6 Using the device
6.
Adjust the device's height to approximately match the patient's height by sliding a finger on the
carriage up/down slider.
7.
Tell the patient to remove their glasses, hearing aids, removable dentures, jewellery, hair clips and
all other things that can cause artifacts to the image.
8.
Protect the patient from radiation according to the local regulations, for example with a lead
apron and a thyroid shield.
9.
Guide the patient to the device and instruct to stand as straight and as tall as possible.
10.
Turn the ear rod down if it was previously turned aside.
11.
Fine adjust the device height so that the ear rods are on the level of the patient's ear canals.
12.
Slide the ear rods gently to the patient's ears so that the tips hit the patient's external auditory
canals.
Lateral projection
Posterior-Anterior (PA) projection
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