Barracuda & QABrowser Reference Manual
2012-10/4.3A
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..................................................................................................... 1115.3 Radiography
.............................................................................................................1135.3.1 kVp, Time, Dose, and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1165.3.2 Dose Measurements with R100 or Ion Chamber
.............................................................................................................1175.3.3 HVL Application
.............................................................................................................1185.3.4 Quick-HVL and Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 1205.4 Cine/Pulsed Radiography
.............................................................................................................1215.4.1 kVp, Time, Dose, and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1215.4.2 Pulse Measurements with R100 or Ion Chamber
.............................................................................................................1225.4.3 HVL, Quick-HVL, and Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 1225.5 Fluoroscopy and Pulsed Fluoroscopy
.............................................................................................................1235.5.1 Image Intensifier Input Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1255.5.2 kVp and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1275.5.3 HVL, Total Filtration, and Quick-HVL
.............................................................................................................1295.5.4 Pulsed Fluoroscopy
..................................................................................................... 1325.6 Mammography
.............................................................................................................1325.6.1 General
.............................................................................................................1345.6.2 Setting Up the Barracuda for Mammography
.............................................................................................................1365.6.3 kVp, Time, and Dose Measurements with the MPD
.............................................................................................................1385.6.4 Dose Measurements with the R100 or Ion Chamber
.............................................................................................................1405.6.5 HVL Application
.............................................................................................................1415.6.6 Mammo Compensations and Corrections
..........................................................................................................1415.6.6.1 Corrections for the Compression Paddle
..........................................................................................................1425.6.6.2 Normalization
..........................................................................................................1435.6.6.3 Beam Correction Factor
..........................................................................................................1435.6.6.4 Corrections for Angular Sensitivity
.............................................................................................................1445.6.7 Average Glandular Dose, AGD (MGD)
.............................................................................................................1455.6.8 Mammographic Pre-pulses
.............................................................................................................1455.6.9 Scanning Beam Mammography
..................................................................................................... 1465.7 Dental and Panoramic Dental
.............................................................................................................1495.7.1 kVp, Time, Dose, and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1525.7.2 Waveforms
.............................................................................................................1525.7.3 Panoramic Systems
.............................................................................................................1555.7.4 HVL, Total Filtration, and Quick-HVL
..................................................................................................... 1555.8 CT
.............................................................................................................1565.8.1 CT kVp
.............................................................................................................1585.8.2 CT Dose and CT Dose Index (CTDI)
.............................................................................................................1635.8.3 CT Scan Time (Exposure Time)
.............................................................................................................1635.8.4 CT mAs
.............................................................................................................1635.8.5 Parameters for CT Scanner Models
.............................................................................................................1645.8.6 Definition of CTDI
.............................................................................................................1645.8.7 Quick-HVL and Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 1655.9 Tube Current Probes
.............................................................................................................1665.9.1 MAS-1B, Invasive mAs Probe
.............................................................................................................1685.9.2 MAS-2B, Non-invasive mAs Probe
.............................................................................................................1715.9.3 MAS-3, Non-invasive mAs Probe
..................................................................................................... 1745.10 Light Measurement
.............................................................................................................1745.10.1 Luminance - Monitor/Viewbox (cd/m²)
.............................................................................................................1755.10.2 Illuminance - Ambient Light (lx)
6. ........................................................................................................... 178Optional Accessories
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