Steps
1. Make sure that the Volume tab is selected.
2. Select the radiation symbol or the forward button.
Green lights flash on the touch screen and exposure button when the
X-ray system is getting ready for an exposure. The green lights stop
flashing and stay on continuously when the X-ray system is ready for an
exposure.
3. Ask the patient to stay as still as possible.
4. Move to a protected area.
5. Press and hold down the exposure button for the entire duration of the
exposure.
During exposure yellow radiation warning lights illuminate on the
exposure switch and on the touch screen, and you hear a radiation
warning tone.
Additionally, a radiation warning symbol displays on the touch screen.
The C-arm moves around the patient’s head.
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KaVo ProXam 3DQ X-ray units:
If you take two vertical image volumes, the lower volume is imaged
first and the upper volume last. The C-arm is automatically moved
upwards between the volumes. You hear a warning tone when the
C-arm moves up.
8 3D patient exposure
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Instructions for use
