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  • Page 1 PLANMECA Proline XC Pan Calibration Manual...
  • Page 2 IEC364. Equipment is used according to the operating instructions Planmeca pursues a policy of continual product development. Although every effort is made to produce up-to-date product documentation this publication should not be regarded as an infallible guide to current specifications. We reserve the right to make changes without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter A: General Information Disclaimer Required Tools 2.1. Calibration Tools 2.2. Hand Tools Chapter B: Beam Alignment Test Exposure 1.1. High / Low 1.2. Left / Right 1.3. Angled Chapter C: Beam Check Connecting to the computer Network Interface Box connections Didapi Configuration Setting up Beam Check...
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  • Page 5: Chapter A: General Information

    General Information DISCLAIMER This manual contains the information required to setup and calibrate the Planmeca Proline XC Panoramic X-ray unit for Digital. WARNING Protect yourself from radiation when you are checking the beam alignment and calibrating. Since radiation safety requirements vary from state to state, country to country, it is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the correct precautions are observed.
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  • Page 7: Required Tools

    REQUIRED TOOLS Calibration Tools 2.1. Ball phantom (part number 50971) used for checking the position of the Patient Positioning Mechanism and the Positioning lights. (Figure 1) Figure 1 Frankfort plane alignment tool (part number 50977) used with the ball phantom for checking the position of the Frankfort plane light. (Figure 2) Figure 2 Beam alignment tool, fluorescent screen, (part number 50972) used for checking the position of the x-ray beam.

  • Page 8: Hand Tools

    Sensor alignment tool (part number 10002699) used for checking the beam alignment. (Figure 4) Figure 4 Panoramic mode calibration block, red calibration block, (part number 665413) used for calibrating the panoramic sensor head. (Figure 5) Figure 5 2.2 Hand Tools 2 mm allen wrench 2.5 mm allen wrench 3 mm allen wrench...

  • Page 9: Chapter B: Beam Alignment

    Chapter Beam Alignment Removing the covers Unscrew the Tube head cover with a 3mm allen (Figure 6) and remove the front cover. Figure 6 Unhook the two corners of the C-Arm cover and remove the cover. (Figure 7a & 7b) Figure 7a Figure 7b - 9 -...

  • Page 10: Test Exposure

    NOTE: Make sure beam alignment tool is attached to the sensor alignment tool. (Figure 8) Figure 8 Test Exposure Press the i icon on the lower left-hand corner. (Figure 9) Figure 9 - 10 -...
  • Page 11 Press the down arrow twice and press Service Settings (Figure 10) Figure 10 The password is 1701. (Figure 11) After typing in the password, press Test Exposure. Figure 11 Now press the exposure button to see where the radiation beam is hitting the screen. - 11 -...

  • Page 12: High / Low

    The beam image should appear within the borders of the rectangle markings on the fluorescent screen. (Figure 12) D O W N Figure 12 If not too left, right, up, down, or angled see below. 1.1 High / Low If the beam is too high or too low, loosen up the two screws at the top and bottom positions on the collimator with a 3mm allen.

  • Page 13: Left / Right

    1.2 Left / Right If the beam is too left or too right, loosen up the two screws at the right and left positions on the collimator with a 2.5 mm allen (Figure 14) Figure 14 Take another exposure until the beam is aligned. 1.3 Angled If the beam is angled or not vertical, loosen up the four screws on the collimator pointing up, down, left or right with a 3 mm allen.
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  • Page 15: Chapter C: Beam Check

    Chapter Beam Check NOTE: Make sure that the x-ray machine is connected to the computer. Connecting to a computer Plug a CAT-5 into the isolated port on the keyboard processor. (Figure 16 &16a) Figure 16a Figure 16 Plug a planet cable into the base of the XC. (Figure 17) Figure 17 Plug that planet cable into a y-connector, dongle.

  • Page 16: Network Interface Box Connections

    NOTE: The above NIB connections are connecting to a computer in the same room as the x-ray and not over a network. 1.2 Didapi Configuration Click Start, All Programs, Planmeca, Didapi Configuration. Click on Ethernet Interface. The default ip address is 192.168.0.135 Click on Proline which will open Windows Notepad.

  • Page 17: Setting Up Beam Check

    Setting up Beam Check Press the i icon on the lower hand corner of the touch screen. (Figure 20) Figure 20 Press Beam Check (Figure 21) Figure 21 NOTE: If the sensor was calibrated first, remember to remove the red calibration block from the collimator. - 17 -...

  • Page 18: Beam Check On The Computer

    2.1 Beam Check on the computer NOTE: Make sure the sensor is in the sensor holder. Click on Start, All Programs, Planmeca, Beam Check then click Proline Pan Press Ready on the touch screen (Figure 23) then press the exposure button.
  • Page 19 Image should be the same top and bottom, left and right. (Figure 23a) Figure 23a Follow Section 1.1-3 on pgs. 12-13 if the beam is not aligned properly. - 19 -...
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  • Page 21: Chapter D: Calibrating

    Setting up the computer Close Beam Check and open Dimax3 Tool 1.1 Dimax3 Tool Click on Start, Click All Programs then Planmeca then Dimax3 Tool Click on Settings and select Type and click on Proline. (Figure 24) Figure 24 - 21 -...

