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  • Page 1 Auto QC² User Manual 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ii | Auto QC² | Contents Contents Legal Notice ................4 Introduction to this Manual ........... 5 About the safety notices in this document ....6 Disclaimer ..............7 Introduction ................8 Intended Use ............. 9 Intended User ............10 Training ..............
  • Page 3 Auto QC² | Contents | iii Generating the Result, Publishing the Report and Exporting the Result Data ......67 Managing Reports with the Search Window ......71 Removing Reports ........... 73 Viewing Exposures Connected to the Report .... 74 Creating a Report .............75 Exporting the Data of a Report .........76...

  • Page 4: Legal Notice

    For more information on Agfa products, please visit www.agfa.com. Agfa and the Agfa rhombus are trademarks of Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgium or its affiliates. Auto QC² is a trademark 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

    Auto QC² | Introduction to this Manual | 5 Introduction to this Manual Topics: • About the safety notices in this document • Disclaimer 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 6: About The Safety Notices In This Document

    6 | Auto QC² | Introduction to this Manual 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: A danger safety notice indicates a hazardous situation of direct, immediate danger for a potential serious injury to a user, engineer, patient or any other person.

  • Page 7: Disclaimer

    Auto QC² | Introduction to this Manual | 7 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 8: Introduction

    8 | Auto QC² | Introduction Introduction Topics: • Intended Use • Intended User • Training • Features • Compatibility • Compliance • Connectivity • Installation • Product Complaints • Messages • Related Documentation 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 9: Intended Use

    Auto QC² | Introduction | 9 Intended Use Auto QC² is used for acceptance procedures and quality control tests of medical CR systems, especially Agfa Digitizers and plates. Auto QC² will be used in: • The production of CR systems.

  • Page 10: Intended User

    10 | Auto QC² | Introduction Intended User Performing Auto QC² examinations mainly needs two competences in the hospital test area: • Using all the Auto QC² hardware components (positioning template, phantom, filter module, Light Field Indicator target), setting up the test installations and performing the test exposures.

  • Page 11: Training

    User must make sure that training is received in accordance with local laws or regulations that have the force of law. Your local Agfa representative can provide further information on training. The user must note the following information in the preliminary section of...

  • Page 12: Features

    12 | Auto QC² | Introduction Features Auto QC² is developed as a tool to check quality aspects related to the radiology practice. The concepts used for quality control with Auto QC² are defined using the AAPM Report of Task Group 10 (Acceptance Testing and Quality Control for photostimulable storage phosphor imaging systems) as a guideline.

  • Page 13: Compatibility

    Auto QC² | Introduction | 13 Compatibility • Compatibility with Agfa equipment: Table 2: Compatibility with Agfa equipment. Equipment Type Digitizers: Auto QC² is compatible with the following Digitizers. • ADC COMPACT • ADC COMPACT PLUS V1.1 • ADC COMPACT PLUS •...
  • Page 14 • CR MD 4.0. • CR MD 4.0R. • CR HD 5.0. • CR MD1.0 General • CR HD5.0S General • Software compatibility: Table 3: Compatibility with Agfa equipment. Equipment Type Browser requirements: • Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher. Operating Systems: Auto QC²...
  • Page 15 Note: Changes or additions to the equipment must only be carried out by persons authorized to do so by Agfa. Such changes must comply with best engineering practice and all applicable laws and regulations that have the force of law within the jurisdiction of the hospital.

  • Page 16: Compliance

    93/42/EEC MDD (European Council Directive 93/42/EEC on Medical Devices). This Agfa product has been designed in accordance with the IEC 60601-1, Ed. 3: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance.

  • Page 17: Connectivity

    Auto QC² | Introduction | 17 Connectivity The Auto QC² workstation requires a 100 Mbit ethernet network to exchange information with a number of other devices. Auto QC² is provided with a mechanism to prevent data loss on network failure. Auto QC²...

  • Page 18: Installation

    The availability of the Auto QC² software depends on the license dongle to be connected to the PC. Agfa advizes not to remove the dongle, even if the Auto QC² software is not being used, because this will consume the “license grace period”.

