GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS PRECISION RXI SYSTEM PRE-INSTALLATION
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IRECTION 5123449-100, REVISION 12
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7. Laying Out the Room
7.1. Considerations
7.1.1. Radiation Protection
Because X-ray equipment produces radiation, you may need to take special precautions or make special site
modifications. GE Medical Systems does not make recommendations regarding radiation protection. It is the
purchasers responsibility to consult a radiation physicist for advisement on radiation protection in X-ray rooms.
Remember to locate the User Interface per local codes and regulations. The IUI must not be located anywhere
there’s a possibility of exposing the operator to radiation during use. This includes operation of the system using the
handswitch. The handswitch is on the right side of the unit, and cannot be relocated to the left side.
7.1.2. Service Access
Allow appropriate space for service access of equipment. Consult component pre-installation directions for
clearance information.
7.1.3. Clinical Access
Make sure that you plan the room with the following clinical access requirements:
Provide easy access to the patient table. Stretchers and other mobile hospital equipment must reach the
table quickly.
Clinicians at the patient table must be able to communicate with assistants in the control area monitoring
equipment from the R&F table.
Operators in the control area must have easy access to the control console. However, position the controls
(including hand switches) so the operator cannot take exposures while looking around or standing outside
the control booth's lead glass window.
Operators in the control area must have easy access to video recorders and injector programmers, film and
video storage cabinets, and service and operating manuals.
Consult customer on the number and location of non-electrical lines (air, oxygen, vacuum, water, etc.) in
the R&F room.
7.1.4. Peripheral Equipment
Consult hospital personnel regarding additional space requirements for the following types of
hospital equipment:
storage cabinets
sinks
oxygen stations
IV apparatus
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