Operation Manual
VacuDAP 2002
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Introduction
Despite the improvements in X-ray technology as a whole and the progress made in reducing the
required radiation dose levels, X-ray diagnostics continues to be a major source of radiation patients
are exposed to. For this reason, the European Council Directives 96/29/EURATOM (basic safety
standard), 97/43/EURATOM (protection of patients) and the amended German X-ray ordinance
require that patients be not unnecessarily exposed to radiation and that the radiation doses applied be
measured and recorded. The VacuDAP 2002 measuring system is a convenient means of doing this.
The VacuDAP 2002 measuring system is used for determining the dose area product (DAP), a
parameter that comes in very useful when measuring the radiation doses patients are exposed to in a
radiological examination.
The VacuDAP 2002 comprises a circular ionization chamber, miniaturised electronics and a display
unit.
By changing settings and parameters on the display unit, the measuring system can be easily
adjusted to individual measuring conditions. In detail, the following adjustments can be made:
• Selection of measuring mode (radiography/fluoroscopy)
• Selection of one out of two calibration factors (e.g. measurement with/without X-ray table)
• Variation of calibration factors (re-calibration)
• Selection of printout language (German, English, French, Spanish, Italian)
The VacuDAP 2002 measuring system is designed for radiological standard methods using X-ray C-
arm units.
Used symbols:
Notes with this warning symbol must be heeded
VACUDAP
Message displayed on the display unit
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Reset
Press these keys on the display unit
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