  • Page 19: Product Complaints

    If the device malfunctions and may have caused or contributed to a serious injury, Agfa must be notified immediately by telephone, fax or written correspondence to the following address: Agfa Service Support - local support addresses and phone numbers are listed on www.agfa.com Agfa - Septestraat 27, 2640 Mortsel, Belgium...

  • Page 20: Messages

    The user must read these messages carefully. It will provide information on what to do from then on. This will be either performing an action to resolve the problem or to contact the Agfa service organization. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 21: Related Documentation

    Auto QC² | Introduction | 21 Related Documentation • Auto QC² Key user manual (2376). • Auto QC² Workflow Sheets (2374). • Auto QC² Troubleshooting Guide (2375). 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 22: Safety Directions

    Safety is only guaranteed when trained Agfa personnel have installed Auto QC². All Agfa medical products must be used by trained and qualified professionals. The user must follow the hospital quality assurance procedures for covering the risks resulting from errors in the image processing.

  • Page 23: Auto Qc² Hardware Components

    Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 23 Auto QC² Hardware Components This section describes the components which are part of the Auto QC² package and which are required at sites where Auto QC² test procedures will be performed. All components are stored in the Auto QC² suitcase. Topics: •...

  • Page 24: Filter Module And Filters

    24 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Filter Module and Filters Figure 1: The Auto QC² filter module. The filter module is the module in which the different filters can be inserted. The module itself is attached to the X-Ray tube. The following elements can be inserted in the module.
  • Page 25 Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 25 Component name Technical Functional specification specification Figure 3: Diaphragm 2. RQA5 filter: 21 mm aluminum Used for the tube filter. validation prescribed and Fixed in the filter specified by the module, protected IEC 61267 with thin film (to standard to...
  • Page 26 26 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Push the filter module with the fixed RQA5 filter in the accessory rails of the collimator. Figure 5: Pushing the filter module in the accessory rails of the collimator. Note: The filter module can be inserted in the rails with the front of the module in all possible directions.

  • Page 27: Positioning Template

    Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 27 Positioning Template Red dot. Positioning template orientation label. Dosimeter position reference. Arrows and lines. Holes for the metal pins. Phantom holders Dots for light field indicator target Figure 6: The Auto QC² positioning template. The positioning template is used to position cassettes on the modality table.
  • Page 28 28 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Table 7: Functional description of the positioning template. Elements Functional description Red dot (1). Used for positioning the positioning template. The red dot must be situated under the anode side. When the anode is on the left side, the red dot must be at the lower left hand side.
  • Page 29 Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 29 • The red dot must be situated under the anode side. When the anode is on the left side, the red dot must be at the lower left hand side. When the anode is on the right side, the red dot must be at the upper right hand side.
  • Page 30 30 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Figure 9: Putting the Cassette on the positioning template. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 31: Test Phantom

    Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 31 Test Phantom Positioning template orientation label. Red dot. Figure 10: The Auto QC² test phantom. The phantom is used for the test exposures PHAP and PHQC. Materials and elements in the phantom influence exposure result on the cassette. These results are used to perform calculations on quality and continuity of the X-Ray equipment and the Digitizer.
  • Page 32 32 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Figure 11: The inside of the phantom. Table 8: Description of the Auto QC² phantom. Part of the Material Function phantom Step wedge (1) Hafnium Used for contrast behavior calculations. If the positioning of the positioning template and the phantom is correct, the step 2370C EN 20180330 1524...
  • Page 33 Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 33 Part of the Material Function phantom wedge will be situated under the cathode side. Copper plate (2) Copper Used for the Radiation Quality test. MTF Edge targets Tungsten Used for the Spatial Resolution test.
  • Page 34 34 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components 3. Check the orientation of the phantom: the Heel effect side (indicated by the label on the cover of the phantom) must be on top of the label on the positioning template. The red dot of the phantom must be situated under the anode.

