requires assistance or procedures that require the physician to be present next
to the patient), the significant zone of occupancy applies for operator and
staff.
Keep maximum distance from the X-ray source and from the object producing
scattered radiation. The intensity of scattered radiation depends on the energy
and intensity of the X-ray exposure, the material of the object and the distance
to the object.
WARNING:
The patient and the operator must wear appropriate radiation
protection garments.
1
4
0
cm
SID1
15 cm
Phantom
S1
S2
S
S
50 cm
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
7
2
1
8
9
1.
X-ray tube
2.
Focal spot label [—]
3.
Significant zone of occupancy.
Minimum area 60x60 cm.
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| Valory (system with floor mounted column) | Introduction
0426A EN 20220804 1858
