Carestream CS 9300C - Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters for the Pediatric Patient

Acquiring a Lateral Image
5–2 ACQUIRING CEPHALOMETRIC IMAGES
Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters
for the Pediatric Patient
To set the acquisition parameters, follow these steps:
1. Position the head clamps manually for the lateral exam.
2. In the Cephalometric Acquisition interface, click the Program button to access the
Program pane. In the Program pane:
 The for a lateral exam is active.
 Select the appropriate acquisition format option.
3. Click the Patient button to access the Patient pane. Select the pediatric patient
type.
4. If the default parameter setting is not adapted to your pediatric patient type, click the
Parameter button and select the appropriate parameters. To save the new parameter
settings as the default settings, click
and select Memorize settings.
IMPORTANT
You must position the head clamps manually because they
are not positioned automatically from the Program pane exam
type selection. In this case, the relevant exam type selection
icon becomes active.