  • Page 35: Light Field Indicator Target

    Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 35 Light Field Indicator Target Round dots. Arrows. Figure 12: The Auto QC² Light Field Indicator target. The Light Field Indicator target is used to perform the Light Field Indicator. You can check the centering of the tube of your X-Ray equipment by collimating on the center of the four markers and the arrows.
  • Page 36 36 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Element Function XXXXXXXX TUBE CENTERING TARGET Figure 13: Arrows on Light Field Indicator target. 3 black markers - 1 red disk. The black markers containing 3 small, X-Ray absorbing objects. The metal disk covered by a red dot.

  • Page 37: Metal Pins

    Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components | 37 Metal Pins Figure 15: Metal pins for cassette positioning. Five metal pins are included in the Auto QC² package. These are used to position the smaller cassettes on the positioning template. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 38: Dosimeter

    38 | Auto QC² | Auto QC² Hardware Components Dosimeter Figure 16: Dosimeter. In general all types of dosimeter can be used to perform the Auto QC² tests, solid state detector dosimeters as well as dosimeter with ionization chamber. They need to fulfill certain minimum technical requirements to be usable. For more information, refer to the technical specifications of the dosimeter in the Auto QC²...

  • Page 39: Operating Auto Qc² Software

    Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software | 39 Operating Auto QC² Software Topics: • Starting Auto QC² Software • Stopping Auto QC² Software • Switching to Windows without Stopping Auto QC² Software • Auto QC² Software Windows 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 40: Starting Auto Qc² Software

    40 | Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software Starting Auto QC² Software To start the Auto QC² Software: 1. Log on the Auto QC² Software station. 2. Start the Auto QC² Software by clicking the Auto QC² icon on the desktop. The Auto QC²...

  • Page 41: Stopping Auto Qc² Software

    Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software | 41 Stopping Auto QC² Software To exit the Auto QC² Software: 1. Navigate to the Main Menu. 2. Click the Exit Auto QC² action button. Figure 19: Exit Auto QC² action button. 3.

  • Page 42: Switching To Windows Without Stopping Auto Qc² Software

    42 | Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software Switching to Windows without Stopping Auto QC² Software To switch to Windows without stopping Auto QC² Software: 1. Navigate to the Main Menu. 2. Click the Desktop action button. Figure 20: Desktop action button. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 43: Auto Qc² Software Windows

    Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software | 43 Auto QC² Software Windows This section describes the four windows of Auto QC² Software as well as their main elements and action buttons. You can switch between the windows by using the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Topics: •...

  • Page 44: Worklist Window

    44 | Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software Worklist Window A user working in the Worklist window is able to: • Look for the exposures waiting for the selected Test Group and Digitizer. • Visually check the image(s). • Remove image(s) from the worklist. •...
  • Page 45 Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software | 45 3 4 5 Figure 22: Detail of the Worklist window. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 46: History Window

    46 | Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software History Window The History window is used for managing history overview reports. Title bar. Search criteria selection pane. Test selection buttons. Report pane. Bar with buttons for History related actions: report, export data. Navigation bar.

  • Page 47: Search Window

    Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software | 47 Search Window The Search window is used for managing published and saved Auto QC² reports. In this window the user will be able to retrieve published reports from the Auto QC² repository. Title bar.

  • Page 48: Main Menu Window

    48 | Auto QC² | Operating Auto QC² Software Main Menu Window The Main Menu window is used for configuring Auto QC², retrieving online help information, minimizing all active applications and to quit Auto QC² Software. A user working in the Main Menu window is able to: •...

  • Page 49: General Workflow

    Auto QC² | General Workflow | 49 General Workflow This section describes the general workflow for planning and performing Auto QC² tests. This workflow consists of the following steps: 1. Identify the Test Group. 2. Prepare the modality and acquire an exposure. 3.

  • Page 50: Test Group Selection

    50 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Test Group Selection To choose a Test Group: 1. For information on the test groups, browse to Auto QC² Software documentation CD or use the Online Help. 2. Select a Test Group. 3. Print the Test Group procedure for the selected Test Group. Refer to the separate Auto QC²...

