biodex ATOMLAB 950 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................1-1
2. Setup Instructions..............................................................................................................2-1
• Assembly Procedure ..........................................................................................................2-1
• System Shut-Down............................................................................................................2-7
• General Cleaning Instructions ..........................................................................................2-7
• Power-Up and Self-Test ....................................................................................................2-7
• Computer Preliminaries ....................................................................................................2-8
• System-Wide Icons............................................................................................................2-8
• System Software Setup ....................................................................................................2-13
• Edit Physicians and Technologist Database......................................................................2-15
• Database Manager ..........................................................................................................2-17
3. Administration ....................................................................................................................3-1
• Daily Calibration ..............................................................................................................3-1
• High Voltage Adjustment ................................................................................................3-5
• Chi-Square ........................................................................................................................3-8
• Administration Report ....................................................................................................3-11
• Isotope Editing ................................................................................................................3-11
• Isotope Efficiencies ..........................................................................................................3-18
• Detector Efficiency ..........................................................................................................3-20
• Spectrum Analysis ..........................................................................................................3-22
• How is ROI Determined?................................................................................................3-24
4. Thyroid Uptake ..................................................................................................................4-1
• Defining a Facility Standard Uptake Procedure..................................................................4-1
• Patient Definition Screen ..................................................................................................4-4
• Determining Automatic Count Time ................................................................................4-5
• Performing a Thyroid Uptake............................................................................................4-7
• Printing a Thyroid Uptake Report ..................................................................................4-12
• Printing a Time Activity Uptake Report..........................................................................4-12
5. Manual Mode ....................................................................................................................5-1
• To Count in Manual Mode ................................................................................................5-1
• To Print in Manual Mode ..................................................................................................5-1
• Spectrum Analysis ............................................................................................................5-1
6. Wipe Test ..............................................................................................................................6-1
• Define Wipe Areas ............................................................................................................6-1
• Select Wipe........................................................................................................................6-5
• Wipe Preferences ..............................................................................................................6-7
• Performing a Wipe Test ....................................................................................................6-9
• Spectrum Analysis ............................................................................................................6-9
7. Bioassay ..............................................................................................................................7-1
• To Perform a Bioassay ........................................................................................................7-2
8. Schilling Tests ......................................................................................................................8-1
• To Determine a Facility Standard Schilling Test ................................................................8-1
• To Perform a Schillings Test (Bracco, Mallinckrodt or Simple Mallinckrodt)......................8-1
• Schilling Dicopac ..............................................................................................................8-5
• Spectrum Analysis ............................................................................................................8-8
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