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Version : 1.16
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  • Page 1 Technical manual Model : PHT-35LHS Version : 1.16 English...

  • Page 3: General Information

    +82-1588-9510 All contents in this manual are the confidential property of Vatech. co,.ltd. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, or transcribed without expressed written permission from the manufacturer.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.1. Left/Right Collimator Alignment (FOV: 100 x 85) ..............57 3.2. Top/Bottom Collimator Alignment (FOV: 100 x 85, 100 x 70, 50x50) ........61 CBCT Rotator Position Alignment ....................65 4.1. Before CBCT Rotator Position Alignment .................. 66 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 2 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 5 1.4. Verifying Bad Pixels and Lines ....................140 Performing CEPH Geometry Calibration ..................141 Setting the Collimator and Performing 4% Cut Evaluation ............144 3.1. CEPH Collimator alignment using the EzAlign ................ 144 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 3 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 6 4.1. When exposure the Pano/Ceph in Console Software ............. 186 4.2. Remote exposure sequence when acquire the Bright Calibration .......... 186 4.3. TUTS Test ..........................186 4.4. XTST Test ..........................187 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 4 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 7: Before You Begin

    The operator should perform the procedure according to the following Safety instruction. This Manual is intended only for Vatech Inc. authorized engineers only to avoid personal injury and damage. Vatech Inc. holds no liability for the problems caused by unauthorized engineers.

  • Page 8: Safety Information

    Operator Qualifications This equipment may only be operated and serviced by a trained Vatech authorized engineer. To operate this equipment, all operators must: have read and understood the service manual before application.

  • Page 9: Equipment Safety Instructions

    Do not use spray cleaners on the equipment to avoid fire.  Do not use solvent aerosol or spray cleaning agents directly on the  surface of the equipment. It can damage equipment including the LCD panel. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 7 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 10: Radioactive Warning

    Are there any unnecessary accessories that can affect X-ray exposure □ □ conditions? Are at least two operators present to start operation with enough □ □ understanding of the equipment? Are all required tools ready? □ □ VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 8 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 11: Bimage Optimization Command List For Ct And Pano

    Sensor Partial mode setting [SPM_FIPM_0004] // Sensor size: 0000~0032 PANO Sensor Internal/External mode setting [SPM_FISM_0001] //0000: Internal //0001: External [SPM_FOVO] Open all 4-axis collimators Collimator Position set [SPM_COLM_0008] //0008: (AL) Open VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 9 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 12: Chapter 1. Hardware Service Guide

    Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual Chapter 1. Hardware Service Guide Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Block Diagrams System Block Diagram  Power Block Diagram  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 10 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 13: Smart Plus Board Configuration

    Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual Smart Plus Board Configuration 2.1. Vertical Frame Part NOISE FILTER MAIN MCU BOARD (MCU018) POWER BOARD (VT-PWR-010) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 11 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 14 : Output Sensor pulse, Control Power ON/OFF Membrane S/W Control MP3 Voice output External switch and indicator exposure lamp input Fan control and X-ray exposure warning Whole system control through Digital Input & Output VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 12 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 15 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual POWER BOARD (VT-PWR-010)  24VDC Output -> System, Motor, Sensor, Inverter 380VDC Output -> Generator Emergency Switch Input -> Power Shutdown NOISE FILTER  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 13 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 16: Rotating Unit Part

    Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 2.2. Rotating Unit Part SUB015 DC POWER BOARD BOARD (LASER) (DC-04) COLLIMATOR BOARD (MCU006) CT/PANO SENSOR (Xmaru1404CF-Plus) INVERTER BOARD SUB046 BOARD (ROTATOR) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 14 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 17 Control signal interfacing of Sensor moving the motor, Rotator motor, Sensor Power interfacing of Sensor SUB015 BOARD (Laser)  Laser and Laser motor control signal interfacing COLLIMATOR MCU BOARD (MCU006)  Collimator control Collimator align laser control VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 15 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 18 Control signal interfacing of Generator, Generator tilting motor, Laser, Laser motor, Collimator, Fan, Sensor (CT/PANO) Power interfacing of Sensor (CT/PANO), Collimator X-RAY TUBE INVERTER BOARD and TUBE TANK  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 16 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 19: Handle Frame Part

