Step 5: Execute The Exposure - AGFA 5400/516 User Manual

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Step 5: execute the exposure

In the operator room:
Press the exposure button to execute the exposure.
In the operator room at the NX workstation:
• The image is acquired from the DR detector and displayed in the
• On systems with integration of X-ray exposure parameters, the actual
• If collimation is applied, the image is automatically cropped at the
DAP values
The NX displays the DAP in cGy.cm². X-ray systems may use other units to
display the DAP.
The NX stores and transmitts the DAP DICOM compliant units: dGy.cm².
0319D EN 20191031 1011
Warning: Use the replacement exposure button. The
exposure button of the original system should be
disabled.
Instruction: Make sure the generator is ready for exposure
before you press the exposure button.
Warning: The radiation indicator on the control console
lights up during exposure release.
Warning: Do not select another thumbnail until the
preview image is visible in the active thumbnail.
thumbnail.
X-Ray exposure parameters are sent back from the console to the NX
workstation and are shown in the Image Detail pane.
collimation borders.