Owandy Radiology i-max touch 3D, User Manual

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User Manual
– Safety information
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Owandy Radiology SAS 11
3.2.1 Pediatric Use: Summary
3.2.1.1
Introduction
Special care should be exercised when imaging patients outside the typical adult size range,
especially smaller pediatric patients whose size does not overlap the adult size range (e.g.,
patients less than 50kg (110lb) in weight and 150cm (59") in height, measurements, which
approximately correspond to that of an average 12 years old or a 5th percentile U.S. adult female).
3.2.1.2
References for pediatric dose optimization
The following resources provide information about pediatric imaging radiation safety and/or
radiation safety for extra-oral dental panoramic and CBCT (aka CBVT) X-ray devices:
1.
HTTPS://WWW.FDA.GOV/RADIATION-
EMITTINGPRODUCTS/RADIATIONEMITTINGPRODUCTSANDPROCEDURES/MEDICA
LIMAGING/UCM298899.HTM
2. www.imagegently.org
3. HTTPS://WWW.FDA.GOV/RADIATION-
EMITTINGPRODUCTS/RADIATIONEMITTINGPRODUCTSANDPROCEDURES/MEDICA
LIMAGING/MEDICALX-RAYS/UCM315011.HTM
4. https://www.iaea.org/resources/rpop/resources/training-material#11
5. HTTPS://WWW.IAEA.ORG/RESOURCES/RPOP/RESOURCES/TRAINING-MATERIAL#3
3.2.1.3
Device specific features and instructions
I-MAX 3D provides as standard with all units, the following specific design features and
instructions that enable safer use of our device with pediatric patients:
Design features important to pediatric imaging Paragraph
Adult/Child exam modality: child selection adapts exposure current (mA)
and High voltage (kV) reducing the overall dose supplied to the patient.
Exposure parameters of 3D exams for a medium-sized child patient give
a dose reduction (compared to the adult patient) as recommended by
IAEA (see paragraph above, link #4) 9.4 and 10.1.1
For the panoramic exams (panoramic, half-panoramic and low dose
panoramic programs) Child selection also corresponds to a reduced
trajectory exam time giving a further 10% of dose reduction. 10.1.1
A function to run the exam in test mode without X-ray to check the
behaviour of the patient during the exam and reduce the possibility of
exam interruption and retake 10 and 14.1
The recommendation
– especially with pediatric patients - to use a
smaller FOV when taking a 3D exam.
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