AGFA Valory User manual

Valory (system with floor mounted
column)
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User Manual
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Contents
Legal Notice ..........................................................................6
Introduction to this Manual ................................................... 7
Scope of this Manual ..................................................8
About the safety notices in this document .................. 9
Disclaimer ................................................................10
Introduction ........................................................................ 11
Intended Use ........................................................... 12
Intended User .......................................................... 13
System overview ......................................................14
Options and Accessories ...........................................16
Operation Controls .................................................. 17
Radiographic table .......................................18
Radiographic wall stand ...............................19
X-ray tube head unit .....................................20
MUSICA Acquisition Workstation (NX) ........ 22
Software Console .........................................23
DR Detector Switch ......................................24
X-ray generator mini console (Spellman) ..... 25
Manual collimator ........................................27
Portable DR detector ....................................28
Emergency stop button ................................ 29
Emergency shutdown power switch ............. 30
Power off behaviour .....................................31
Installation .............................................................. 32
HF-emission and immunity ..........................32
Radiation Protection ................................................33
Monitoring of Personnel .............................. 34
Protected area and significant zones of occupancy
..........................................................................35
Guidelines for Pediatric Applications ............41
Effect of SID on patient dose ........................ 43
Labels ......................................................................44
Warning labels on the radiographic table ..... 47
Warning labels on the radiographic wall stand .
48
Warning labels on the floor mounted column and
tube head unit ............................................. 49
Type label .................................................... 50
Additional labeling of the radiographic table ...
51
Additional labeling of the radiographic wall stand
..........................................................................52
Additional labeling of the floor mounted column
and tube head unit .......................................53
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Additional labeling of the main control box ....
54
Type labels of accessories .............................55
DR Detector identification label ................... 57
About the software ...................................... 58
Cleaning and disinfecting ........................................ 59
Maintenance ............................................................63
Maintenance actions ....................................64
Checklist before and after operation .............67
Checklist for the floor mounted column and tube
head unit ..................................................... 69
Checklist for the radiographic table ............. 70
Checklist for the radiographic wall stand ..... 71
Safety Directions ..................................................................72
General Safety Directions .........................................73
Safety Directions for the X-Ray System .....................77
Safety Directions for the radiographic table ............. 79
Safety directions for the floor mounted column ....... 80
Basic Workflow ....................................................................81
Starting the System ................................................. 82
Automated workflow for warming-up of X-ray
tube ............................................................ 82
Performing an exposure using the DR Detector ........ 84
Step 1: retrieve the patient info .................... 85
Step 2: select the exposure ...........................85
Step 3: Prepare the exposure ........................86
Step 4: Check the exposure settings ............. 88
Step 5: execute the exposure ........................89
Step 6: perform a quality control ..................90
Performing an exposure using a CR cassette .............91
Step 1: retrieve the patient info .................... 92
Step 2: select the exposure ...........................93
Step 3: prepare the exposure ........................94
Step 4: check the exposure settings .............. 95
Step 5: execute the exposure ........................96
Step 6: repeat steps 2 to 5 for the next
subexposures ............................................... 97
Step 7: digitize the image .............................98
Step 8: perform a quality control ..................99
Stopping the System .............................................. 100
Software Console ...............................................................101
X-ray modality status frame ....................................102
Ready for exposure status .......................... 103
Modality Position .......................................104
DR Detector Switch ....................................105
Filter Status ............................................... 106
Anti-scatter grid status ............................... 107
Radiation status ......................................... 108
Unknown status ......................................... 109
Generator controls ................................................. 110
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One point, two point and three point working
modes ........................................................ 111
Radiographic Parameters ........................... 113
Focal Spot Indicator ................................... 114
Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) ............ 115
X-ray tube load ........................................... 119
DAP Value ..................................................120
Heat Units ..................................................121
X-ray modality controls .......................................... 122
System messages screen .........................................123
Tube head display .............................................................. 125
Status information on the tube head display .......... 125
Positioning the X-Ray Tube ................................................ 129
Stop positions ........................................................ 130
