Siemens SOMATOM Emotion syngo CT 2007E - Radiation Protection

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syngo CT 2007E Emotion Operator Manual
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Information about Personal Safety Safety
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Radiation protection A.2
For your own and the patient’s protection, you must observe
the radiation protection regulations.
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The diagrams below show the local dose distribution in the ver-
tical plane (Y-Z) and horizontal plane (X-Z). Set the isocenter of
the system as the origin of coordinates. The measured areas are
4.5m (width)X2m (height) in the vertical plane and 4.5m
(width)X3m (depth) in the horizontal plane separately.
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Dose distribution is measured with a cylindrical PMMA phantom
(diameter 32 cm length 16 cm).
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For Emotion 6-slice configuration: measured with a maximum
slice width of 6 x 3 mm large at 130 kV.
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For Emotion 16-slice configuration: measured with a maximum
slice width of 16 x 1.2 mm large at 130 kV.
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Measuring values: Air Kerma in µGy per mAs. A.2