the person to blame is your husband. not ur daughter.As your husband ridicules you ,they disrespect u.Its time u win your daughter to you side. You should have dne this

earlier.Anyways,its better late than never.First b friendly with her,try to see things from her perspective,let her do things her way.And when she becomer close to u,coz of what you have allowed her to do,she wil open upto you better,understand you and start listening to u,obeying you and come your way.
its probably only gonna get worse lol :P
yeah, maybe when they become older they'll realise.. but i cant really talk, im 14 lol
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Thee Oh Sees are just one band among frontman John Dwyer's countless musical projects, and he started this particular group with the intent that it would be an outlet for his more experimental recordings. Dwyer excels at writing songs that always seem on the verge of spiraling out of control. He doesn't excessively rely on too-familiar garage rock hallmarks, preferring instead to inject a more experimental bent. And with Dwyer's rough voice and affinity for psych-blues, Castlemania definitely gets pretty Captain Beefheart-y at times. Although most of the songs at least flirt with a conventional pop song structure, on the whole, this album isn't as accessible as some of Dwyer's earlier efforts with this particular band. 2008's The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In is less "weird" -- but hey, that time the band was spending a night in a fancy room. This time around, they're lying dead in the ground.
The aging Millennials among you may remember the Castlevania NES game, where you play a vampire hunter on a mission to take out Dracula, his minions, the castle, etc. in stunning pixelated 2D. Castlemania shares its namesake's penchant for wallowing amid the more unpleasant things in life and being sort of at peace with it. It's actually a pretty fitting umbrella theme for psychedelia -- music that's discordant, filled with unfamiliar sounds, and disorienting to the point where you lose yourself, but in a way that rarely alienates listeners. "Stinking Cloud" happens to fit the bill, combining a keening string section with a cacophony of jazz brass and flutes -- and it's not alone. Summery melodies sung in Dwyer's croaking voice populate most of the album. Mellotrons and violins sharing time with roiling guitar feedback. And "Coprophagia (A Bath Perhaps)" might be the only time coprophagia and church bells have been paired together since the era of the super-corrupt Borgia popes. Both musically and lyrically, exercise in contrast is the name of the game. In nearly every song (at least, on the first half of the album), lyrics about lying inert in the ground or lazing around get paired with completely frenetic instrumentation.
The tracks that do deviate from Dwyer's noisy garage-psych formula are interesting -- and not just because of the contrast. Castlemania's concluding songs feature sole female member Brigid Dawson in a more prominent role, and these tunes turned out to be a bit more accessible than most of the others on the album. Dawson's plaintive vocal turn on "I Won't Hurt You" transforms Thee Oh Sees into a shuffling shoegaze outfit. "If I Stay Too Long" reimagines the band as a purveyor of radio-ready catchy lo-fi pop. Listening to the band expand their scope and show versatility gave me a bit of a different outlook on Thee Oh Sees. I had sort of lumped into the group of bands that flirt with the line between self-parody and experimentation, but Castlemania indicates that like the most accomplished psychedelia, Thee Oh Sees are thoroughly capable of adding dimensionality to "odd" -- and oddness to "pop."
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Publication number | US6821017 B1 |
Publication type | Grant |
Application number | US 09/923,149 |
Publication date | Nov 23, 2004 |
Filing date | Aug 6, 2001 |
Priority date | Aug 6, 2001 |
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The present application is based on a prior filed provisional patent application that was filed Apr. 16, 2001, and with the named inventor being Steven C. Tankersley.
The present invention relates generally to the field of radiographic imaging equipment and specifically to radiated signal measuring device for determining source to image receptor distance.
The radiographic imager (colloquially known as an x-ray machine) is a well known and widely used diagnostic tool in medical facilities, research laboratories, airport security devices, and other applications. In essence, a radiographic imager comprises a radiation beam source and a radiographic image receptor. The radiation beam source produces a beam of high-energy electromagnetic waves, or x-rays, at a fixed or controllable intensity. Radiation from the radiation beam source passes through a collimator that limits or shapes the radiation beam to the desired area. The high-energy radiation beam passes through a subject, e.g., a human anatomical appendage, and subsequently strikes the radiographic image receptor, which forms an image in response to the relative intensities of the incident radiation. The image receptor may comprise a cassette containing radiographic film, a focal plane array of electro-optic elements, or other suitable receptor.
Due to the technological complexity of the radiographic imaging process, and the potential hazards associated with exposure to the radiation, radiographic imaging equipment is maintained and operated by specially trained radiologic technologists. Prior to initiating radiation exposure to obtain a radiographic image, the technologist monitors and adjusts several critical parameters of the radiographic equipment. In particular, the voltage and current applied to the radiation beam source (and hence its intensity), the duration of exposure, and the Source-to-Image receptor Distance (SID) are critical to obtaining a radiographic image of diagnostic quality.