Centering the tube head on the table ......................131
Centering the tube head on the wall stand ............. 133
Positioning the Radiographic Table ....................................135
Positioning the floating tabletop ............................ 136
Adjusting height .....................................................137
Positioning the bucky .............................................138
Radiographic Table Accessories ......................................... 139
Mounting the patient hand grips ............................ 140
Lateral cassette holder ............................................141
Lateral Exposures ....................................... 141
Mounting the compression belt .............................. 142
Mattress .................................................................143
Positioning the Radiographic Wall Stand ........................... 144
Radiographic Wall Stand Accessories ................................. 145
Patient hand grips ..................................................146
Mounting the lateral arm rest .................................147
Bucky .................................................................................148
Loading of the bucky in the table ............................151
Loading of the bucky in the wall stand ................... 152
Unloading of the bucky in the table ........................154
Unloading of the bucky in the wall stand ................155
Anti-scatter grids ................................................... 156
Anti-scatter grids ....................................... 157
Anti-scatter grid focal distance color indication
158
Storage box for DR detector and anti-scatter grids
........................................................................159
Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) ........................160
X-Ray Generator Mini Console ............................................161
Starting and stopping the generator ....................... 162
X-ray tube start-up modes ...................................... 163
X-ray generator messages and warning signals (Spellman)
....................................................................................164
Problem solving ................................................................. 165
Restoring connection between generator and NX after
generator failure .................................................... 166
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DR Detector is Exceeding the Maximum Working
Temperature .......................................................... 167
DR Detector must be Recalibrated .......................... 168
Radiographic Parameter Limits .............................. 169
Warning messages ................................................. 170
Product Information .......................................................... 171
Compatibility ......................................................... 172
Connectivity ...........................................................173
Compliance ............................................................ 174
General ......................................................175
Safety .........................................................175
Electromagnetic Compatibility ................... 175
X-Ray Safety ...............................................176
X-Ray Accuracy .......................................... 176
Environmental Compliance ........................ 176
Biocompatibility .........................................176
Usability .....................................................176
Equipment Classification ........................................177
Foot pedals .................................................178
Applied Parts ..............................................178
Patient data security .............................................. 179
Requirements on the operating environment ...
179
Product Complaints ................................................181
Environmental protection ...................................... 182
System Documentation ..........................................183
Training .................................................................184
Technical Data ....................................................... 185
Valory technical data ................................. 186
Generator Technical Data ...........................187
Radiographic Table Technical Data ............ 189
Wall stand technical data ........................... 190
Floor mounted column technical data ........ 191
X-Ray Tube Technical Data ......................... 192
Bucky technical data .................................. 196
Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) Technical Data
........................................................................197
Manual Collimator Technical Data ............. 198
Dose Area Product Meter (IBA DAP) Technical
Data ...........................................................199
Portable DR detector technical data ........... 200
Fixed mounted DR detector technical data . 201
NX workstation technical data ................... 203
Remarks for HF-emission and immunity ................204
Immunity to RF wireless communication
equipment ................................................. 208
Precautions on EMC ...................................209
Cables, transducers and accessories ........... 210
Maintenance on EMC relevant parts ........... 211
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Legal Notice
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Agfa NV, Septestraat 27, 2640 Mortsel - Belgium
For more information on Agfa products, please visit www.agfa.com.
Agfa and the Agfa rhombus are trademarks of Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgium or
its affiliates. Valory is a trademark of Agfa NV, Belgium or one of its affiliates.
All other trademarks are held by their respective owners and are used in an
editorial fashion with no intention of infringement.
Agfa NV makes no warranties or representation, expressed or implied, with
respect to the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information
contained in this document and specifically disclaims warranties of suitability
for any particular purpose. Products and services may not be available for
your local area. Please contact your local sales representative for availability
information. Agfa NV diligently strives to provide as accurate information as
possible, but shall not be responsible for any typographical error. Agfa NV
shall under no circumstances be liable for any damage arising from the use or
inability to use any information, apparatus, method or process disclosed in
this document. Agfa NV reserves the right to make changes to this document
without prior notice. The original version of this document is in English.