    Control signal interfacing of LCD Module, Keypad, Laser, Column Up/Down, Temple support Signal interfacing of Sound source, Emergency switch input, Canine VR SUB017 BOARD  Control signal interfacing of Temple support, Laser, Canine VR VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 17 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 20: Cephalometric Unit Part

    CEPH SENSOR (Xmaru2602CF) SUB040 BOARD  The interface between MCU018 Board and CEPH motors Communication with CEPH sensors Sensor Power Regulation: 24V -> 7V, 5V, -5V CEPH SENSOR  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 18 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 21: Smart Plus (Pht-35Lhs) Connection Diagrams

    Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Connection Diagrams Power and Ground Connection Diagram  Main MCU and ROTATOR Connection Diagram  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 19 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 22 S MW 25 0-06 CN302 S MW 25 0-03 S24VS OUT1A_2 ONE_IN OUT1B_2 ONE_SHOT CEPH CS_MOTOR OUT2A_2 CS_MOTOR ONE_OUT OUT2B_2 GND_SYS CN308 C N307 S MW 25 0-04 S MW 20 0-04 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 20 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 23: Disassembly Of Pht-35Lhs Covers

    4.1. Vertical Frame Part DISASSEMBLY OF THE VERTICAL UPPER COVER  By doing this, you can access: - MAIN MCU BOARD (MCU018) - POWER BOARD (VT-PWR-010) - NOISE FILTER VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 21 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 24: Rotating Unit Part

    Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 4.2. Rotating Unit Part DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTATOR TUBE TOP COVER  DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTATOR TUBE REAR COVER  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 22 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 25 By doing this, you can access: - TUBE, COLLIMATOR ASS’Y, COLLIMATOR MCU BOARD (MCU006), SUB015 BOAR DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTATOR SENSOR REAR COVER  By doing this, you can access: - DC POWER BOARD(DC-04) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 23 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 26 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTATOR SENSOR FRONT COVER  By doing this, you can access: - SENSOR(PANO/CT) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 24 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 27 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTATOR UPPER R/L COVER  ④ ⑤ ③ ① ② <RIGHT> ③ ⑤ ① ④ ② <LEFT> VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 25 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 28 DISASSEMBLY OF THE ROTATOR LOWER COVER  By doing this, you can access: - INVERTER BOARD, SUB029 BOARD Disassemble the ROTATOR LOWER COVER in the sequence as shown below. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 26 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 29: Handle Frame Unit Part

    DISASSEMBLY OF THE HANDLE FRAME TOP COVER  By doing this, you can access: - SUB027 BOARD DISASSEMBLY OF THE CHINREST TOP COVER  By doing this, you can access: - SUB017 BOARD VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 27 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 30: Ceph Unit Part

    Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 4.4. CEPH Unit Part DISASSEMBLY OF THE CEPH TOP COVER  By doing this, you can access: - SUB040 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 28 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 31 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual DISASSEMBLY OF THE CEPH BOTTOM COVER  By doing this, you can access: - CEPH SENSOR (Xmaru2602CF) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 29 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 32: Chapter 2. Image Optimization

