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DPX-IQ Operator’s Manual Hand F-1
Appendix F Contents
F.1 Hand Image Acquisition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
F.2 Hand Image Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Revised 1/99C
Appendix F:Hand Image Acquisition and Analysis
F.1 Hand Image Acquisition
The scan mode for hand image acquisition is 150
µ
A detail. A scan with a sample size
1.2 x 2.4 typically lasts 9 minutes with a skin entrance exposure of 1.2
µ
Gy.
1. Refer to section 2.3.3 to add or select a patient.
2. At the Hand Acquisition screen, select
#
to examine values. Record or examine the
information that follows:
• Patient Side —record the hand to be scanned, left or right
• Mode —The Mode window shows the 150
µ
A detail mode. Select
!
to set
the mode.
• Scan Width —select Manual for scan width. Measure the width of the hand at its
widest point. Add 20 mm and record the value in the Scan Width field.
Select
0
.
• Scan Length —select Manual for the scan length. Measure the length of the
hand from the distal tip of the ulna styloid process to the tip of the middle finger.
Add 20 mm and record the value in the Scan Length field.
NOTE: Use the same scan width and scan length values for future scans of
the patient.
3. Select
/
to go back to the Hand Acquisition screen.
4. Select
!
. The scan arm and detector move to the HOME position.
5. Remove the pad from the scan table.
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Hand