AGFA DX-G User Manual page 25

X-Ray source
Mammography
Check the flat field image on the NX workstation for homogeneity and stripe
artifacts. In case of problems, please inform your local Agfa service
representative.
2321 E EN 20130722
Exposure conditions
For Mammography only 1 exposure is needed and no
rotation of the cassette.
Remove the compression paddle before the exposure.
Tape an Aluminum filter at the tube exit.
Insert the cassette in the bucky and make an exposure
with the following settings:
28 kV
•
200 mAs
•
Mo/Mo
•
large focus
•
2.0 mm Aluminum filter
•
If this leads to an overexposure, the mAs setting can be
reduced, but it should not be lower than 50 mAs.
Identify the cassette as System Diagnosis Mammo - Flat
Field Mammo.
Table 3: Image quality check after transport
DX-G/DX-M
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