    4) Click Settings. In the Serial port box, select a COM Port Number in use, scroll down to the [Override] tab and check the parameter value, then click Save. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 30 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 33 Sensor Partial mode setting // Sensor size: 0000~0032 [SPM_FISM_0001] Sensor Internal/External mode setting //0000: Internal //0001: External [SPM_FOVO] Open all 4-axis collimators Collimator Position set [SPM_COLM_0009] //0009: (AL) Close VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 31 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 34 CT Sensor. 8) Click the Soft Calib tab, wait 20 seconds and click Dark to achieve the Dark Calibration data file. 9) Select 184x686d.raw and click V to open View16. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 32 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 35 ③ Delete line comments in 2point lines and make sure that kVp and mA are as shown in the figure. 12) Click the Soft Calib tab and type [SPM_FOVO]. Then click Send to open all 4-axis Collimators. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 33 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 36 (2 points: Without 1 mm Copper Filter) - Point 1 Bright data file median value: 4500 ~ 5500 - Point 2 Bright data file median value: 9500 ~ 10500 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 34 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 37 23) Attach Copper (1mm) Filter to obtain Bright Calibration data of 4Point. 1. Check the NumPoints=4 2. Check kVp, mA value. 3. Check comment processing. 4. When kVp, mA value is checked, click Save VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 35 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 38 - Point 2 Bright data file median value: 150 ~ 700 - Point 3 Bright data file median value: 800 ~ 1800 - Point 4 Bright data file median value: 2000 ~ 2500 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 36 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 39 28) Once you have successfully acquired Bright Cal, click the Check button to create an Auto lousy pixel map. 1. Change to “NumPoints=6” 2. Clink Save button. 3. Clink Check button. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 37 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 40: Bad Pixel: Specification & Definition

    Cluster Definition A continuous lousy pixel with 3x3 or more consecutive pixels (surrounded by a bad pixel in all directions (upper, lower, left, right) around a single bad pixel) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 38 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 41: Cbct Geometry Calibration

    If you installed a new sensor, make sure that you made it level before CBCT Geometry Calibration. 1) Prepare a tripod and put it on the floor near the equipment. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 39 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 42 4) Put the cone-shaped phantom on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y. Cone-shaped Phantom 5) Move the Vertical Frame to the bottom position by using the Vertical Frame Up/Down button or switch VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 40 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 43 12) Click Capture and make the exposure by pressing the X-ray exposure switch button. Leave the radiology room to minimize radiation exposure when the X-ray system starts operation after you press the button. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 41 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 44 14) Click Process to create a file named ‘_average. Raw’. Click Close after the file is created. 15) Click V Proj to open _average. Raw file in View 16. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 42 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 45 ② Click the Settings tab and double-click reconstruction. vxm. ③ Type the ofs value in the “DETOFFSETYY =” field, save the file, and exit. ④ Do the same with reconstruction_Bead.vxm, reconstruction_GEO.vxm. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 43 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 46 ③ Tighten the four wrench bolts and do the steps 4) through 13) again. 20) When the Bead Phantom Offset value setting is completed, remove the cone-shaped phantom and the tripod. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 44 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 47: Setting Up Cbct Reconstruction Environment

    (./Base_para) Make sure that there is no file other than these: Angle.bin, RCP.bin, Uoffset.bin, Voffset.bin, Angle_DBP.bin, RCP_DBP.bin, RCPX_DBP.bin, ROP_DBP.bin, CriDetVal.bin in the C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT \WidePano\Para folder. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 45 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 48: Bead Phantom Image Acquisition

    3) Make the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y level by using BUBBLE LEVEL and three ALIGN PINs. BUBBLE LEVEL ALIGN PIN 4) Put the BEAD PHANTOM for Smart Plus on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y. BEAD PHANTOM for Smart Plus Long Short VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 46 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 49 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 5) Move the Vertical Frame to the bottom position by using the Vertical Frame Up/Down button or switch. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 47 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 50 [SPM_FOVO] [SPM_COLM_0009] clicking Send after each input. Then, type [SPM_CSON] click Send to supply power to the CT Sensor. 8) Click Soft Calib and click Dark to acquire Dark Calibration Data. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 48 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 51 10) When the VAKPAR screen shows, press the X-ray exposure switch button. 11) Release the button when about 10% is acquired. 12) Click V Proj to open View 16. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 49 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 52 17) Type [SPM_TEST_0026] and click Send to remove the X-ray OFF section during exposure. 18) Click Dark to acquire Dark Calibration Data. Click the Capture/Recon tab and set the parameters as shown below. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 50 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 53 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 19) Click Capture and make the exposure by pressing the X-ray exposure switch button. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 51 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 54: Bead Phantom Image Reconstruction

