3 Preparations for operation
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GE Healthcare
86500-IMG rev 3
Bucky
The Bucky is the most often used cassette holder in mammography. It has
a moving grid inside, which is used to reduce the amount of scattered
radiation reaching the film. Primary radiation goes directly through the
breast and the grid and produces the image of the breast on the film.
Scatter radiation has an arbitrary angle and thus produces no image on
the film but only reduces the contrast in the final image.
Separate Buckies are available for both 18x24cm and 24x30cm film
formats.
3.4.4
Insertion and removal of Buckies
Insertion of the Bucky
1
Align the guides of the desired Bucky with the grooves on the C-Arm.
2
Push the Bucky forward until it locks securely in place.
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