  • Page 51: Preparing The Modality And Acquiring An Exposure

    Auto QC² | General Workflow | 51 Preparing the Modality and Acquiring an Exposure To prepare the modality: 1. Inspect the plate visually for scratches and artifacts. 2. Erase the cassette. Refer to the documentation of the Digitizer. 3. Prepare the console and the tube with the predefined settings. Refer to the Workflow Sheets for more information.
  • Page 52 52 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Test Phantom on page 31 Light Field Indicator Target on page 35 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 53: Identifying The Cassette And Sending The Examinations To The Auto Qc² Software Station Using Nx

    Auto QC² | General Workflow | 53 Identifying the Cassette and Sending the Examinations to the Auto QC² Software Station using NX For a procedure on how to identify cassettes, refer to the User Manual of NX. After the exposures are done and the images are sent to NX, the exposures must be sent to the Auto QC²...

  • Page 54: Managing The Worklist

    54 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Managing the Worklist When the Worklist window of Auto QC² Software is opened, Auto QC² Software performs a number of preparatory actions: • Auto QC² Software retrieves the Digitizers which have exposures waiting to be processed for the selected Test Group.
  • Page 55 Auto QC² | General Workflow | 55 • In the Status column, all fields must have the Approved status. By inspecting the icons, check if there are any duplicate images, missing images or images missing any data. Table 10: Status icons in the Worklist window. Icon Meaning Means the image is OK.
  • Page 56 56 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Icon Meaning Visual check is needed. Figure 33: Obliged Visual Check icon. A visual check is optional. Figure 34: Optional Visual Check icon. After the visual check has been performed, the image is rejected.

  • Page 57: Removing Images

    Auto QC² | General Workflow | 57 Removing images To remove images, e.g. double exposures, wrongly identified exposures: 1. In the Worklist pane of the Worklist window, select an image. 2. Click the Remove action button. Figure 36: Remove action button. The system will ask you if you are sure to remove the image.

  • Page 58: Editing Image Information

    58 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Editing Image Information It is possible to edit or enter data of an image you have selected in the Worklist overview. CAUTION: Corrections in the Edit Exposure window may have an impact on test results. To change and edit extra information about image details, cassette and Digitizer: 1.
  • Page 59 Auto QC² | General Workflow | 59 Figure 38: Edit Exposure window. The Edit Exposure window has three panels: • Digitizer • Image • Exposure 3. Change the image information. 4. Save the settings or click Close to leave without saving. After you have changed the settings, the system will store these settings in the Auto QC²...

  • Page 60: Performing The Visual Check

    60 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Performing the Visual Check For a number of Auto QC² tests a visual check of the exposure is optional or required. Refer to the Workflow Sheets for more information. To perform the visual check: 1.
  • Page 61 Auto QC² | General Workflow | 61 In this window the following actions are possible. Refer to the appropriate section for more information. Topics: • Browsing through the Images of a Test • Roaming • Setting Comments • Zooming • Accepting or Rejecting Images Browsing through the Images of a Test In the View window, use the Browse buttons to go to the next or the previous...
  • Page 62 62 | Auto QC² | General Workflow 1. Click once on the image in the Image area. In the Image area, a square marker appears around the clicked point. The Zoom area is filled with the part of the image having a square marker. Figure 41: View window with square marker in the Image area.
  • Page 63 Auto QC² | General Workflow | 63 Figure 42: View window with Comments field highlighted. 2. Enter your comments. Comments you enter in the View window will also be visible in the other Auto QC² windows for the same image. Zooming To zoom in on parts of the image: 1.
  • Page 64 64 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Figure 43: View window with Zoom action buttons highlighted. You have the choice between 3 zoom factors (factor 1, 2 and 4). In the zoom area, the part of the image will be shown in “enhanced viewing” mode.
  • Page 65 Auto QC² | General Workflow | 65 Figure 44: View window with Pass button highlighted. The Visual Check Status icon in the Worklist overview will be set to OK. Figure 45: Status of Visual Exposure icon changes to OK. Rejecting a Failed Image To reject a failed image: Click the Fail action button.
  • Page 66 66 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Note: The criteria to pass an image or reject an image depend on the test performed. The Visual Check Status icon in the Worklist overview will be set to Rejected. Figure 47: Status of Visual Exposure icon changes to Failed. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 67: Generating The Result, Publishing The Report And Exporting The Result Data