    Two bead lines appear in the lower part. • 4) If the bead phantom image is not aligned with the screen’s center, change the bead phantom position, and do the exposure again. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 52 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 55 5) Close the V Vol window and click the Settings tab and then double-click reconstruction_GEO.vxm. 6) Make sure that BEADTHRES = 0. 7) Click Properties to open Cone-Bean Reconstruction Library. 8) Click Generate GEO to create Geometry data. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 53 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 56 The point number of each group is 28. • 11) When the pop-up window which shows Geometry generation results appears, click OK. 12) Click View Geo to see the geometry graph. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 54 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 57 ① Type [SPM_TEST_0025] and click Send to recover the X-ray OFF section during exposure. ② Change GPUMODE = 3 to GPUMODE = 4 in the APsetting.vxm and save/exit the file. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 55 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 58: Cbct Collimator Alignment

    CBCT Collimator Alignment Standard  - X-ray Condition: 95 kVp, 8.7 mA / Threshold Value: 95%(Left/Right), 75%(Top/Bottom) Top : 10~15 Pixels Left/ Right : 1~2 Pixels Bottom : 10~15 Pixels VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 56 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 59: Cbct Collimator Alignment

    3) Type 95 kVp, 8 mA in the KVp/mA filed. Select 100 x 85 in the FOV Selection. Type “0” in the Top and Bottom fields. 4) Click Initialize and wait until the system is initialized. 5) Click Capture when it is enabled. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 57 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 60 Stay outside of the X-ray shielding room to avoid unnecessary X-ray radiation during exposure. 7) When the Raw Viewer window appears, release the X-ray exposure switch button. 8) Select 0008. raw in the raw file list. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 58 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 61 10) Make sure that the result meets the CBCT Left/Right collimator-alignment standard values. Position Alignment Standards (Red pixels covered by collimator) Left 1 ~ 2 pixels Right 1 ~ 2 pixels VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 59 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 62 0.1 to the collimator position value to save the changes, then continue to step 16) below.) ex) -23.0+0.1 ex) -26.85+0.1 14) Click Save and Close to exit the Control panel. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 60 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 63: Top/Bottom Collimator Alignment (Fov: 100 X 85, 100 X 70, 50X50)

    4) Type -3.3 in the Top and -10.4 in the Bottom field. 5) Click Initialize and wait until the system is initialized. (This will enable the Capture tab) 6) Click Capture when it is enabled. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 61 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 64 Stay outside of the X-ray shielding room to avoid unnecessary X-ray radiation during exposure. 8) When the Raw Viewer window appears, release the X-ray exposure switch button. 9) Select 0008. raw in the raw file list. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 62 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 65 11) Make sure that the result meets the CBCT Top/Bottom collimator-alignment standard. Position Permitted value (Red pixels covered by collimator) 10 ~ 15 pixels Bottom 10 ~ 15 pixels VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 63 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 66 14) When the Collimator Alignment at 100 x 85 is completed, click the “CALC” button. FOV 100 x 70, 50x50 values will be calculated. ○ 15) When the Collimator Alignment is completed, click Close to exit the Collimator Align program. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 64 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 67: Cbct Rotator Position Alignment

    <Type B> Make sure that the operator should use TYPE A as CT NUMBER CHECK PHANTOM during the Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) CT Rotator Position Alignment. <Type A> <Type B> VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 65 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 68: Before Cbct Rotator Position Alignment

