Automatic Exposure Control (Aec) - AGFA DR 600 User Manual

Automatic Exposure Control (AEC)

Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) produces consistent detector dose
regardless of the radiographic technique selected and of the patient size.
To activate AEC mode, push any of the three AEC field buttons.
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Figure 64: AEC field buttons
To deactivate AEC mode, select the two point or three point radiographic
working mode.
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Figure 65: Buttons to select two point or three point radiographic working
mode
Topics:
• AEC field selection
• Dose
• Density
• Patient Size
• Dose adaptation guidance
• AEC dose failure
AEC field selection
Each button indicates its related physical location of the selected field in the
AEC exposure detector, and you may select or deselect it by touching it.
Any combination of fields can be selected and the color of the buttons changes
(highlighted) when active. The exposure is ended if any of the selected fields
measures the AEC cut-off dose.
Table 16: Automatic filter
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