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Special tools required per PM visit
The following table lists the special tools required for each PM visit.
kVp meter
Purge Tool
Spirit Level
Protractor
Mammography compression scale with digital display
Meter(s) for measurement of mA and mAs
(Fluke 87 multimeter, Keithley 35035 mAs meter, GS Poner 165 mA-mAs meter)
Multimeter (Fluke 87)
HV unit/cable adaptor
Mag Stand
or
Mag Stand Simulator
Mag Stand Simulator
Flat Field Phantom (25mm acrylic)
ACR standard phantom
IQST Standard Phantom
RADCAL Dosimeter
6M ionization chamber (6cc)
Dosimeter support with Radiation Protection Plate
Radiation Protection Plate
Detector Protection Plate
Two sheets of 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm thick pure aluminium
Standard 19 x 23 compression paddle
Set of acrylic plates
24 x 30 cm mammographic cassette with film
1-inch thick attenuator sheet of acrylic or a 1–2 cm thick sheet of BR-12
GAFCHROMIC® XR-M
One coin,
Siemens Serial Spot Meter
Vacuum Cleaner
Aluminium attenuator plate
and
(If Stereo or 2D Biopsy Optical Localizer option exists)
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4
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6
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