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Safety
ARCADIS Varic
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Tube housing temperature
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Radiation protection
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The automatic dose rate control feature contributes significantly to reducing the
radiation exposure of patients and operating personnel.
Nevertheless, observe the following important notes in order to keep the dose
absorbed by the patient as low as possible.
For the patient
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Keep the radiation field as small as possible.
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Ensure that the patient receives the best possible protection when exposures
are taken in the vicinity of the patient's reproductive organs (use gonadal
shields or lead-lined rubber covers).
For the operating
personnel
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When releasing the exposure, the operator must keep a sufficient safety
distance from the X-ray tube assembly.
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Wear protective clothing in the control area during an examination.
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Wear a radiation monitoring badge or use a pen dosimeter.
For patients and
operating personnel
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Keep the fluoroscopic time as short as possible.
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Keep the source-to-skin distance as large as possible.
Additional objects in the beam path may result in increased scattered radiation.
Please be aware that certain materials in the X-ray beam (e.g. parts of an operat-
ing table) may impair the X-ray image due to imaging of contours and inclusions
in these materials. In certain rare cases, this may lead to incorrect diagnosis.
This material may also result in higher radiation exposure.
Caution
Tube housing can become warm with continuous use, with a possible maxi-
mum temperature of 68°.
This can burn the skin of the patient or the personnel operating the equip-
ment.
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At a temperature of
≥
50 °C the X-ray tube assembly housing must not come
into contact with the patient's skin.