GE Healthcare
Senographe DS Acquisition System
Revision 1
Operator Manual 5307907-3-S-1EN
Safety Recommendations
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Safety Recommendations
1
Introduction
Routine mammography provides the best method of early detection of breast cancer, and every effort should
be made to encourage its acceptance by patients and all concerned organizations. Examinations performed
regularly without problems are an essential part of this process. All aspects of mammographic exams, and
especially safety, must be optimized to ensure effective diagnosis and allow the development of screening
programs.
Safety precautions and recommendations for the avoidance of potential hazards, and against misuse, are
given throughout this document. They must be made known to, and be practised by, all operators of the
Senographe DS equipment.
This chapter is intended to bring attention to and emphasize some of the more important of these precau-
tions and recommendations.
You are strongly recommended to keep this manual with the equipment at all times. Review it from time to
time and be sure that you are familiar with all aspects of use of the equipment, and especially those affecting
safety.
Stop all examinations and call your GEMS (General Electric Medical Systems) Service representative imme-
diately if you believe that the equipment is not operating correctly.
2
Potential adverse effects
•
The following is a list of potential adverse effects that apply to mammography and are also applicable to
digital mammography using the Senographe DS system:
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Excessive breast compression.
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Excessive X-ray exposure.
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Electric shock.
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Infection.
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Skin irritation, abrasions, or puncture wounds.
3
Emergency Stop Motion and Shutdown
•
Emergency stop motion switches
are provided on both sides of the Senographe DS Gantry examina-
tion column, easily accessible to the operator.
Push either of these switches to immediately stop all positioner movement. Any compression which may
have been applied to the patient remains unchanged; the patient must be released by using the manual
compression knobs.
After use of one of these switches, the operator must turn power off and on (from the X-ray Console) to
restore normal use of the system.
•
If an emergency arises which requires complete removal of power from all parts of the system
,
the mains isolator switch which supplies power to the system from the hospital supply must be switched
off. Find out where this isolator is located and how to operate it.
Note that all image and patient information being processed at the time of cutting power will be lost, and
that power for the environmental control of the Digital Detector will be cut (this may entail a delay before
the system can be brought back into use).
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