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DPX-IQ Operator’s Manual Quality Assurance 3-5
• Birth Date: Record the current date minus 40 years. For example, if today's date
is June 15, 1998, type 06/15/1958. DO NOT change this date for future spine
phantom scans.
• Height: 170cm
• Weight: 70kg
• Sex: Male
• Ethnic Group: White
4. Select
#
. The Optional Information screen is shown. Record the information
that follows:
• Facility ID: Record the phantom number given on the L5 region of the
spine phantom.
• Department ID: Record your system number.
5. Select
!
. The Spine Acquisition screen is shown. Select
#
. The Mode Window
is shown.
6. Highlight the Hi Res Medium 750
µ
A scan mode. Select
!
.
7. Select
$
. The QA Values screen shows information from the last Quality Assurance
Test.
NOTE: Refer to the QA printout before this scan if you think the values are
not correct. Call LUNAR Customer Support or your Distributor.
8. Select
/
to go back to the AP Spine Acquisition screen.
9. To scan the encapsulated or water bath spine phantom:
• If encapsulated, place the spine phantom on the scan table. Continue with step
11. (Do not remove the scan pad from the table.)
• If water bath, remove the scan pad from the scan table. Fill the water bath with
15 cm of room temperature water. Secure the lid to the top of the container and
place the water bath on the scan table. Place the spine phantom in the water bath
with the L5 region nearest the foot of the table.
10. Position the spine phantom (figure 3-4) in the center of the scan table (
➊
) parallel to
the patient compressor strap (
➋
). Make sure the straps on the encapsulated spine
phantom holder are not in the scan region or remove the lid from the water
bath container.