Safety First; Good Operating Practices - GE AMX-4+ Technical Publications

GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
REV 10
SECTION 2

SAFETY FIRST

CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
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Good Operating Practices

This equipment is to be used by authorized medical personnel only.
Your AMX−4+ is engineered for years of reliable service. To promote optimum
safety, be sure to read this manual carefully, before operating the unit.
Keep the manual with the equipment at all times. When not in use, store it in the
AMX−4+ cassette tray.
Always be alert to safety when you operate this equipment. You must be
familiar enough with the equipment to recognize any malfunctions that can
be a hazard. If a malfunction occurs or a safety problem is known to exist,
isolate the unit to avoid unauthorized operation, and do not use this
equipment until qualified personnel correct the problem.
THIS X−RAY UNIT MAY BE DANGEROUS TO PATIENT AND
OPERATOR UNLESS
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ARE OBSERVED.
ALWAYS PROVIDE NECESSARY RADIATION PROTECTION FOR
YOUR PATIENT AND YOURSELF WHEN OPERATING ANY X−RAY
SYSTEM.
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Wear a lead apron while performing an x−ray exam.
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Step back at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) from the tube or to the full extension of the
handswitch cord before making an exposure.
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Always use the proper field sizes and technic factors for each procedure to mini-
mize x−ray exposure and produce the best diagnostic results.
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Check the digital display carefully before making an exposure: verify that the se-
lected technique is the intended technique. Pay particular attention to the place-
ment of the decimal point in the mAs setting to insure that whole numbers are
not mistaken for an intended mAs fractional number.
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When x−raying bed patients, move them as far as possible from nearby patients.
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Ask visitors to step outside the room during an exposure.
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Use gonadal shields for patients whenever possible.
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Be sure to read and follow the maintenance schedule outlined in the Maintenance
and Service section of this manual.
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(MODEL 2169360, 2236420 & 2275938 SERIES)
CORRECT EXPOSURE
AMX−4+ OPERATION
om 2166913−100
FACTORS AND