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2.3
MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE (MPD)
OM-0481R1
IT
IS
THE
/CUSTOMER TO PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR AUDIO AND
VISUAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE OPERATOR AND
THE PATIENT.
IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OPERATOR TO ENSURE
THAT ALL THE EXPOSURE PARAMETERS ARE CORRECT
BEFORE PERFORMING AN EXAM TO THE PATIENT, BY
VERIFYING THAT THE PARAMETER SELECTION HAS NOT
BEEN MODIFIED UNINTENTIONALLY OR BY THE CONTACT
OF EXTERNAL ELEMENTS ON THE CONTROL CONSOLE, IN
ORDER TO AVOID THE OVEREXPOSURE OR THE NEED OF
PERFORMING A NEW EXAM TO THE PATIENT.
MAKE SURE THAT THE X-RAY TUBE IS SET IN WORKING
POSITION WITH THE REFERENCE AXIS (X-RAY BEAM)
POINTING TO THE RECEPTION AREA.
Before operation, people qualified and authorized to operate this equipment
should be familiar with the Recommendations of the International Commission
on Radiological Protection, contained in Annals Number 60 of the ICRP, with
applicable National Standards and should have been trained in use of the
equipment.
THE OPERATOR SHALL USE THE LARGEST POSSIBLE
DISTANCE FROM THE FOCAL SPOT TO SKIN IN ORDER TO
KEEP THE ABSORBED DOSE AS LOW AS REASONABLY
ACHIEVABLE.
RESPONSIBILITY
OF
Mobile X-ray Unit
Operation
THE
PURCHASER
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