Patient Positioning - AGFA D2RS User Manual

Digital remote controlled table with dynamic flat panel detector
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Digital Remote Controlled Table with dynamic flat panel detector
2.3.3.

PATIENT POSITIONING

 Using tilting (
(
&
examination.
 Set the SID (
 Switch on the collimator light beam
It is possible to reduce the X-ray field using the joystick that controls collimator shutters
(
,
,
Adjust the patient position using the previous movements.
 Check the position using video camera (and finalizing with fluoroscopy if really necessary, refer
to Digital System User manual for fluoro mode).
 The variable height of the table (
height for the doctor.
Note: the table positions (vertical and horizontal) usually used can be registered during installation
for rapid positioning of table before installing the patient. Afterwards, patient positioning can be
adjusted as explained above.
No te : th e m a xim u m p a tie n t lo a d o n th e ta b le to p a n d o n th e re m o va b le fo o tre s t is 230 kg with o u t a n y
m o ve m e n t limitation. A patient having a maximum weight of 310 kg is also authorized with tabletop
in horizontal centred position provided the user does not do the following movements: elevation,
tilting, longitudinal tabletop movements and lateral tabletop movements.
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), carriage
) and incidences (
&
) according to the examination.
,
)
, tabletop lateral (
&
) movements, position the patient according to the
&
) can be used during examination to fit the optimum
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), tabletop longitudinal

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