RTI Piranha Reference Manual

Piranha & QABrowser Reference Manual
2014-06/5.5C
Contents
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.............................................................................................................633.6.2 Start here!
..................................................................................................... 633.7 QABrowser Setup
.............................................................................................................643.7.1 Regulations Setup
.............................................................................................................643.7.2 Units Setup
.............................................................................................................653.7.3 Log Setup
.............................................................................................................653.7.4 Preferences Setup
.............................................................................................................663.7.5 Detector Information
.............................................................................................................663.7.6 System Info
.............................................................................................................663.7.7 System Test
..................................................................................................... 673.8 Battery & Power Status
..................................................................................................... 683.9 Indicators and Symbols
..................................................................................................... 703.10 Installation of Palm OS Handheld Computers
.............................................................................................................703.10.1 Updating QABrowser on the handheld
.............................................................................................................723.10.2 Uninstalling the QABrowser
4.
................................................................................................. 74
Measurement Principles & Theory
..................................................................................................... 744.1 Overview of Capability for Measurement Modes
..................................................................................................... 744.2 Measurement Type Settings
..................................................................................................... 754.3 Update Modes
.............................................................................................................764.3.1 Using Timed Update Mode
.............................................................................................................774.3.2 Using Free Run Update Mode
..................................................................................................... 784.4 Display Messages and Active Messages
.............................................................................................................784.4.1 Active Messages
.............................................................................................................804.4.2 Display Messages
..................................................................................................... 824.5 Waveforms and Triggers
..................................................................................................... 834.6 Measurement Principle for the Piranha
..................................................................................................... 834.7 HVL & Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 854.8 Linearity
..................................................................................................... 864.9 Reproducibility
5.
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Measurements with the Piranha System
..................................................................................................... 885.1 Introduction
..................................................................................................... 895.2 Radiography
.............................................................................................................915.2.1 kVp, Time, Dose, and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................945.2.2 Dose Measurements with Piranha Dose Probe
.............................................................................................................955.2.3 HVL Application
..........................................................................................................965.2.3.1 Introduction 2
..........................................................................................................975.2.3.2 kVp, Time, Dose, and Dose Rate 2
.............................................................................................................995.2.4 Quick-HVL and Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 1015.3 Cine/Pulsed Radiography
.............................................................................................................1025.3.1 kVp, Time, Dose, and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1025.3.2 Pulse Measurements with Piranha Dose Probe
.............................................................................................................1035.3.3 HVL, Quick-HVL, and Total Filtration
..................................................................................................... 1035.4 Fluoroscopy and Pulsed Fluoroscopy
.............................................................................................................1045.4.1 Image Intensifier Input Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1065.4.2 kVp and Dose Rate
.............................................................................................................1085.4.3 HVL, Total Filtration, and Quick-HVL
.............................................................................................................1105.4.4 Pulsed Fluoroscopy
..................................................................................................... 1135.5 Mammography

RTI Piranha Specifications

General

Brand	RTI
Model	Piranha
Category	Multimeter
Language	English