Image Quality Check After Transport - AGFA CR 30-X User Manual

Image quality check after transport

The check is done with a flat field exposure and should be performed with a
cassette of the largest format used at customer site.
X-Ray source
General radiography It is recommended to expose the cassette with 2
Mammography
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WARNING:
The image quality check must be performed after
installation of the digitizer in a mobile environment and is
recommended to be repeated after transport.
Exposure conditions
exposures of 10 µGy or 1 mR each. Rotate the
cassette 180° after the first exposure to compensate
for the heel effect.
Typical settings for 10 µGy or 1 mR are:
• 75 kV
• 12 mAs
• 130 cm SID
• large focus
• 1.5 mm Copper filter
Identify the cassette as System Diagnosis GenRad -
Flat Field.
For Mammography only 1 exposure is needed and no
rotation of the cassette.
Remove the compression paddle before the exposure.
Tape an Aluminum filter at the tube exit.
Insert the cassette in the bucky and make an
exposure with the following settings:
• 28 kV
• 200 mAs
• Mo/Mo
• large focus
• 2.0 mm Aluminum filter
If this leads to an overexposure, the mAs setting can
be reduced, but it should not be lower than 50 mAs.
Identify the cassette as System Diagnosis Mammo -
Flat Field Mammo.
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