GE Senographe DS Operator's Manual page 40

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X-ray Console
4-2 Automatic view name selection
Laterality
The operator selects the breast laterality,
Left or Right.
Arm rotation angle
The system selects a view name according to the
arm angle and the laterality. Default values for the
angles used are given in the table below.
Tube Head
to the Left
RMLO or
LSIO
+90°
ML or LM
LLMO or
RMLO
• Example:
Operator selected laterality: R.
Magnification stand: Present
Tube angle: -45
°
Automatically selected view name: R M SIO
4-3 Angles used in automatic view selection
The table shows the values used for automatic view selection:
View Name
Selected
CC
MLO or SIO
ML or LM
LMO
FB
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0°
Tube Head
to the Right
CC
LMLO or
RSIO
-90°
RLMO or
LMLO
FB
180°
The tube is at -45° and the selected laterality is R, so the inferior side
of the breast is against the receptor. The system therefore selects the
view name SIO, and adds the laterality prefix R. Because a magnifi-
cation stand is present, it also adds the prefix M.
Tube Head to Left
Minimum
0°
+11°
+80°
+101°
+170°
Senographe DS Acquisition System
Magnification
The system senses the presence or absence of
a magnification stand
Arm angles are measured from the vertical 0°
position, with positive angles counter-clockwise
when facing the Gantry. The sketch shows the
tube at -45°.
Maximum Minimum
+10°
+79° -11°
+100° -80°
+169° -101°
+185°
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-45°
Tube Head to Right
Maximum
0° -10°
-79°
-100°
-165°
not accessible
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