KaVo ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPH OP 3D User And Installation Manual page 54

6 Using the device
5. Place disposable covers on the ear rods and nasion support.
6. Adjust the device's height to approximately match the patient's height by sliding a
finger on the carriage up/down slider.
7. Tell the patient to remove their glasses, hearing aids, removable dentures, jewellery,
hair clips and all other things that can cause artifacts to the image.
8. Protect the patient from radiation according to the local regulations, for example with
a lead apron and a thyroid shield.
9. Guide the patient to the device and instruct to stand as straight and as tall as
possible.
10. Turn the ear rod down if it was previously turned aside.
11. Fine adjust the device height so that the ear rods are on the level of the patient's ear
canals.
12. Slide the ear rods gently to the patient's ears so that the tips hit the patient's
external auditory canals.
13. Adjust the patient's head position/orientation.
NOTICE! To ensure optimal image quality, pay attention to the correct
patient positioning.
LATERAL PROJECTION:
• The patient's Frankfort-Horizontal plane should be horizontal. Use the Frankfort-
Horizontal (FH) light as a guide.
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Reviewed Suuronen Esa 2019-09-19 12:21
Approved Lassinen Juuso 2019-10-02 14:37
Lateral projection Posterior-Anterior (PA) projection
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