AGFA Valory User manual

Valory (system with floor mounted
column)
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User Manual
ai16050197339_2009-002 6396_DR599 THU Control panel HR.pdf 1 10/11/2020 15:48
ai16050197339_2009-002 6396_DR599 THU Control panel HR.pdf 1 10/11/2020 15:48
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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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