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SPB7-250.815.06.02.02
MAMMOMAT Novation DR
12.05
CS SD 24
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8Checking dose settings
Enable/Disable Dose Calculation
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If desired, the Dose Calculation System can be enabled/disabled. The Dose Calculation
System is
enabled
by default.
This is done by starting the Dose Calculation Program in the service PC.
From the
Main menu
in the Service program choose:
Configuration
⇒
Dose Calculation
⇒
Enable/Disable Dose Calculation
.
To show the calculated dose values on the control console,
enable
this option (ON).
The dose will be shown in the mAs/mGy display (
); the value shown will
shift from mAs to dose within approximately 2 seconds.
Fig. 36:
mAs_mGy_value
NOTE
Selecting "OFF" will only prevent dose values from showing in the
mAs/mGy display. Dose calculations will still be performed and
can be printed out if the printer option is installed.
Configuring of Dose Calculation System
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The Dose Calculation System comes with factory default values. The factory default val-
ues should typically be used. If desired, measurements of HVL (Half Value Layer) and
dose exchange factors can be performed to improve the accuracy of displayed dose val-
ues. These measurements should be performed by the hospital’s medical physicist and
are described in the document "
QC Manual, SPB7-250.623.xx..., Test Beam Quality
".
The measuring procedure is quite complicated and should only be performed by a physi-
cist familiar with similar measurements. If the HVL and dose exchange values are to be
measured, the document
"Software, SPB7-250.816.03..."
describes how to enter the val-
ues in the Dose Calculation Program.
If reinstalling factory default parameters, all previously entered measured data (HVL val-
ues and dose exchange factors) will be lost. However, the measured data should already
be noted in the document
"QC Manual"
.