    PHANTOM JIG BOTTOM base lines 3) Put the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y BOTTOM on the unit as shown below. PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y BOTTOM VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 66 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 69 5) Make the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y level by using BUBBLE LEVEL and three ALIGN PINs. BUBBLE LEVEL ALIGN PIN 6) Put CT NUMBER CHECK PHANTOM on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y. ID Number CT NUMBER CHECK PHANTOM VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 67 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 70 8) Click the Settings tab and double-click Reconstruction. vxm to open. 9) Change the parameters as shown below and save/exit the file. POSTPROCESSING = -50 → POSTPROCESSING = 0 • UserCTNumCal = 1 → UserCTNumCal = 0 • VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 68 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 71: Performing Cbct Rotator Position Alignment

    5) Click the Capture/Recon tab and click V Slc to open View 16. 6) Select C or R in the M box and select a slice file that shows the cross line clearly VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 69 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 72 X value should be within the permitted range: 270 ~ 280  Y value should be within the permitted range: 255 ~ 265  Crossline should be level.  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 70 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 73 ② Change STARTANGEL value (default: 0.0) under Geometry section. ex) To tilt the angle by 1° clockwise, type 1, To tilt the angle by 1° counterclockwise, type 359. ③ Save reconstruction.vxm file and exit. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 71 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 74: Background Calibration

    - Man: 80 kVp, 5.0 mA CBCT Background Level Standard – High-Resolution mode  Mode Exposure Condition Background Level 95kVp 8000 ~ 11500 Exposure Initial-value – High-Resolution mode - Man: 95 kVp, 8.7 mA VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 72 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 75: Performing Cbct Background Calibration

    4) After the image acquisition is complete, exit the capture software and run VAKCAP.exe. VAKCAP.exe path: C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano 5) Click the Capture/Recon tab and click V Proj to open View 16. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 73 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 76 2000 ~ 5500 7) If the Background Level does not meet the standard, adjust the mA value to meet the standard values. 8) Open PwrParam_CBCT.ini. PwrParam_CBCT.ini file path : C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano\UserParam VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 74 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 77 Make sure that each FOV (FOV 0, FOV 1, FOV 2) has the same values. • By MAN_HARD=0800, 0500, ‘0800’ means 80kVp and ‘0500’ means 5.0mA. 10) Save and exit PwrParam_CBCT.ini. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 75 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 78 4) After the image acquisition is complete, exit the capture software and run VAKCAP.exe. VAKCAP.exe path: C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano 5) Click the Capture/Recon tab and click V Proj to open View 16. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 76 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 79 8000 ~ 11500 7) If the Background Level does not meet the standard values, adjust the mA value to meet the standard 8) Open PwrParam_CBCT.ini. PwrParam_CBCT.ini file path : C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano\UserParam VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 77 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 80 Make sure that each FOV (FOV 0, FOV 1, FOV 2) have the same values • By MAN_HARD=0950, 0870, ‘0950’ means 95kVp and ‘0870’ means 8.7mA. 10) Save and exit PwrParam_CBCT.ini. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 78 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 81: Cbct Ct Number Calibration

    <Type A> <Type B> Make sure that the operator should use TYPE A as CT NUMBER CHECK PHANTOM during the Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) CT Number Calibration. <Type A> <Type B> VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 79 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 82: Before Cbct Ct Number Calibration

    2) Put the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y TOP on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y BOTTOM as shown below. PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y TOP 3) Make the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y level by using BUBBLE LEVEL and three ALIGN PINs. BUBBLE LEVEL ALIGN PIN VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 80 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 83 7) Change the parameters as shown below and save/exit the file. POSTPROCESSING = -50 → POSTPROCESSING = 0 • UserCTNumCal = 1 → UserCTNumCal = 0 • UseArcCut = 1 → UseArcCut = 0 • VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 81 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 84: Performing Cbct Ct Number Calibration

