Carestream DENTAL CS 8100 Access, User Manual

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Launching the X-ray
To launch the X-ray, follow these steps:
1
Leave the X-ray room and close the door. You must keep visual contact with the patient during
acquisition.
2
Launch the X-ray with the remote control . Press and hold the exposure button until the end of the
acquisition is indicated by the on-screen “Release Handswitch” message. The turns yellow
and a warning sound is heard, indicating X-ray emission. When the acquisition ends, the
Acquisition interface disappears and the acquired image is automatically transferred to the CS
Imaging Software .
3
Check the image quality, if satisfactory, remove the ear cones and the nasion support and release
the patient.
X-ray Dose Emission Information
Compliance with EURATOM 97/43 Directive
You can right-click on each image to display the estimated emitted dose received by the
patient. You can use this information to calculate the effective dose received by the patient for
the image.
The radiation emission dose is expressed in mGy.cm
2
. This dose is measured at the primary
collimator outlet. The dose is accurate to +/-30%.
Important: If you have a problem that requires you to stop the
acquisition, release the exposure button of the remote control or
press the red emergency stop button.
Note: The X-ray dose information will be displayed on the acquisition
interface before each acquisition.