General - Siemens MOMMOMAT 1000 Installation And Start-Up Instructions Manual

Checking the radiation field limitation

General

The nominal width of the radiation field is 248 mm (18×24 mode) and 308 mm (24×30
mode). The nominal depth of the radiation field is 191 mm (18x24 mode) and 243 mm
(24x30 mode), adjusted so that there will be no white edge on the film.
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On the chest wall side, the radiation field must extend beyond the film edge but not more
than 9 mm. That applies for both the 18x24 and the 24x30 mode.
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On the sides, the radiation field must not extend outside the object table and not extend
more than 13 mm outside the film.
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on the nipple side, the radiation field must not extend beyond the film edge by more than
13 mm.
Left edge:
Right edge:
Back edge:
Front edge:
Siemens-Elema AB
Solna, Sweden
6.5 mm
6.5 mm
6.5 mm
6.5 mm
Register 3 SP B7-230.033.07
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