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MAIN SCREEN
The Main Screen is the screen which controls normal operation of the Irradiator Automatic Irradiator. After the
operator has entered the operator password, entered their name, and pressed the
OK
key, the Main screen
appears on the monitor, as shown below:
1) The operator uses the mouse to select the
Unattenuated(High)
or
Attenuated(Low)
dose. This is a function
which toggles between high and low exposure. High exposure dose rate opens the attenuator shutter and low
exposure dose rate closes the attenuator shutter.
2)
An exposure time and/or an exposure dose are then entered for each tray or single input depending on
“
Dosages and Time Mode
” toggle button. If the toggle button is set to “Single Input”, the operator can set time or
dose for all 10 trays. If the toggle button is set to “Multiple Input”, the operator should enter individual time and dose
for each tray. The operator uses the mouse or keyboard to change exposure "
Time
" or exposure"
Dose
". If
exposure time is changed, exposure dose is changed automatically. If exposure dose is changed, exposure time
is changed automatically. The operator should enter the actual exposure dose (or doses) in units of mSv.
Only exposure times < 1000s are allowed. For higher exposures, simply repeat the irradiation cycle to obtain the
additional dose required.