    Auto QC² | General Workflow | 67 Generating the Result, Publishing the Report and Exporting the Result Data The last main step is to generate the result and publish the report. To generate the test result: 1. Click on Generate Results in the Worklist. Figure 48: Worklist window with Generate action button highlighted.
  • Page 68 68 | Auto QC² | General Workflow Figure 49: The Procedure Results window. In the above window a result is generated for the Periodic Quality Control. In the Test overview all tests are summarized belonging to this Test Group of the Periodic Quality Control. Refer to the Workflow Sheets for more information.
  • Page 69 Auto QC² | General Workflow | 69 Figure 50: Pass or Fail icons. Table 12: Test Results icons. Icon Meaning The test has been processed correctly for this image and the result is OK. Figure 51: Approved icon. The test has been processed correctly, but the result does not meet the requirements.
  • Page 70 70 | Auto QC² | General Workflow • The calculations will be cancelled. • The images will remain in the worklist. • The data will not be written to the Auto QC² database. 9. Click the Publish Report action button in the Test Group Result window. As a result the report will be shown as HTML in a new window and the data will be saved in the database for further consulting.

  • Page 71: Managing Reports With The Search Window

    Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window | 71 Managing Reports with the Search Window With the Search function you can search for reports from the past using a number of search criteria. To perform a search action: 1.
  • Page 72 72 | Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window Figure 56: Search results. If no reports are found, the following message is displayed. Figure 57: No search reports message. 4. Select a report from the list. Note: The more fields you specify, the more accurate the results of your query will be.

  • Page 73: Removing Reports

    Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window | 73 Removing Reports To remove a report: 1. Select a report from your search results. 2. Click the Remove action button. 3. Click Yes to remove the report. The selected report will be removed from the Auto QC² repository. Note: Auto QC²...

  • Page 74: Viewing Exposures Connected To The Report

    74 | Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window Viewing Exposures Connected to the Report To consult exposures connected to a report 1. In the Search window, select a report from your search results. 2. Click the View action button or perform a double click to the appropriate line in the Worklist.

  • Page 75: Creating A Report

    Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window | 75 Creating a Report To create a report: 1. In the Search window, select a report from your search results. 2. Click the Report action button. Figure 59: Report action button. This will open the archived report as HTML in Internet Explorer.

  • Page 76: Exporting The Data Of A Report

    76 | Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window Exporting the Data of a Report To export the data of a report 1. Select a report from your search results. 2. Click the Export Data action button. Figure 60: Export Data action button. The data can be saved in a csv- or txt file which you can open with an appropriate program.

  • Page 77: Closing The List Of Search Results

    Auto QC² | Managing Reports with the Search Window | 77 Closing the List of Search Results When you click the Close action button, the system will remove all results displayed and return to the Search Criterion Selection pane. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 78: Using The History Function

    78 | Auto QC² | Using the History Function Using the History Function The History window is used for managing history overview reports. A user working in the History window is able to: • Consult history results for Auto QC² tests performed for a specific Digitizer, room, plate type and date interval.
  • Page 79 Auto QC² | Using the History Function | 79 Figure 61: No history results found. If there are positive results for the History criteria a test overview will appear on the left side of the window and the Report overview pane itself is filled with the graphical interface of results: Figure 62: History window after Search action.
  • Page 80 80 | Auto QC² | Using the History Function Note: The more fields you specify, the more accurate the results of your query will be. Topics: • Creating a History Report • Exporting the Data of a Report 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 81: Creating A History Report

    Auto QC² | Using the History Function | 81 Creating a History Report To consult a History report 1. Select a test from the Test Overview bar. 2. Click the Report action button. This will open the history report as HTML using Internet Explorer. Related Links Creating a Report on page 75...

