PRS 500 F
User Manual
5067-0-8002
PROTEC GmbH & Co. KG, In den Dorfwiesen 14, 71720 Oberstenfeld, Germany
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Move X-ray tube to the desired position and adjust FFD.
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Press the collimator light switch (button 9, figure collimator) to turn on the collimator light, and
view the opening of the collimator shutters in both axes relatives to the cassette and object size.
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Place object on cassette.
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Adjust the light field with the adjuster 1 and 7 (figure Collimator) onto the size of the used cassette.
So the radiation field will be limited to the size of the cassette.
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At the X-ray generator operator console control panel, select the desired X-ray equipment (Bucky
table without Bucky unit) by selecting the corresponding X-ray equipment/exposure technique
switch.
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Press the desired Anatomically Programmed Radiography (APR) witch or manually select the
desired exposure factors. Start the exposure by pressing the switches for exposure preparation and
exposure release.
4.1.2
Operation at verticalX-ray system image receptor stand PROVERT
4.1.2.1
Adjustment of the X-ray unit to the mid of a cassette or Bucky/Grid entity of aX-ray
system image receptor stand (vertical center beam)
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By pressing button 3 or 6 (figure operating unit) the brake for the rotation of the Collimator will be
released.
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Swing the X-ray unit to theX-ray system image receptor stand.
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Set the Bucky, Grid entity on the vertical stand to the size of the patient, see figure vertical carriage.
4.1.2.2
Adjustment of the source to image-receptor distance (SID)
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Release the longitudinal movement brake of the column by pressing button 2 (figure control
handle) and adjust the source to image-receptor distance (SID) which will be used for the exposure.
Notice the focus area of the scanning unit, Bucky and Grid entity. Those settings have to be done
with the measuring tape inside the collimator or with the markings on the upper guidance of the
column.
4.1.2.3
Adjustment of the light-/ radiation field
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By using button 7 (figure operating unit) the button of the brake for adjusting the height will be
released
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Set the collimator to the requested height and align it to the Bucky by using the light-beam
localizer 4 (figure control handle).
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Release Button 7 (figure operating unit) to activate the height-adjustable brake for the collimator.
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By using button 9 (figure Collimator) the light-beam will be activated to control the vent of the
collimator to the used cassette.
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With the adjuster 1 and 7 (figure Collimator) set the lamellas of the Collimator to the size of the
used cassette. The settings will be done on the scale 2 and 8 (figure Collimator) to the according
cassette source to image-receptor distance (SID). So the light-/ radiation field is limited to the
according cassette.
4.1.2.4
Exposure preparation/ release
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Select the used device on the console of the generator (vertical-grid recording device).
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Select the requested organ program or the requested exposure details, and start the exposure by
using the control element for exposure preparation/ release.
4.2
Operation X-ray system table PROGNOST F
Detailed information please find in the enclosed User Manual of the PROGNOST F.
4.3
Operation collimator
Detailed information please find in the enclosed User Manual of the collimator.
4.4
Operation X-ray tube
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