Chapter 9 Page no. 1026
JC-TSG-A-010.fm
GE Healthcare Senographe DS
Revision 1 Service Information and Procedures Class A 2385072-16-8EN
Job Card TSG A010 - Troubleshooting Bad Pixel Calibration Failure
3-2-3-3 Collimator Adjustment
When repositioning the collimator, make sure that you rotate the arm to +180°. For more information on
the screw positions that fix the collimator to the tube head frame, see Job Card D/R A280 - Collimator
Set on page 1369.
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Notice:
Make sure to strictly perform all calibration required for correction as stated by section 4, Post-Cor-
rective Actions on page 1026.
4 POST-CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
4-1 Calibration to be performed after bad pixel calibration
4-2 Calibration to be performed after a kV scale factor calibration
Calibration/Test Job Card
Bad Pixel Calibration Job Card CAL A041 - Bad Pixel Calibration on page 1693
Gain calibration Job Card CAL A043 - Detector Gain Calibration on page 1697
Flat field tests Job Card ELE A032 – IQ Tools Flat Field Test on page 699
Conversion Factor Job Card CAL A045 - Conversion Factor Measurement on page 1701
Half Value Layer Job Card CAL A046 - Half-Value Layer Measurement on page 1703
AOP Calibration Job Card CAL A051 - AOP Calibration on page 1723
mAs non linearity Job Card CAL A053 - mAs Non-linearity Calibration on page 1725
AOP/SNR Check Job Card ELE A038 - AOP Mode and SNR Check on page 707
If AOP/SNR test is not OK, repeat all calibrations from AOP Calibration
Calibration/Test Job Card
kV Scale Factor Calibration Job Card CAL A011 - Calibration of kV Scale Factor on page 1667
X-Ray Tube Heater current Calibra-
tion
Job Card CAL A012 - X-Ray Tube Heater Current on page 1673
Bad Pixel Calibration Job Card CAL A041 - Bad Pixel Calibration on page 1693
Gain calibration Job Card CAL A043 - Detector Gain Calibration on page 1697
Flat field tests Job Card ELE A032 – IQ Tools Flat Field Test on page 699
Conversion Factor Job Card CAL A045 - Conversion Factor Measurement on page 1701
Half Value Layer Job Card CAL A046 - Half-Value Layer Measurement on page 1703
AOP Calibration Job Card CAL A051 - AOP Calibration on page 1723
mAs non linearity Job Card CAL A053 - mAs Non-linearity Calibration on page 1725
AOP/SNR Check Job Card ELE A038 - AOP Mode and SNR Check on page 707
If AOP/SNR test is not OK, repeat all calibrations from AOP Calibration