  • Page 82: Exporting The Data Of A Report

    82 | Auto QC² | Using the History Function Exporting the Data of a Report To export the data of a report 1. Select a report from your search results. 2. Click the Export Data action button. Figure 63: Export Data action button. The data can be saved in a csv- or txt file which you can open with an appropriate program.

  • Page 83: Main Menu

    Auto QC² | Main Menu | 83 Main Menu In the Main Menu window the user can manage certain aspects of the Auto QC² workflow. Related Links Main Menu Window on page 48 Topics: • Opening the Online Help • Checking the Auto QC²...

  • Page 84: Opening The Online Help

    84 | Auto QC² | Main Menu Opening the Online Help The online help is a compilation of the User manual, the Troubleshooting and the Workflow Sheets as a HTML help system. To go to the online help of Auto QC² Software: 1.

  • Page 85: Checking The Auto Qc² Software Version

    Auto QC² | Main Menu | 85 Checking the Auto QC² Software Version To check the version of Auto QC² Software: 1. Navigate to the Main Menu window. 2. In the Configuration panel in the top section of the Main Menu window, click the About Auto QC²...

  • Page 86: Configuring The Dicom Gateway

    86 | Auto QC² | Main Menu Configuring the DICOM Gateway In the Main Menu window of Auto QC² Software the user or service engineer can configure the DICOM gateway. To configure the DICOM gateway: 1. In the Configuration panel in the top section of the Main Menu window, select the DICOM Gateway label.

  • Page 87: Editing X-Ray Tube Information

    Auto QC² | Main Menu | 87 Editing X-Ray Tube information In the Main Menu window of Auto QC² Software the user or service engineer can configure X-Ray Tubes. To configure X-Ray Tubes: In the Configuration panel in the top section of the Main Menu window, select X-Ray Tube.

  • Page 88: Adding An X-Ray Tube

    88 | Auto QC² | Main Menu Adding an X-Ray Tube In the Main Menu window of Auto QC² Software the user can add X-Ray Tubes. To add an X-Ray Tube: 1. Press the Add action button of the X-Ray Tube pane. Figure 69: Main Menu window with Add action button highlighted.
  • Page 89 Auto QC² | Main Menu | 89 2. Enter the following fields: • Tube. • KV for RQA5. Must be filled in here manually after calculations are done. • Room. • Manufacturer. • Model. • Institution. • Institution address. • Department. 3.

  • Page 90: Updating Settings Of An Existing X-Ray Tube

    90 | Auto QC² | Main Menu Updating Settings of an Existing X-Ray Tube In the Main Menu window of Auto QC² Software the user can update the settings of an X-Ray Tube. To adapt or update settings of an existing X-Ray Tube 1.
  • Page 91 Auto QC² | Main Menu | 91 3. Enter or change the following data: • kV for RQA5. Must be filled in here manually after calculations are done. No automatic save of results in Excel-file to the system. • Room. •...

  • Page 92: Removing X-Ray Tubes

    92 | Auto QC² | Main Menu Removing X-Ray Tubes In the Main Menu window of Auto QC² Software the user can remove an X- Ray Tube. To remove an X-Ray Tube from the list: 1. Select an X-Ray Tube from the list in the X-Ray Tube pane. 2.

  • Page 93: Closing The List Of X-Ray Tubes

    Auto QC² | Main Menu | 93 Closing the List of X-Ray Tubes The list of X-Ray Tubes can be closed with the Close action button. 2370C EN 20180330 1524...

  • Page 94: Configuring The Monitor

    94 | Auto QC² | Main Menu Configuring the Monitor Only change the monitor output in 8 Bit PVAL if: 1. Auto QC² is running together with NX. 2. NX is connected with P-value (Barco) monitor. 3. NX is configured to display P-values on the monitor. Workflow: 1.

  • Page 95: Importing Images

    Auto QC² | Main Menu | 95 Importing Images If the images can not be send over the network from the NX Workstation to the Auto QC² Software, this functionality can be used to import them. Pre- requisite is that the images were exported in DICOM-format at the NX Workstation (NX2.0 or higher).
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