
Siemens-Elema AB
SPS-UD
RX B7-120.033.01.10.02
MAMMOMAT 300
Solna, Sweden
05.98
65 02 186
Start-up and functional test of the IONTOMAT
12-3
Other film/screen combinations
In case the customer uses another film/screen combination than those the correction
curves are optimized for, see table 1 of correction curves on page 12-1, proceed as fol-
lows:
1
Begin with curve C2 and make test exposures using a grid table at 25 kV, 2 and 6 cm
plexi (5 cm if limit (ER550) or ER 013 occurs, due to insufficient dose rate). If the
image from 6 cm plexi (O.D.-6 cm) is lighter than one from 2 cm plexi (O.D.-2 cm),
choose correction curve A2 or B2 (A2 makes images from thick objects darker than
B2 does, i.e. A2 corrects more than B2). On the other hand, if O.D.-6 cm is darker
than O.D.-2 cm, choose curve D2. Repeat the test with the chosen curve. The differ-
ence between O.D.-6 cm and O.D.-2 cm (
∆ Ο.
D
.)
should be less than 0.30 O.D.
2
Now test 27 kV, 2 and 6 cm. Try even 30 and 35 kV if these kV´s are of interest for
the customer. If this
∆ Ο.
D
.
is
≤
0.30 O.D., go to 3. If not, it is necessary to test an-
other curve (choose between A2, B2, C2 and D2) at 27 kV. Choose the best one and
repeat the test at 25 kV. Continue in this manner until the result is as good as possible
for the kV´s of interest for the customer. Diagrams 1, 3, 5 and 7 on the following pag-
es can be of help. Note that the steeper the curve is, the more the thicker objects are
corrected (they will be darker).
3
Check also the correction with 2 cm plexi between the different kV values of interest.
If this
∆ Ο.
D
.
is
≤
0.30 O.D., an acceptable curve has been chosen. It may not be pos-
sible to reach the specified O.D. corrections, choose then the best compromise for the
customer´s needs.
4
Do the same tests with magnification table, but use 2 and 5 cm plexi instead. The pe-
missible
∆ Ο.
D
.
for magnification tables is
≤
0.40 O.D. Choose between correction
curves A1, B1, C1 and D1. Diagrams 2, 4, 6, and 8 on the following pages can be of
help.
NOTE!
When necessary, curve A2, B2, C2 and D2 can be used for magnification tables and/or
A1, B1, C1 and D1 for grid tables. In general, the X1-curves (magnification) correct more
than the X2-curves.