High Frequency Generators - Veterinary Systems APR-VET
Operation
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THICKNESS INCREASE / DECREASE
: These push-buttons are used to
decrease (B) or increase (D) the Thickness in centimeters of the area to be
exposed, in order to
adjust the kVp value
of the APR technique according to
the patient size.
This data is shown on the lower right area of the APR Display after selecting the
Body Region and Thickness range. Thickness can be also modified by using
the push-buttons 7 (UP) and 8 (DOWN) of the APR (to increase or decrease
centimeters).
(Refer to Illustration 3-2).
DISPLAY SELECTORS
: Each push-button is related to the nearest area of the
APR Display. They are used to select:
•
One of the displayed Body Regions (Skull, Abdomen, Pelvis, Thorax,
Extremity, Spine, Exotics or Dental).
•
Thickness Range (from 1 to 10 cm, from 11 to 20 cm, from 21 to 30 cm,
and from 31 to 40 cm). “
Extremity
” and “
Dental
” only allow a Thickness
Range selection from 1 to 10 cm.
•
To increase or decrease the final thickness selection of the area to be
exposed.
mAs COMPENSATION
: With this APR mode, the mAs value of the technique
can be modified by using the AEC push-buttons for Film/Screen Combination
and AEC Density, even though AEC option is not activated.
The “
Film/Screen Combination
” push-buttons are used to adjust the mAs in
relation to Film / Screen speed. The “
Medium Film/Screen
” push-button is
selected by default.
Selection of “
Slow Film/Screen
” increases the mAs value to the double of the
value for “
Medium Film/Screen
”. Speed of “
Slow Film/Screen
” has to be the
half speed of “
Medium Film/Screen
”.
Selection of “
Fast Film/Screen
” reduces the mAs value to the half of the value
for “
Medium Film/Screen
”. Speed of “
Fast Film/Screen
” has to be the double
speed of “
Medium Film/Screen
”.
The “
Density
” push-buttons are used to adjust the radiographic film density
changing the mAs value in different steps. Normal film density (0) is selected
by default.
The variation percentage density between steps can be changed during the
equipment calibration by the engineer according to customer preferences (the
percentage by default is 25%).
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