Re-Erasing An Image Plate - AGFA CR 10-X User Manual

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Re-erasing an Image Plate

At the end of a normal or emergency digitizing cycle, the digitizer returns an
erased image plate. However, in the following cases, you must re-erase the
image plate before re-using it in order to prevent ghost images from
interfering with the image of interest:
• If the image plate has not been used for more than 48 hours.
• If an image plate has been exposed to an exceptionally high X-ray dose. In
this case, deep layers of the image plate may still retain a latent image
after standard erasure. Leave the image plate to rest at least one day
before re-erasing it.
To re-erase an image plate:
1. Check that the digitizer is ready for operation:
The status indicator is continuously lighting up in green.
2. Press the erase button
The status indicator is continuously lighting up in blue.
3. Insert the cassette containing the image plate into the cassette slot as
shown below.
Make sure to insert the cassette with the black side (X-ray tube side) to the
top and with the shutter opening mechanism and the locking mechanism
inside the digitizer. Small cassettes must be pushed to the right side of the
slot.
Make sure that the cassette is firmly pushed into the slot, so that it is
locked (you should hear a click). Otherwise, the digitizer cannot read the
image plate.
Figure 7: Inserting 35 cm x 43 cm cassette
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Note: To re-erase an image plate, you must push the Erase button
at the front side before you insert the cassette. After that, you have
1 minute to enter a cassette. If you do not, the digitizer returns to
the standby mode.
at the front side.