    4) After the image acquisition is complete, exit the capture software and run VAKCAP.exe. VAKCAP.exe path: C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano 5) Click the Capture/Recon tab and click V Vol to open View 16. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 82 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 85 ※ Median Slice XY(Z) value = (145-23)/2 + 23= 61 + 23 = 84 7) Record the median Slice XY(Z) value. 8) Close the window and click V Slc. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 83 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 86 10) Click each material(Bone/Water/Air) to read the average value and record each value. average value WATER BONE 11) Run Console Software and click the Settings icon. 12) Select Engineer, type vatech for the password, and then click OK. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 84 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 87 Count Image Quality Voxel Gender Tooth type 100 x 85(FOV.1) Green Standard (0.2) Hard 100 x 70(FOV.2) High Resolution Standard (0.2) Hard 100 x 70(FOV.2) Green Standard (0.2) Hard VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 85 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 88 16) Recover the parameters as shown below and save/exit the file. POSTPROCESSING = 0 → POSTPROCESSING = -50 • UserCTNumCal = 0 → UserCTNumCal = 1 • UseArcCut = 0 → UseArcCut = 1 • VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 86 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 89: Air Calibration

    7) Move the folder (C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano\PROJfolder) to: C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano\para\AirCal\ folder. 8) After confirming the reconstructed image, avoid the circular locus that is occurred by adjusting BadLength = 4 (4 to 6) of APsetting.vxm, VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 87 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 90: Cbct Image Inspection

    Circle Area Ratio 0.80 1.20 CT Number Standard Value  Parameters (Lower Specification Limit) (Upper Specification Limit) Air CT Number -1030 -900 Water CT Number Teflon CT Number 1100 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 88 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 91: Cbct Image Inspection

    To acquire the Phantom image in DICOM format, make sure that POSTPROCESSING = -50, UseCTNumCal = 1 in the reconstruction.vxm 3) Put the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y BOTTOM on the unit as shown below. PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y BOTTOM VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 89 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 92 5) Make the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y level by using BUBBLE LEVEL and three ALIGN PINs. BUBBLE LEVEL ALIGN PIN 6) Put the S&C CHECK PHANTOM on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y ID Number S&C CHECK PHANTOM VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 90 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 93 6) Adjust the brightness and contrast of the image by: Clicking > and dragging left/right(contrast) or up/down(brightness) for Ez3D plus. Dragging WIDTH(contrast) bar or LEVEL(brightness) bar under WINDOWING for Ez3D-i. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 91 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 94 50 cm (20 inches) from the monitor. POLYETHYLENE AIR HOLE CYLINDER Parameters Material Minimum visible size High Contrast Resolution Air Hole 1.0mm Low Contrast Resolution PE cylinder 8.0mm <High Contrast Resolution> <Low Contrast Resolution> VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 92 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 95 To acquire the Phantom image in SLICE format, make sure that POSTPROCESSING UseCTNumCal UseArcCut reconstruction.vxm 3) Put the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y on the unit as shown below. PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 93 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 96 5) Put the UNIFORMITY CHECK PHANTOM on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y. ID Number UNIFORMITY CHECK PHANTOM 6) Put the M&R CHECK PHANTOM on the UNIFORMITY CHECK PHANTOM. ID Number M&R CHECK PHANTOM UNIFORMITY CHECK PHANTOM VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 94 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 97 2D Viewer (EzDent-I or EasyDent 4). 10) Click the Settings icon on the capture software. 11) Select Engineer, type vatech for the password, and then click OK. 12) Click Reconstruction tab, record Air, Water CT Number in the FOV.1 box under HIGH RESOLUTION.
  • Page 98 15) Select XMARU0808 in the Sensor box. 16) Under Reference data, Type 200 in the Voxel Size box. Type the Air; Water CT Number recorded at step 17) in the SrcWater and SrcAir box. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 96 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 99 19) Click the Upper Slice button under Contrast / Resolution. Slice checkpoints Upper slice(Contrast/Resolution) M&R CHECK PHANTOM Lower slice(Contrast/Resolution) UNIFORMITY CHECK PHANTOM Upper slice(Noise/Homogeneity) PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y Lower slice(Noise/Homogeneity) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 97 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 100 22) Click the center of the image and click the Center circle crd button. 23) Click Lower slice and Reference slice button under Contrast / Resolution. 24) Click the Upper slice button under Noise / Homogeneity. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 98 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 101 26) Click the Lower slice button under Noise / Homogeneity. 27) Click and specify the path where the test report is created. 28) Click Generate to get the result and compare it with the standard. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 99 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 102 (Lower Specification Limit) (Upper Specification Limit) Contrast <1000HU> 1.50 3.50 Noise 0.00 200.00 Homogeneity 0.00 250.00 29) Click >> to see the test report. 30) When finished, exit the EzEvaluation. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 100 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 103: Cbct Geometry Inspection

