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DX-D 400
User Manual
4.7
X-RAY BEAM ALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO PATIENT
Illustration 4-23
Patient Positioning
X-Ray Beam Collimator Light
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After selecting RAD parameters for the technique to be performed:
1.
Point the X-Ray Tube-Collimator Assembly to the Image Receptor.
2.
Center the Collimator light, which corresponds to the X-Ray beam, with
respect to receptor. For that, use the Collimator Light centering marks
and the laser line on the receptor handle if applicable.
3.
Position the patient for the examination.
4.
Turn ON the Collimator Lamp and adjust the field size with the Collimator
controls.
5.
Perform any adjustment in the patient position, in the receptor or in the
tube collimator assembly to assure that the X-Ray beam is correctly
positioned.
Laser Line
Collimator Knobs
Collimator Knobs
X-Ray Beam Collimator Light
Laser Line
0232F EN 20191213
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