Patent ID: 7039155

Claim:
A mammographic system, comprising: at least one mammographic apparatus for taking a mammograph of a subject by irradiating X-rays onto a breast and for recording the mammograph onto a recording medium in a cassette; at least one reading apparatus for reading the mammograph out of the cassette; and at least one control apparatus for obtaining the mammograph, the control apparatus being connected with the mammographic apparatus and the reading apparatus through a communication section, the mammographic apparatus having a first identification information reader for reading cassette identification information of the cassette used for taking the mammograph and a communication section for transmitting radiography execution information including the cassette identification information which has been read by the first identification information reader, wherein the control apparatus comprises a memory section for storing radiographic order information, an input section for inputting the cassette identification information to be used for taking the mammograph, and a controlling section for correlating the cassette identification information inputted by the input section with the radiographic order information and storing correlation in the memory section, and correlating the radiography execution information with radiographic order information based on the cassette identification information included in the radiography executing information transmitted from the mammographic apparatus and the cassette identification information included in the radiographic order information which has been stored in the memory section.