  • Page 22: Turning Radiation Off/On

    Click on Calibrate and select Pan. (Figure 25) Figure 25 Follow the instructions on the computer screen. 1.2 Turning Radiation Off/On 1.2.a OFF Press the smile in the middle right of the touch screen. (Figure 26) Figure 26 - 22 -...
  • Page 23 Press all the arrows at the bottom of the touch screen, turning each from white to red. (Figure 27) Figure 27 1.2.b ON Press the smile in the middle right of the right of the touch screen. (See Figure 27) Then Press all the arrows at the bottom of the touch screen, turning each from red to white.

  • Page 24: Kv/Ma Settings For Panoramic

    1.3 kV/mA settings for Panoramic BINNING 1.4 Changing Binnings Click Settings and select Binnings then the appropriate binning. (Figure 29) Figure 29 Press the Ready icon after turning the radiation off or on. Take an exposure. NOTE: Make sure when checking all binnings the correct kV/mA are being used. Image will come out as showing a grey box with a black stripe in the center.

  • Page 25: Chapter E: Ball Phantom

    Chapter Ball Phantom Setting up Touch Screen Place the ball phantom in the patient positioning mechanism. (Figure 31) Figure 31 Alignment lasers Hold the layer right button for 1 second. (Figure 32) Figure 32 - 25 -...
  • Page 26 Adjust the layer so that it is at zero with the layer arrow fields. (Figure 33) Figure 33 Look at where the lasers are lining up on the ball phantom. This is the starting reference point. (Figure 34) Figure 34 - 26 -...
  • Page 27 Setting the kV/mA Press the kV/mA at the top left of the screen on the touch screen. (Figure 35) Figure 35 Select the 60kV / 4mA then click OK. (Figure 36) Figure 36 - 27 -...
  • Page 28 Enabling Auto Return Press the i in the lower right corner on the touch screen. (Figure 37) Figure 37 Press Behavioral Preferences (Figure 38) Figure 38 - 28 -...

  • Page 29: Computer

    (Figure 39) Figure 39 Take an exposure. Setting up the Computer Click on Start, All Programs, Planmeca, Dimaxis Pro 4.x.x. 2.1 Dimaxis 4.x.x Click OK then click OK again. Select New from the bottom of the Select Image screen Press Ready on the touch screen and take an exposure.

  • Page 30: Checking Image

    Click on the first icon, CAL, and measure the Center Ball from top to bottom. (Figure 41) Figure 41 Enter the number 7 when asked to input a distance. Checking image There will be an image of 23 balls on the screen; one Center Ball and 11 balls to the left and right.

  • Page 31: Center Ball

    3.1 Center Ball NOTE: Center ball will be above the midsagittal bar of the ball phantom. (Figure 43) Figure 43 Click the second icon now and measure the top to bottom and the left to right. Both should equal 7. (Figure 44) Figure 44 The ball should be 7mm top to bottom and left to right.

  • Page 32: Too Thin

    3.1.a Too thin If the ball is too thin then move the layer to the right. (Figure 46) Figure 46 Take another exposure and check ball size again. If the right size, check 10 ball. 3.1.b Too Fat If the ball is too fat then move the layer to the left. (Figure 47) Figure 47 Take another exposure and check ball size again.

  • Page 33: Too Left

    3.2.a Too Left If the distance from the Center Ball to the left is more than the right, then move the table away from the column. (Figure 49). Figure 49 3.2.b Too Right If the distance from the Center Ball to the right is more than the left, then move the table toward the column.

  • Page 34: Moving The Table

    3.2.c Moving the Table Unscrew the four screws on the table with a 4mm allen. (Figure 51) Figure 51 Take another exposure and check Ball Phantom alignment. 3.3 Shadow Ball NOTE: The oval above the Center Ball. (Figure 52) Figure 52 - 34 -...

  • Page 35: Too Left/ Too Right

    3.3.a Too Left/ Too Right If the shadow ball is too left or too right, loosen up the two screws at the right and left on the collimator with a 2.5 mm allen (Figure 53) Figure 53 Take another exposure until the shadow ball is aligned. - 35 -...
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  • Page 37 Chapter Patient Positioning Lights After aligning the Ball Phantom, turn the patient positioning lights on again by holding the layer right button for 1 second. (Figure 54) Figure 54 NOTE: Make sure layer is at zero when aligning positional lights. If layer is not at zero need to zero- out layer before aligning beams.
  • Page 38 Press Service Settings. (Figure 56) Figure 56 Press Patient Positioning Adjustment (Figure 57) Figure 57 - 38 -...
  • Page 39 The screen will say Please Wait then show the number 0. Press Back until at start up screen. (Figure 58) Figure 58 Place the Ball Phantom into the patient positioning mechanism with the Frankfort plane alignment tool on top of the Ball Phantom. (Figure 59) Figure 59 - 39 -...

  • Page 40: Midsagittal Light Beam

    Midsagittal Light Beam If the midsagittal light is not lined up with the center line on the Ball phantom, then finger adjust the mirror until it lines up. (Figure 60) Figure 60 Frankfort Light Beam If the Frankfort light is not straight on the Frankfort plane tool, then adjust the barrel of the laser.

  • Page 41: Focal Layer Light Beam

    Focal Layer Light Beam If the focal layer light is not straight on the Ball Phantom, then finger adjust the mirror until it lines up. (Figure 62) Figure 62 - 41 -...
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