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- Page 1 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes CR MD1.0 GENERAL SET CR HD5.0S General CR MD1.0F General CR DD1.0 Vet User Manual 2492F EN 20180417 1049...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
| AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Contents Contents Legal Notice ................4 Introduction to this Manual ........... 5 Scope .................6 About the safety notices in this document ....7 Disclaimer ..............8 Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes ...... - Page 3 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Contents | iii Specifications ............53 2492F EN 20180417 1049...
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Page 4: Legal Notice
CR MD1.0 General, CR MD1.0F, CR DD1.0 Vet, CR HD5.0S and NX are trademarks of Agfa NV, Belgium or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks are held by their respective owners and are used in an editorial fashion with no intention of infringement. -
Page 5: Introduction To This Manual
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to this Manual | 5 Introduction to this Manual Topics: • Scope • About the safety notices in this document • Disclaimer 2492F EN 20180417 1049... -
Page 6: Scope
6 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to this Manual Scope This manual contains information for safe and effective operation of the CR MD1.0 General, CR HD5.0S General, CR MD1.0F General and CR DD1.0 Vet Plates and Cassettes. -
Page 7: About The Safety Notices In This Document
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to this Manual | 7 About the safety notices in this document The following samples show how warnings, cautions, instructions and notes appear in this document. The text explains their intended use. DANGER:... -
Page 8: Disclaimer
8 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to this Manual Disclaimer Agfa assumes no liability for use of this document if any unauthorized changes to the content or format have been made. Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document. -
Page 9: Introduction To Agfa Cr Plates And Cassettes
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 9 Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Topics: • Intended Use • Intended User • System Documentation • Product Complaints • Compliance • Environmental Protection •... -
Page 10: Intended Use
10 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Intended Use The CR MD1.0 General and CR HD5.0S General image plates and cassettes are part of a CR system, further containing a digitizer and modality workstation. -
Page 11: Intended User
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 11 Intended User This manual has been written for trained users of Agfa products and trained diagnostic X–Ray clinical personnel who have received proper training. Users are those persons who actually handle the equipment and those who have authority over the equipment. -
Page 12: System Documentation
12 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes System Documentation The documentation shall be kept with the system for easy reference. For information and safety notes on the digitizer systems, refer to the user manual of the digitizer. -
Page 13: Product Complaints
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 13 Product Complaints Any health care professional (for example a customer or a user) who has any complaints or has experienced any dissatisfaction with the quality, durability, reliability, safety, effectiveness, or performance of this product must notify Agfa. -
Page 14: Compliance
14 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Compliance The CR MD1.0, CR HD5.0S and CR MD 1.0F plate and cassette complies with the following safety requirements. The CR DD1.0 Vet image plate and cassette must be used for veterinary applications only. -
Page 15: Design
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 15 Design • ISO4090:2001 Photography - Medical radiographic cassettes/screens/ films and hard-copy imaging films - Dimensions and specifications • IEC 62366:2007 Medical devices - Application of usability engineering to medical devices •... -
Page 16: Environmental Protection
16 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Environmental Protection Topics: • CR Plate • CR Cassette 2492F EN 20180417 1049... -
Page 17: Cr Plate
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 17 CR Plate Regulations about waste disposal may differ from one country to another. Please consult local regulations on the subject matter. At the end of its life cycle, the CR Plate is considered as industrial waste in most countries. -
Page 18: Cr Cassette
18 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes CR Cassette The cassette shall not be treated as household waste. For more detailed information about take-back and proper recycling of this product, please contact your local sales representative. -
Page 19: Safety Directions
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Introduction to Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 19 Safety Directions General Safety Instructions CR plates and cassettes will not cause any special health or safety hazard, if they are used as intended. When working with the automatic exposure control device, take into account the following two warnings and read the instruction: •... -
Page 20: Using The Agfa Cr Plates And Cassettes
20 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Topics: • CR MD1.0 Cassettes • CR HD5.0S General Detector • Orientation of large format CR General cassette •... -
Page 21: Cr Md1.0 Cassettes
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 21 CR MD1.0 Cassettes The labeling and layout of the CR MD1.0 cassettes are illustrated below. The tube side is black. CAUTION: The CR MD1.0 General cassette can only be used with the dedicated CR MD1.0 image plate. -
Page 22: Large Format Cr General Cassette
22 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Large format CR General cassette Format: • 35 cm x 43 cm Label: Note: The label on the cassettes illustrated below serves as an example. The name o f the label “CR MD1.0 General” is subject to change. - Page 23 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 23 Cassette insertion marker, pointing towards the digitizer Label indicating tube side of the cassette Cassette orientation marker, indicates image orientation at image processing software. 2492F EN 20180417 1049...
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Page 24: Small Format Cr General Cassette
24 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Small format CR General cassette Format: • 35 cm x 35 cm • 24 cm x 30 cm • 18 cm x 24 cm • 15 cm x 30 cm... - Page 25 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 25 Related Links Orientation of large format CR General cassette on page 29 2492F EN 20180417 1049...
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Page 26: Image Plate
26 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Image Plate On the image plate, a barcode is placed which ensures that plate specific data can be transferred to the digitizer. Layout of the CR MD1.0 image plate:... -
Page 27: Cr Hd5.0S General Detector
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 27 CR HD5.0S General Detector The CR HD5.0S General detector is used for general radiography. The labeling and layout of the CR HD5.0S detectors are illustrated below. The tube side is black. - Page 28 28 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Cassette orientation marker, indicates image orientation at image processing software. Cassette and plate must not be dropped as this might damage the cassette and plate. It is good practice to check the integrity of the cassette and plate after a cassette drop.
