Positioning the X-ray tube
WARNING:
Monitor with special care the patient position or anyone
present, to avoid injury caused by unit movements. Intravenous
tubing, catheters and other patient connected lines should be
routed away from moving equipment.
1.
Check the position of the X-ray unit and the patient.
2.
Hold the tube-collimator handles while moving the X-ray tube head to the
required position for making the exposure.
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Release the arm.
2.
Raise the arm.
3.
Extend the arm.
Press and hold the brake control to allow this movement.
4.
Rotate the column.
Figure 39: Positioning the X-ray tube over the patient and the DR detector
3.
Set the appropriate source image distance (SID).
The SID can be measured using the measurement tape at the rear side of
the collimator or using the laser light indication. The laserlines coincide on
an object at 1m distance from the X-ray source.
Figure 40: Laser light
4.
Press and hold the movement control buttons to adjust the position of the
unit with respect to the patient.
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