GE Senographe DS Operator's Manual page 160

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Maintenance
Gantry cover check
Check Manual Compression maximum force.
Check Gantry emergency stop buttons.
Control Station - UPS:
Check UPS function
Recalibrate UPS Battery Capacity
Control Station cover check
Acquisition Image Quality:
Image Quality Tools Flat Field Test
Calibrate Conversion Factor
Check Image Acquisition and ACR Score
Calibrate mAs Non-Linearity (Automatic)
AOP calibration:
AOP mode and SNR check
2-2 Planned maintenance performed by the Radiologic Technologist
This consists of simple Quality Control (QC) tests which ensure that the system is operating to its design
standards.
Frequency: from daily to semiannually, depending on the task.
Procedures: please refer to the Senographe DS QC manual.
2-3 Planned maintenance performed by the Medical Physicist
This consists of QC tests performed by the Medical Physicist to ensure that the system provides a high
level of mammographic quality.
Frequency: annually.
Procedures: please refer to the Senographe DS QC manual.
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