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Page 29: Orientation Of Large Format Cr General Cassette
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 29 Orientation of large format CR General cassette The cassette orientation marker indicates the lower end of the region of interest The orientation of the image on the monitor... -
Page 30: Orientation Of Small Format Cr General Cassette
30 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Orientation of small format CR General cassette The cassette orientation marker indicates the lower end of the region of interest The orientation of the image on the monitor... -
Page 31: Cr Full Leg Full Spine (Flfs) Cassette
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 31 CR Full Leg Full Spine (FLFS) cassette The CR MD1.0 and CR HD5.0S cassettes 35 cm x 43 cm are mixed use cassettes: used for both GenRad and Full Leg Full Spine. -
Page 32: Cr Md1.0F General Image Plate And Cassette
32 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes CR MD1.0F General Image Plate and Cassette The CR MD1.0F General cassette is identical to the CR MD1.0 General large format cassette, except for the label. -
Page 33: Exposure Outside The Cassette
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 33 Exposure outside the cassette Figure 5: Exposure outside the cassette CAUTION: The digitizer can only capture the image from the removable image plates. Do not expose the image plate with the image plate adapter inside the cassette. -
Page 34: Performing An Examination
34 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Performing an examination To perform an examination: 1. Open the cassette. CAUTION: To ensure image quality, do not expose the plate to excess light. The plate is reusable. Handle with care. -
Page 35: Compatibility
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 35 Compatibility The batch number of the image plate is printed on the back side of the image plate and on the image plate adapter. The adapter must only be used with image plates that have a corresponding batch number. -
Page 36: Cleaning The Image Plate Adapter
36 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Cleaning the image plate adapter The image plate adapter is cleaned following the instructions of cleaning the image plate. Related Links How to clean the image plate? -
Page 37: Cr Dd1.0 Vet Image Plate And Cassette
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 37 CR DD1.0 Vet Image Plate and Cassette The CR DD1.0 Vet cassettes are identical to the CR MD1.0 General cassettes, except for the label. Figure 8: Label Format: •... - Page 38 38 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Image plate Image plate adapter Figure 10: Layout of the CR DD1.0 Vet image plate adapter (15 cm x 30 cm) Magnetic rear side with green orientation marker X-ray tube side with silver orientation marker Figure 11: Layout of the CR DD1.0 Vet image plates...
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Page 39: Exposure Outside The Cassette
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 39 Exposure outside the cassette Figure 12: Exposure outside the cassette CAUTION: The digitizer can only capture the image from the removable image plates. Do not expose the image plate with the image plate adapter inside the cassette. -
Page 40: Performing An Examination
40 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Performing an examination Note: The CR DD1.0 Vet image plate and cassette must be used for veterinary applications only. To perform an examination: CAUTION: Do not use other intraoral image plate types than provided with the adapter. - Page 41 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 41 plates on the adapter. To avoid confusion, the barrier envelopes and the slots of the image plate adapter can be numbered using a marker. The images on NX can be identified using annotations.
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Page 42: Black Border And Cropping On Nx
42 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Black border and cropping on NX The black border and cropping on NX can fail on the multiple exposures. • No, not all or only partial diagnostic images are visible. -
Page 43: Cleaning The Image Plate Adapter
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 43 Cleaning the image plate adapter The image plate adapter is cleaned following the instructions of cleaning the image plate. Related Links How to clean the image plate? -
Page 44: Precautionary Measures
44 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Precautionary Measures Topics: • First Use and Normal Operation • Transport • Storage • Maximum Cassette Load • Handling the Image Plate • Cleaning •... -
Page 45: First Use And Normal Operation
AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 45 First Use and Normal Operation CR plates and cassettes should only be used with CR equipment. CAUTION: When using new CR plates, you need to manually erase them twice before use. -
Page 46: Handling The Image Plate
46 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Handling the Image Plate The necessary precautions must be taken when handling the image plate to avoid scratches or damage. Any damage to the image plate, of whatever nature, will be visible in the image. - Page 47 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 47 images. More frequent cleaning is required in case of excessive dust or under very dry conditions. Permitted cleaning products? For the image plates only use AGFA CR Phosphor Plate Cleaner and a soft lint- free cellulose cloth or Polynit wipes to clean the image plate.
- Page 48 48 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes CAUTION: Do not pour AGFA CR Phosphor Plate Cleaner directly on the image plate. b) Leave the image plate surface to dry for about 10 minutes to allow the solvents to evaporate.
- Page 49 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 49 HD5.0S 7. When the image plate is completely inside the cassette, close the shutter and remove the Agfa cassette key. Note: As an alternative to the Agfa cassette key, a pen can be used to unlock the cassette.
- Page 50 50 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes CAUTION: Be sure that all surfaces are thoroughly dry before returning the equipment to use. Note: If a cassette may get into contact with body fluids, protect the cassette with a plastic envelop.
- Page 51 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 51 CAUTION: The selection and description of the appropriate disinfection procedure and policy is the responsibility of the user. WARNING: Do follow the instructions of use as provided with the cleaning or disinfection product.
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Page 52: Quality Control
52 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes Quality Control As is the case for all technical devices, the CR detectors, plates and cassettes must be operated, cared for an maintained correctly. A regular quality control of the plates and cassettes inventory has to be applied in accordance with the local regulations. - Page 53 AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes | 53 Specifications Available Sizes 35 cm x 43 cm (CR MD1.0 Gener- 35 cm x 35 cm 24 cm x 30 cm 18 cm x 24 cm...
- Page 54 54 | AGFA CR Plates and Cassettes | Using the Agfa CR Plates and Cassettes After 5 years there is a risk that the CR MD1.0 plate may perform suboptimal. Therefore the user will be in- Expected Lifetime formed of the status of this plate as of 3 months before the expected lifetime.
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