Use The Load/Unload Foot Pedals; Patient Comfort And Accessories; Cradle Pad; Cradle Extender, Axial And Coronal Head Holders - GE Revolution CT User Manual

4.2 Use the Load/Unload foot pedals

The Load and Unload pedals adjust the table up and down and in and out of gantry. The Load
and Unload pedals are always active.
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The Load pedal moves the patient table up to a height of 99 cm and moves the cradle into
the gantry, if no scan protocol is selected.
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The Load pedal moves the patient to a preset location, based on the anatomical reference in
the selected protocol.
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While the Unload pedal is pressed, it moves the patient table out of the gantry and moves
the cradle to the full out home position, and then lowers the table to a minimum height of 49
cm.
To move the patient into the gantry, press and hold the Load pedal.
To move the patient out of the gantry, press and hold the Unload pedal until the table is at a
suitable position to remove the patient from the table.

4.3 Patient comfort and accessories

4.3.1 Cradle pad

Attach the cradle pad to the velcro on top of the cradle.
To remove the cradle pad, pull the pad loose from the cradle velcro.

4.3.2 Cradle extender, Axial and Coronal head holders

To attach these accessories to the table:
1. Align the accessory tongue with the pocket at the end of the cradle.
2. Keep fingers clear of the cradle.
3. Push the tongue all the way into the pocket until it latches into place.
4. Rubber shims may have been installed on the head holder or foot extender to give it a
tighter fit. Please take care when latching the accessory to make sure that it is completely
latched. Push the latch forward until you hear a click. Verify that the latch is fully latched.
To remove these accessories from the table:
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Pinch the two L-shaped parts together and pull the accessory out of the cradle.
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An alternate method is to apply a light force to the catch towards the cradle, pinch the L-
shaped catch together, and pull accessory out of the cradle.
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CAUTION
Use of any cradle extension accessories such as the table extension, head
holder, coronal head holder, and phantom holder are not accounted for in the
table gantry interference matrix. Therefore, additional care needs to be taken to
closely monitor any table movement to avoid contact of the extended accessory
with the gantry.
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