Siemens SOMATOM Emotion syngo CT 2007E Operator's Manual page 345

Operation
Patient weight
Problematic patients
syngo CT 2007E
02/2008
Patients weighing up to 140 kg (300 lbs) can be examined with-
D . 3
out any restriction.
Patients weighing up to 200 kg (440 lbs) can be positioned on
the table and examined. The stability of the patient table is not
at risk. Yet, the correct functioning of the table (lift, positioning
precision) cannot be guaranteed 100%.
Be especially careful when positioning heavy patients on
the table.
Before you start the examination convince yourself that the
patient is not endangered either by the movement of the
table or by the tilt of the gantry.
Special caution is required with obese, unconscious, apathetic,
D . 3
unresponsive or pediatric patients.
Positioning the Patient
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