Copyright 2022 Agfa NV
All rights reserved.
Published by Agfa NV
2640 Mortsel - Belgium.
No part of this document may be reproduced, copied, adapted or transmitted
in any form or by any means without the written permission of Agfa NV
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Introduction to this Manual
Topics:
•Scope of this Manual
•About the safety notices in this document
•Disclaimer
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Scope of this Manual
This User Manual describes the features of the Valory system, an integrated X-
Ray imaging system. It explains how the different components of the Valory
system work together.
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About the safety notices in this document
The following samples show how warnings, cautions, instructions and notes
appear in this document. The text explains their intended use.
DANGER:
A danger safety notice indicates a hazardous situation of direct,
immediate danger for a potential serious injury to a user, service
engineer, patient or any other person.
WARNING:
A warning safety notice indicates a hazardous situation which
can lead to a potential serious injury to a user, service engineer,
patient or any other person.
CAUTION:
A caution safety notice indicates a hazardous situation which
can lead to a potential minor injury to a user, service engineer,
patient or any other person.
An instruction is a direction which, if it is not followed, can
cause damage to the equipment described in this manual or any
other equipment or goods and can cause environmental
pollution.
A prohibition is a direction which, if it is not followed, can cause
damage to the equipment described in this manual or any other
equipment or goods and can cause environmental pollution.
Note: Notes provide advice and highlight unusual points. A note is
not intended as an instruction.
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Disclaimer
Agfa assumes no liability for use of this document if any unauthorized
changes to the content or format have been made.
Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this
document. However, Agfa assumes no responsibility or liability for errors,
inaccuracies or omissions that may appear in this document. To improve
reliability, function or design Agfa reserves the right to change the product
without further notice. This manual is provided without warranty of any kind,
implied or expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Note: In the United States, Federal law restricts this device on order
of a physician for prescription use only.
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Introduction
Topics:
•Intended Use
•Intended User
•System overview
•Options and Accessories
•Operation Controls
•Installation
•Radiation Protection
•Labels
•Cleaning and disinfecting
•Maintenance
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Intended Use
Indications for Use
The Valory system is a General Radiography X-ray imaging system used in
hospitals, clinics and medical practices by radiographers, radiologists and
physicists to make, process and view static X-ray radiographic images of the
skeleton (including skull, spinal column and extremities), chest, abdomen and
other body parts on adults and pediatric patients.
Applications can be performed with the patient in sitting, standing or lying
position.
The system is not intended for use in Mammography applications
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Intended User
This manual has been written for trained users of Agfa products and trained
diagnostic X–Ray clinical personnel who have received proper training.
Users are those persons who actually handle the equipment and those who
have authority over the equipment.
Before attempting to work with this equipment, the user must read,
understand, note and strictly observe all warnings, cautions and safety
markings on the equipment.
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System overview
Valory is a digital radiography X-ray system.
Valory is a modular system. This manual describes the system with the X-ray
tube head on a floor mounted column.
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Figure 1: Valory (system with floor mounted column)
The complete system consists of the following components:
• Floor mounted column with X-ray tube and tube head display
• Manual collimator
• Radiographic table with motorized movement and a bucky to insert a DR
Detector
• Radiographic wall stand with manual movement and a bucky to insert a
DR Detector
• X-ray generator
• MUSICA Acquisition workstation (NX workstation)
• Automatic Exposure Control (AEC)
• Dose Area Product Meter (DAP, optional)
This configuration supports following functionality:
• automatic centering of the radiographic table
• bucky of the radiographic table tracks the longitudinal displacement of
the X-ray tube
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The use of the DR detector bucky is restricted to detectors with a size
equivalent to 14x17 inch (35x43 cm) or to 17x17 inch (43x43 cm).
