X-Ray Protection - GE AMX 4+ Manual

GE Healthcare
REV 10
IMPORTANT! . . . X-RAY PROTECTION
X-ray equipment if not properly used may cause injury. Accordingly, the instructions herein contained
should be thoroughly read and understood by everyone who will use the equipment before you attempt to
place this equipment in operation. The General Electric Company, Medical Systems Group, will be glad to
assist and cooperate in placing this equipment in use.
Although this apparatus incorporates a high degree of protection against x-radiation other than the useful beam, no
practical design of equipment can provide complete protection. Nor can any practical design compel the operator to
take adequate precautions to prevent the possibility of any persons carelessly exposing themselves or others to
radiation.
It is important that everyone having anything to do with x-radiation be properly trained and fully acquainted with the
recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements as published in NCRP Reports
available from NCRP Publications, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Room 1016, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, and of the
International Commission on Radiation Protection, and take adequate steps to protect against injury.
The equipment is sold with the understanding that the General Electric Company, Medical Systems Group, its agents,
and representatives have no responsibility for injury or damage which may result from improper use of the equipment.
Various protective material and devices are available. It is urged that such materials or devices be used.
CAUTION: United States Federal law restricts this device to use by or on the order of a physician.
CERTIFIED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR STATEMENT
All electrical installations that are preliminary to positioning of the equipment at the site prepared for the
equipment shall be performed by licensed electrical contractors. In addition, electrical feeds into the Power
Distribution Unit shall be performed by licensed electrical contractors. Other connections between pieces of
electrical equipment, calibrations, and testing shall be performed by qualified GE Healthcare personnel. The
products involved (and the accompanying electrical installations) are highly sophisticated, and special engineering
competence is required. In performing all electrical work on these products, GE will use its own specially trained
field engineers. All of GE's electrical work on these products will comply with the requirements of the applicable
electrical codes.
The purchaser of GE equipment shall only utilize qualified personnel (i.e., GE's field engineers, personnel of
third-party service companies with equivalent training, or licensed electricians) to perform electrical servicing on
the equipment.
AMX−4+ PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
MODELS: 2169360, 2236420 & 2275938
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