Since the intensity of radiation incident upon the radiographic imaging receptor changes with SID according to the Inverse Square Law, even slight variations from the optimal SID may have a profound impact on radiographic density, and hence on the quality of the resulting radiographic images. Errors in the measurement of the SID can result in radiographic image being overexposed or underexposed, with resulting distortion or misrepresentation of the anatomy depicted. If the resulting image is not of diagnostic quality, a repeat examination is required, exposing the patient to additional radiation.
Modern medical radiographic imaging equipment includes various actuators and detent switches designed to precisely position the radiation beam source in relation to the image receptor, when the subject can be positioned in a predetermined location and orientation (e.g., on an integral table). However, this positioning and orientation of the subject according to predetermined parameters is not always possible. For example, patients often need x-rays in response to various injuries, which may prevent the patient from assuming a preferred position on the x-ray table. To accommodate such applications, modern medical radiographic imaging equipment includes a variety of pivoting, sliding, and gimbaled mounting apparatuses, which allow for a large degree of variation in the configuration of the radiation source and the radiographic imaging receptor. However, in any configuration other than the predetermined ones, the radiologic technologists may not be able to take advantage of the SID measurement and control capabilities of the radiographic imaging equipment. Additionally, portable units lack such integral SID controls. In such cases, the radiologic technologist must often resort to relatively crude tools, such as traditional tape measure, to ascertain and control the SID. This method is prone to error, and is imprecise even when properly performed. Consequently, the SID of the radiographic equipment may not be properly set for each exposure.
Hence, a need exists in the art for an accurate and reliable method of measuring and indicating the Source to Image Receptor Distance in radiographic equipment.
The present invention relates to a measuring device for determining the distance between two selected points associated with a radiographic imager. The measuring device includes a radiated signal source positioned at a first point and operative to project a radiated signal. The radiated signal is detected by a detector positioned at a second point. A circuit connected to the radiated signal source and the detector determines the travel time of the radiated signal. Based on the spatial relationship between the radiated signal source, the detector, the radiographic imager radiation beam source, and the radiographic image receptor, the source to image receptor distance of the radiographic imager is determined. A display may be connected to the control circuit to output the source to image receptor distance, which display may be periodically or continuously updated. The radiated signal may comprise a laser beam, an ultrasonic signal, a magnetic field, or an RF electromagnetic signal.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a representative medical diagnostic radiographic imager;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a radiated signal SID measurement device, according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the reflected signal path of the radiated signal of the present invention, according to one embodiment thereof.
A radiographic imager utilized for medical diagnostic imaging under restrictive circumstances is depicted in FIG. 1 and indicated generally by the numeral 10. A radiation beam source and control electronics are contained in a collimator housing 12. A patient 11, due to a possible head, neck, and/or back injury, is unable to stand at a vertical chest stand, the traditional position preferred for the image depicted, a trauma lateral of the cervical spine. Consequently, the collimator housing 12 is adjusted to a lowered, horizontal position, and the patient 11 remains supine, e.g., on a stretcher. A radiographic image receptor 14, in this case, a cassette containing radiographic film, is positioned on the other side of the patient's 11 cervical spine. This specific configuration of the radiographic imager 10 is illustrative only, and represents one of any possible configurations in which the SID may need to be determined and adjusted.
To obtain radiographic images using the radiographic image equipment 10, a radiologic technologist must precisely orient the collimator housing 12 in relation to the radiographic image receptor 14, ensuring that the two are spaced apart a precise distance, which depends in general on the type of radiographic examination being conducted, the intensity of the radiation beam source, and the duration of exposure. In situations such as that depicted in FIG. 1, this Source-to-Image receptor Distance (SID) is typically measured with a tape measure or similar calibrated measuring device, or alternatively using a field size scale selector.
According to the present invention, the SID of a radiographic imager is measured by an associated distance-measuring device comprising a radiated signal source, a compatible signal detector, and an associated control circuit. The travel time of the radiated signal from the radiated signal source to the detector is measured, and the distance from the radiated signal source to the detector is determined from this travel time. The SID of the radiographic imager is then determined from the radiated signal source-to-detector distance, depending on the spatial configuration of the radiated signal source and detector in relation to the radiographic image receptor.
