
DENTSPLY Gendex
Section A ORTHORALIX 9200 Service Manual
A-2 (03.0)E
1. INTRODUCTION
The Gendex Orthoralix identifies a range of stand-alone dental
systems, designed for the following radiographic purposes:
1.1. PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY (PAN)
Panoramic radiography (also known as orthopantomography -
OPTG) takes X-rays of the whole dento-maxillo-facial complex,
with the following characteristics:
-panoramic: the entire dental and alveolar region including
the rami and the temporo-mandibular joints (TMJ), are
depicted on one radiograph.
-orthogonal: the trajectory of the movement is designed to
keep the projection as orthogonal as possible to the object,
in order to minimize overlapping between structures.
-tomographic: only a limited layer around the plane in focus is
sharply depicted, while the surrounding structures are blurred
by the tomographic movement.
The layer thickness is maximum at the sides and minimum at the
centre.
The operator can select the following projections from the control
panel:
- Standard panoramic projection,
- Child panoramic,
- Dentition only (with improved beam orthogonality),
- Right jaw,
- Left jaw,
- Maxillary sinus, frontal view,
- Right maxillary sinus, lateral view,
- Left maxillary sinus, lateral view,
- TMJ, frontal view,
- TMJ, lateral view (on the central part of the film),
- TMJ, lateral view (on the external part of the film).
1.2. CEPHALOGRAPHY (CEPH)
This operation mode provides X-rays of the skull at large focus film
distance (FFD), under lateral or posterior-anterior projection.
The masticatory system of the skull is shown together with details
of the soft tissue profile from chin to tip of nose.
Special devices are provided to help position the patient and to pre-
set the geometry.
1.3. TOMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS (TRANSCAN)
(A) Orthoralix 9200 Plus
Eight tomographic projections are provided, each consisting of 3
views. They include:
- RR posterior layer width 3 mm
- RR posterior layer width 6 mm
- RR incisor layer width 3 mm
- RR incisor layer width 6 mm
- LL incisor layer width 6 mm
- LL incisor layer width 3 mm
- LL posterior layer width 6 mm
- LL posterior layer width 3 mm
(B) Orthoralix DDE
Four tomographic projections are provided, each consisting of 3
views having a layer width of 8 mm. They include:
- RR posterior
- RR anteriror
- LL posterior
- LL anterior
1.4. PHOSPHOR PLATE EXTENSION (PPE)
A special version called Phosphor Plate Extension (PPE) is available:
this consents to use a standard 24 x 30 cm cassette (as available
for computer imaging phosphor plate in medical X-ray) instead of
the current 15 x 30 cm panoramic cassette.
1.5. AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL (A.E.C.)
The Automatic Exposure Control (A.E.C.) is based on the use of a
feedback closed loop control on the technique factors influencing
the exposure in order to automatically compensate little differences
in patient absorption and obtain the proper optical density on the
image receptor. In particular the radiation intensity is measured by
an appropriate X-ray sensor during examination and, depending
from the kind of projection, the system modulate the kV or modify
the exposure time (only in Ceph versions without the digital sensor)
in order to obtain the proper optical density for the film.
The purpose is to automatically compensate little differences in
patient absorption around the three predefined patient profile (small,
medium, large) and have all the same consistent film blackening in
the region of interest, while exposing the patient to the smallest
level of radiation.
In the following table is shown in which projections the A.E.C. is
enabled and in which ones not.
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SULP/CEA EDD0029
CIMARONAPDRADNATS delbanE delbanE
DLIHCdelbanEdelbanE
NOITITNED.HTRO delbanE delbanE
THGIRLANOGOHTROIMEdelbasiDdelbasiD
TFELLANOGOHTROIME delbasiD delbasiD
NOITITNEDLATNORFdelbasiDdelbasiD
WAJTHGIR delbanE delbasiD
WAJTFELdelbanEdelbasiD
SUNISLATNORF delbanE delbanE
SUNISLARETALTHGIRdelbanEdelbasiD
SUNISLARETALTFEL delbanE delbasiD
JMTLATNORFdelbanEdelbasiD
LARTNECJMT.TAL delbanE delbanE
LANRETXEJMT.TALdelbanEdelbanE
ROSICNILL/RR delbasiD delbasiD
ROIRETSOPLL/RRdelbasiDdelbasiD
LLHPEC delbanE delbanE
AP/PAHPECdelbanEdelbanE
At the end of any projection executed with the A.E.C., on the
display is indicated the real kV value generated and the real
exposure time.
The operator can select the A.E.C. mode by actuating the dedicated
button on the operator panel; moreover, this function will be enabled
only when any patient size is selected.