Capintec CAPTUS 600 - Chapter 17 Staff Bioassay; Staff Bioassay Data

CAPINTEC, INC. CAPTUS
®
600
CHAPTER 17
STAFF BIOASSAY
STAFF BIOASSAY DATA
All staff members who work with Iodine-131, Iodine-125, or Iodine-123 need to have regular
Bioassay measurements taken to monitor exposure levels. Most state and federal radiation
safety regulations mandate that these thyroid measurements be taken periodically.
The CAPTUS
®
600 can store data for up to 20 staff members for Bioassay measurements.
The CAPTUS
®
600 uses one bioassay protocol, which is user-defined.
Before using the Capintec CAPTUS
®
600 system to perform Bioassay measurements on the
staff, the staff member names, ID numbers and initials should be stored in the CAPTUS
®
600
memory (if not, the results can't be saved), as well as the parameters for the Bioassay
protocol.
Press the HOME key then the UTIL key. The main Utilities menu (
Figure 17-1) will appear.
UTILITIES
1. MULTICHANNEL ANALYZER
2. STAFF BIO ASSAY RESULTS
3. SETUP
4. DIAGNOSTICS
0. RETURN TO PROBE SCREEN
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Figure 17-1
Note: Selection 0 will display “RETURN TO WELL SCREEN” if the Utilities menu is
accessed from the Well main screen.
Press 3 to select SETUP. The message “PASSWORD:” will appear. Type the last three digits
of your CAPTUS
®
600 serial number, and press the ENTER key. The Setup menu (Figure
17-2
) will appear.
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