Footswitch - Whale MultiScan G-Arm System XGB6-12-1026 User Manual

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Chapter 5 - Operating Controls

To obtain the best image quality, the SID value shall be adjusted to about

100 cm during fluoroscopic imaging.

At any SID, when both the iris and shutters of a collimator are opened as

wide as they can through the adjustment keys on the control panel, the ac-

tual X-ray radiation field will remain 25 cm, with a deviation range of ±2% of

the current SID.

Collimator preview

When the collimator control keys are used, on the corresponding viewing

monitors, collimator preview will be displayed to simulate the collimator

shapes and imitate their movements. This is helpful for the operators to get

a hint of the collimator status at any time.

Note: The previewing lines appear only after a control command is issued, and

will retain on screen for a few seconds.

Footswitch

The X-ray footswitch offers maximum flexibility and control over image gen-

eration, which allows you to initiate fluoroscopic imaging process on the AP

plane, LT plane, or both planes.

Two types of the X-ray footswitch are supported: 3-pedal footswitch

(Figure 5-9 (p67)) and 2-pedal footswitch (Figure 5-10 (p67)). The pedals are

coated with different colors, representing exposures on AP plane (blue), LT

Figure 5-8: Collimator preview

Collimator preview: Iris (circle) & shutter (straight lines)

Footswitch

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