Chapter 1
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GE Healthcare
Senographe DS Acquisition System
Revision 1
Operator Manual 5307907-3-S-1EN
Safety Recommendations
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Moveable components
The equipment includes a number of moveable components.
Users must be instructed to monitor all movements, and to take all due care and precautions when mov-
ing any part of the equipment in the vicinity of themselves or other persons.
To ensure safe operation at all times, the Senographe DS compression system is fitted with a magnetic
braking mechanism, which prevents the compression paddle from falling in the event of power loss. If
power loss does occur while a patient is under compression, the compression force remains unchanged.
Disengage the patient by raising the paddle gently, using the manual compression knobs.
To minimize potential injury to the patient in decompression mode, the upward movement of the com-
pression paddle is stopped if a downward force greater than 3 daN is applied.
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Operator protection against radiation
To avoid excessive exposure to radiation, operators must remain behind suitable radiation shields when-
ever X-ray exposures are made.
It is essential that the X-ray Console used to control X-ray exposures be permanently mounted behind a
radiation shield, in such a way that it can only be used by an operator in the protected area. If other con-
trols, such as the AWS controls in the Senographe DS Control Station, are to be used during exposures,
then they also must be installed in the protected area.
These requirements are met by the Senographe DS Control Station, which includes a radiation shield
(700 mm/25 inches wide; 0.3 mm lead equivalence shielding) and provides a suitable mounting position
for the X-ray Console in the protected area. Other radiation shields are available if required to meet the
requirements of local regulations or hospital working practices.
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