The distance-measuring device of the present invention may employ a broad variety of technologies to generate and detect the radiated signal. The radiated signal may, for example, comprise a laser beam, either a visible light or infrared laser. The laser beam source may comprise a gas discharge tube or a laser Light Emitting Diode (LED). The detector may comprise a photo-diode responsive to the relative frequency of the laser beam, a charge-coupled imaging device, or the like. Alternatively, the radiated signal may comprise an ultrasonic acoustic signal, with a suitable ultrasonic source and detector, as are well known in the art. As another example, the radiated signal may comprise a Radio Frequency electromagnetic wave, such as an X or K band radar signal, with the associated source and detector comprising appropriately configured and tuned oscillators, transmitters, receptors, and antennas, as are well known in the art. Particularly for the measurement of small distances, the radiated signal may comprise a magnetic flux, for example generated by an electromagnet and detected by a Hall effect sensor. In general, a wide array of radiated signal measuring devices are known in the art, and may be advantageously adapted to the SID measuring device of the present invention.
In one exemplary embodiment, the SID measuring device of the present invention comprises a laser rangefinder, a block diagram of which is depicted in FIG. 2 and indicated generally by the numeral 100. The measuring device 100 comprises a laser source 102, a laser light detector 104, a controller 106, and a display 108. The laser source 102 and controller 106 are powered by a power supply 110, selectively coupled to the source 102 via switch 112. The laser source 102 may comprise a laser gas discharge tube, such as for example, a helium-neon (He-Ne) laser tube, with suitable high power electronics and control circuitry. Alternatively, the laser source 102 may comprise any of a broad array of available laser LEDs and suitable associated drive electronics. The laser source 102 may emit laser light within the human visible spectrum, or alternatively may emit an infrared laser beam. Laser light detector 104 may comprise a photo-diode responsive to the frequency of the laser beam emitted by the laser source 102. The detector 104 may additionally include appropriate associated thresholding and drive electronics.
Both the laser source 102 and the laser light detector 104 are connected to, and operate under the control of, controller 106. Control circuit 106 may in general be implemented in a broad variety of ways. In one embodiment, controller 106 includes a digital microprocessor, microcontroller, or digital signal processor, the operation of which may be specified by a software program. The controller 106 receives a high-frequency periodic oscillating signal, or "clock" signal, from an oscillator 107. Based on the known frequency of the oscillator 107, the controller 106 is operative to measure the elapsed time from the initiation of a laser beam projected from the source 102 until the detection of that beam incident upon the laser detector 104. The power supply 110 provides appropriate electrical power to both the laser source 102 and the controller 106. In one embodiment, the power supply 110 is coupled to the source 102 via a switch 112, operated by the radiologic technologist. This allows the laser source 102 to be energized only when the technologist is positioning the collimator housing 12 relative to the radiographic image receptor 14 in preparation for a radiographic exposure. This selective control reduces any potential vision hazard associated with the laser source 102, and in the case of a visible laser beam, may alleviate potential apprehension on the part of the diagnostic patient.
In one embodiment, a display 108 is connected to and controlled by the controller 106, and is operative to display the radiographic imager SID to the radiologic technologist. The display is preferably continuously updated to reflect instantaneous changes in the SID as the technologist positions the collimator housing 12. The SID may be displayed in any appropriate units, under the control of controller 106. The display 108 may comprise a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) of a suitable size and configuration, a series of seven-segment LED display characters, or other electronic numerical display as are well known in the art. Alternatively, in radiographic imaging equipment containing a separate display or interface, e.g., whereby the radiologic technologist may monitor and control parameters of the radiation source such as voltage and current, the display 108 may comprise an interface circuit compatible with said existing display, such that the SID display is integrated with the other radiographic equipment information.
The radiated signal source 102 and the detector 104 of the radiated signal SID measuring device of the present invention may be arranged in a variety of ways to effect measurement of the SID. The radiated signal source 102 may be affixed to the exterior of the collimator housing 12 of the radiographic imager 10 (see FIG. 1) via a moveable bracket, allowing the radiated signal to be independently directed, or "aimed," to any specific desired point. In this configuration, the distance from the radiated signal source 102 to the radiation beam source within the collimator housing is fixed and known, and can be easily accounted for in the SID calculations. Alternatively, the radiated signal source 102 may be mounted in the interior of the collimator housing 12, either coincident with or a known distance from the radiation beam source. Two basic configurations of the radiated signal source 102 and detector 104 are contemplated (each dictating a difference placement of the detector 104): a direct distance measurement and a reflected measurement.
In a direct distance measurement, the radiated signal source 102 is fixed in a known spatial relationship with the radiation beam source, such as for example, affixed to the collimator housing 12. The detector 104 is positioned on or adjacent the radiographic image receptor 14, such as for example, embedded in or clipped onto a radiographic film cassette. The radiated signal source 102 and detector 104 are aligned such that the radiated signal (e.g., the laser beam) travels in a straight line from the radiated signal source 102 to the detector 104. In this configuration, calculation of the SID is simply the measured travel time of the radiated signal from the radiated signal source 102 to the detector 104, multiplied by the known propagation speed of the radiated signal (e.g., 3�108 m/sec for a laser beam). Mathematically,
SID=Source to Image receptor Distance;
ttravel=travel time of the radiated signal from the radiated signal source to the detector; and
Sprop=propagation speed of the radiated signal.
