PAN ACQUISITION
5.1 SELECTING THE EXAM TYPE
· From the AIS tool bar press the PAN button to enter in the acquisition window.
· From the acquisition window (refer to AIS Operator’s manual for the description of the acquisition window) select the
patient’s type (man, woman, child) and size (small, medium, large).
· Select the type of exam and check the predened loading factors.
· Press the “0 position” button.
· The green status indicator will start blinking and the U-arm will reach the reset position.
Table of loading factors
if in service software the ag “US” is enabled « ag – MANDATORY for US market » the values of loading factors for each
type of exam and for each patient size are are indicated below.
They constitute recommendations to be applied directly to optimize operation
Child
medium
Woman
small
Man small Woman
medium
Man
medium
Woman
large
Man large
kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA
PANORAMIC 68 7 72 7 73 7 75 7 76 7 78 7 79 7
TMJ 63 6 69 6 70 6 72 6 73 6 75 6 76 6
SINUS 68 7 72 7 73 7 75 7 76 7 78 7 79 7
otherwise, if in service software the ag “US” is not enabled
The values of loading factors are indicated below :
Child
medium
Woman
small
Man small Woman
medium
Man
medium
Woman
large
Man large
kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA kV mA
PANORAMIC 66 8 72 8 73 8 75 8 76 8 78 8 79 8
TMJ 63 6 69 6 70 6 72 6 73 6 75 6 76 6
SINUS 66 8 72 8 73 8 75 8 76 8 78 8 79 8