Norland Elite 437A150, Operator'S Manual

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Operator's Guide
437D140 Rev. I
Scanning Lateral Spine 10-13
Marking the Scan Region
1. Click in the Parameters tab window to open the dialog box.
Caution: Caution the patient not to stare into the beam.
2. Draw an imaginary line parallel to the scanner back rest and 10-12-cm in front of the edge of the Back Rest
block.
3. Ensure that the laser is OFF, then use the Scanner Arm Touch Pad arrows to move the scanner arm over the
patient’s midsection along this imaginary axis.
Figure 10-4: Typical Lateral Spine Scout Scan region
Note: Explanation: The typical Lateral Spine Scout scan region is from mid-L1 to the iliac crest,
extending approximately 7-cm posterior to the anterior edge of the vertebral bodies and 7-cm into the
abdomen (shown above).
Note that all of L2-L4 is included in the scan when the:
scan start point is 15-cm above the iliac crest (S)
and the scan end point is 2-cm below the iliac crest (E).
The soft tissue Baseline point (B) is marked anterior to the spine, not over bone.
Caution: Caution the patient not to stare into the beam.