In a reflected configuration, both the radiated signal source 102 and the detector 104 are affixed in a known spatial relationship to the radiation beam source, such as for example, affixed to the collimator housing 12. The radiated signal is in this case directed from the radiated signal source 102 to a surface substantially in the plane of the radiographic image receptor, for example, a radiographic film cassette, in a region that is not occupied by the anatomy of the diagnostic subject. In situations where the diagnostic subject covers substantially all of the radiographic image receptor, the radiated signal may be reflected off of an adjacent surface, substantially coplanar with the radiographic image receptor, such as for example, a stretcher or back board. In this configuration, the radiated signal is directed from the radiated signal source 102 to the plane of the diagnostic image receptor 14, and is reflected to the detector 104. In general, the radiated signal source 102 and detector 104 need not be coplanar with respect to the radiographic image receptor 14. This arrangement is depicted in FIG. 3.
In this configuration the SID is calculated by first determining the path length of the radiated signal, indicated as p. As in the case of direct illumination, the distance p is given by multiplying the travel time of the radiated signal from the radiated signal source 102 to the image receptor 14 and thence to the detector 104, multiplied by the propagation speed of the radiated signal. The known offset of the radiated signal source 102 and detector 104, if any, indicated by the quantity dsd in FIG. 3, is subtracted from the signal path length p (regardless of whether the radiated signal source 102 or detector 104 is positioned closest to the image receptor 14). The remaining distance x is then half of the remaining path length. Finally, the SID is the radiated signal source-to-detector offset (if any) plus the quantity x. Note that this calculation assumes that the angle θ formed between the incident and reflected radiated signal path is small. In this case, sin θ is negligible, and does not affect the calculation of p as described. For a wider angle θ, one of skill in the art may easily derive distance calculation equations to account for the angle. Mathematically,
p=radiated signal path length from radiated signal source to detector;
ttravel=travel time of the radiated signal from the radiated signal source to the detector;
Sprop=propagation speed of the radiated signal;
dsd=distance of offset between radiated signal source and detector in direction of image receptor;
x=distance between the image receptor plane and the closer of the radiated signal source and detector; and
SID=radiation beam source to mage receptor distance;
By use of the radiated signal measuring device of the present invention, the SID of a radiographic imager may be easily and accurately set prior to each exposure, particularly in situations where the SID setting facilities of the radiographic imaging equipment may not be fully utilized. This increases the quality of the resulting diagnostic image by ensuring the proper relationship between the radiation beam energy (e.g., as controlled by the radiologic technologist by varying the voltage and current applied to the radiation beam source), the image receptor type, the SID, and the characteristics of the imaging subject.
Although the present invention has been described herein with reference to a diagnostic medical radiographic imager, one of skill in the art will readily recognize that the invention is not so limited; it may be advantageously applied to improve the accuracy and quality of any radiographic imaging equipment. For example, and without limitation, the SID measuring device may be used in portable and field-deployed radiographic imagers utilized by emergency medical personnel and the military, in particular in situations where radiographic imaging must be performed on a stretcher, hospital bed or immobilization device such as a backboard used to transport trauma victims. In these situations, a separate physical measuring device may be misplaced or broken, and even if maintained in operable condition, represents an additional piece of equipment that must be stored, transported and inventoried. The present invention may also be advantageously utilized in surgical situations, where a patient's location and orientation may be restricted, and where the introduction of physical measuring devices such as scales and standards may contaminate the sterile field.
Furthermore, the present invention finds utility in research and laboratory applications, where the subject matter may require varied configurations of the radiographic image equipment, and where SID accuracies more precise than those obtainable with conventional measuring devices are required. As yet another example, the present invention may be useful in various security and law enforcement applications, such as airport terminals, border crossings, diplomatic installations, and the like. Such applications encompass both fixed radiographic imagers, such as luggage inspection, and portable units, such as those used by bomb squads and contraband inspectors. In both fixed and portable radiographic imaging equipment, quick, accurate positioning of the radiation beam source and image receptor, without the use of external devices, is advantageous.
Although the present invention has been described herein with respect to particular features, aspects and embodiments thereof, it will be apparent that numerous variations, modifications, and other embodiments are possible within the broad scope of the present invention, and accordingly, all variations, modifications and embodiments are to be regarded as being within the spirit and scope of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be construed in all aspects as illustrative and not restrictive and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.
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