Philips Azurion - 16.18 Network Data; 16.19 System Settings Influencing the Radiation Dose; 16.19.1 X-ray Protocol Selection

16.18 Network Data
NOTE Transfer speeds depend on the local situaon (ne
twork load, network devices, and the
external staon).
DICOM Image Interface
Item Specicaon
Maximum Ethernet transfer speed 1 Gbit/s
Transfer speed for images 2 Mbit/s
RIS/CIS DICOM Interface
Item Specicaon
Maximum Ethernet transfer speed 1 Gbit/s
16.19 System Sengs In
uencing the Radiaon Dose
The following secons provide addional informaon about system sengs that inuence the radiaon
dose.
You should also refer to the radiaon guidelines given in Radiaon Safety (page 22) for measures to
reduce paent and sta dose, and to shield stray radiaon.
16.19.1 X-ray Protocol Selecon
The parameters as preset by X-ray protocol selecon are related to each other, and they have been
tuned for an opmal image quality for a specic procedure.
Examples of these parameters are:
• Dose control mode (cine, test shot-lockin, XperCT, etc).
• Timing mode (series, single-shot for cardiac, vascular).
• Dose control curve (for kV, mA, ms, detector-dose).
• Requested detector dose rate – for uoroscopy only.
• Requested detector dose per image – for exposure only.
• Fluoroscopy frame speed (per uoroscopy avor).
• Exposure frame speed (e.g. for cardiac procedures 7.5, 15, or 30 fps).
• Mulphase sengs (e.g. for vascular procedure: the duraon and frame speed per phase).
• Spectral lter (mm Al + mm Cu).
The following examples give the reference air kerma values for typical cardiac, neuro, and vascular X-ray
protocols.
System X-ray Protocol Ref. AK (mGy/img)
C12/F12 Pediatric Pediatrics 15 fps Normal 0.195
Cardiac Pediatrics 15 fps Normal 0.196
Head Cerebral 2 fps Normal 5.051
Head Cerebral 4 fps Normal 5.049
Thorax Lungs 3 fps 2.522
Technical In
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