Directions for Use
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Operation Manual
Suppl. : Patient on a wheelchair
Position the patient in a wheelchair
all the way to the column so that the
patient is able to have their back
straight and sit upright.
When an optional normal-sized base
is used, position the wheelchair so that
the front wheels sit nicely between the
base and rear wheels are free from
hitting the base.
When an optional wide base is used,
fold up the foot rests of the wheelchair
if necessary in order to position the
wheelchair all the way to the column.
* Caution
• The Image acquisition of the patient on a standard wheel chair is possible. However,
the wheelchair with a longer backrest or custom-made wheelchair may interfere with the
movement of the equipment. Under such circumstance, ensure before the acquisition
that the wheel chair does not interfere with the movement of the equipment.
• Be careful not to hit the patient’s legs against the column while positioning the patient on
a wheelchair especially with folded foot rests, all the way to the column.
• With the patient on a wheelchair, the patient's shoulder may come in to contact with the
equipmentduetothedifcultywithkeepingtheuprightposture.Toavoidthisproblem,
ask the patitient to straighten his/her spine during positioning and then acquire images.
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