2021.5B
Safety Precautions and Intended Use
The RTI Scatter Probe is intended to be used for independent service and quality control, including
measurements of air kerma, air kerma rate, ambient dose equivalent, mean energy, half value layer,
and time, within limitations stated below.
When installed according to accompanying documents, the product is intended to be used in the
area surrounding medical X-ray equipment except for:
- X-ray equipment with tube potential below 18 kV or above 160 kV.
- specific types of X-ray equipment listed in the instructions for use or in additional information from
the manufacturer.
With the X-ray installation without patient present, the product is intended to be used:
- for assessing the performance of the X-ray equipment.
- for evaluation of examination techniques and procedures.
- for service and maintenance of the X-ray equipment.
- for quality control of the X-ray equipment.
- for educational purposes, authority supervision etc.
The product is intended to be used by hospital physicists, X-ray engineers, manufacturer's service
teams, and other professionals with similar tasks and competencies. The operator needs training to
be able to use the product as intended. This training can be achieved either by study of the manual
or, on request, by a course ordered from the manufacturer.
The product is intended to be used in the area in and arround X-ray rooms ready for clinical use and
can safely be left switched on and in any measuring mode in the vicinity of patients.
The product is NOT intended to be used:
- for direct control of diagnostic X-ray equipment performance during irradiation of a patient.
- so that patients or other unqualified persons can change settings of operating parameters
during, immediately before, or after measurements.
- for any guidance to diagnosis of patients.
RTI Scatter Probe User's Manual