Alternative components:
• Radiographic table with fixed height
• Radiographic wall stand with fixed DR detector
Limited configurations:
• configuration without radiographic wall stand
• configuration without radiographic table
• configuration with only a floor mounted column with X-ray tube head
X-ray parameters are controlled using the software console on the MUSICA
Acquisition workstation. The software console is available on the MUSICA
Acquisition workstation, to synchronize the X-ray exposure parameters with
the generator.
Valory can be used in combination with a CR digitizer and CR cassettes. The
use of the bucky is restricted to CR cassettes with a size of 14x17 inch (35x43
cm) or 17x17 inch (43x43 cm). After each exposure, remove the CR cassette
from the bucky and insert it in the digitizer. The system does not prevent
double exposure of a CR cassette in the bucky.
Valory can be used in combination with a CR digitizer and a CR full body
cassette holder to perform full leg full spine examinations. Refer to the CR Full
Leg Full Spine User Manual (document 4408, part of the MUSICA Acquisition
workstation User Documentation).
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Options and Accessories
The system is delivered with a set of labels. When using multiple DR
Detectors, on the labels a nickname is written to identify the DR Detector. An
identical label is attached to the bucky of the X-ray system to identify the
dedicated workspace of each DR Detector.
For information on options and accessories, refer to these manuals:
• User manuals for the supported DR Detectors.
Related Links
Radiographic Table Accessories on page 139
Radiographic Wall Stand Accessories on page 145
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Operation Controls
Topics:
•Radiographic table
•Radiographic wall stand
•X-ray tube head unit
•MUSICA Acquisition Workstation (NX)
•Software Console
•DR Detector Switch
•X-ray generator mini console (Spellman)
•Manual collimator
•Portable DR detector
•Emergency stop button
•Emergency shutdown power switch
•Power off behaviour
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Radiographic table
The radiographic table is used for positioning of the patient lying or sitting
over the detector in the bucky for exposure.
The radiographic table supports the patient and the detector for free
exposure.
1 2
6
3 4 5
1. Floating tabletop
2. Bucky
3. Foot pedal to lower the table height
4. Foot pedal to release the brake for the floating tabletop
5. Foot pedal to raise the table height
6. Emergency stop button
Figure 2: Radiographic table with motorized movement
1 2
3
1. Floating tabletop
2. Bucky
3. Foot pedal to release the brake for the floating tabletop
Figure 3: Radiographic table with fixed height
Related Links
Positioning the Radiographic Table on page 135
Radiographic Table Accessories on page 139
Radiographic Table Technical Data on page 189
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Radiographic wall stand
The radiographic wall stand is used for positioning of patients standing
upright or sitting towards the bucky for exposure.
1
2
3
4
1. Lateral arm rest
2. Bucky unit
3. Indicators for the position of the AEC cells
4. Button to release the manual vertical movement
Figure 4: Radiographic wall stand with manual movement
CAUTION:
The format indications on the front of the bucky unit show the
format and position of the DR detector. Take into account that
the actual area for imaging is smaller than indicated. The image
of the exposed object is slightly magnified because there is a
distance between the DR detector and the front of the bucky
unit. The sensitive area of the DR detector may be slightly
smaller than the indicated area. Check the technical data of the
DR detector for exact values.
Related Links
Positioning the Radiographic Wall Stand on page 144
Radiographic Wall Stand Accessories on page 145
Wall stand technical data on page 190
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X-ray tube head unit
1
3
5
7
4
6
8
9
2
1. Emergency stop button
2. Tube head display showing positioning parameters and status information.
3.
Figure 6: Position tracking button
Activate/deactivate automatic centering and position tracking of the
radiographic table.
Enable/disable a stop position at the center of the radiographic wall stand.
4.
Figure 7: Beta rotation button
Release the brake for rotating the X-ray tube around a vertical axis (beta
rotation).
A stop position for centering on the radiographic wall stand is enabled if
the position tracking button has been pushed.
5.
Figure 8: Vertical movement button
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