AGFA Valory - Automatic Exposure Control (AEC)

Automatic Exposure Control (AEC)
Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) produces consistent detector dose
regardless of the radiographic technique selected and of the patient size.
To activate AEC mode, push any of the three AEC field buttons.
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Figure 47: AEC field buttons
To deactivate AEC mode, select the two point or three point radiographic
working mode.
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Figure 48: Buttons to select two point or three point radiographic working
mode
Topics:
• AEC field selection
• Dose
• Density
• Patient Size
• AEC dose failure
AEC field selection
Each button indicates its related physical location of the selected field in the
AEC exposure detector, and you may select or deselect it by touching it.
Any combination of fields can be selected and the color of the buttons changes
(highlighted) when active. The exposure is ended if any of the selected fields
measures the AEC cut-off dose.
Table 20: Automatic filter
Left field
Middle field
Right field
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