    To acquire the Phantom image in SLICE format, make sure that POSTPROCESSING = 0, UseCTNumCal = 0, UseArcCut = 0 in the reconstruction.vxm 3) Put the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y on the unit as shown below. PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 101 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 104 ALIGN PIN 5) Put the UNIFORMITY CHECK PHANTOM on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y. ID Number GEOMETRY CHECK PHANTOM 6) Run Console Software and click CBCT to go into CBCT mode. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 102 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 105 2D Viewer (EzDent-I or EasyDent 4). 9) Run EzEval.exe and click the CT Image Evaluation tab. EzEval.exe path: C:\VCaptureSW\Util\EzEval_Phantom 10) Click brw, browse a captured slice image and open it. Slice image path: C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CBCT\WidePano\SLICE VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 103 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 106 11) Select a top slice image of the Geometry Check Phantom where its center line comes into view as shown in the figure. 12) Clear Contrast / Resolution and Noise / Homogeneity checkbox. 13) Select Geometry Check Input checkbox and click Upper slice. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 104 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 107 16) Click the center of the center circle and click the Center circle crd button. 17) Click the center of the outer circle and click the Outer circle crd button. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 105 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 108 Parameters (Lower Specification Limit) (Upper Specification Limit) Eccentricity 0.97 1.00 Circle Area Ratio 0.80 1.20 21) Click >> to see the test report. 22) When finished, exit the EzEvaluation. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 106 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 109: Ct Number Accuracy Inspection

    POSTPROCESSING =-50, UseCTNumCal = 1, UseArcCut = 0 in the reconstruction.vxm. 3) Put the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y on the unit as shown below. PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 107 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 110 5) Put the CT NUMBER CHECK PHANTOM on the PHANTOM JIG ASS’Y. ID Number CT NUMBER CHECK PHANTOM 6) Run Console Software and click CBCT to go into CBCT mode. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 108 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 111 10) Go to the Axial view in full-screen mode by clicking (for Ez3D plus) or by double-clicking (for Ez3D-i). 11) Click > (for Ez3D plus) 12) Click Measurement > ROI (for Ez3D-i) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 109 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 112 1. Run VAKCAP.exe -> Click Settings tab -> Double-click reconstruction.vxm. 2. Make sure that the following values are shown as follows: POSTPROCESSING = -50, UseCTNumCal = 1 UseArcCut=1 If not, change the value, save the file, and exit. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 110 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 113: Chapter 3. Pano Image Optimization

    1) Remove the Temple Supports and the Normal Chin Block from the unit. 2) Disassemble the Tube cases (See Chapter 1. Hardware Service Guide). 3) Rename the CAL folder(C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\Pano\WidePano\CAL) name for backup. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 111 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 114: Configuring Pano Sensor Settings

    Sensor Partial mode setting // Sensor size: 0000~0032 [SPM_FISM_0001] Sensor Internal/External mode setting //0000: Internal //0001: External [SPM_FOVO] Open all 4-axis collimators Collimator Position set [SPM_COLM_0008] //0008: (AL) Open VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 112 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 115: Performing Pano Sensor Dark Calibration

    2) Click Settings. In the Serial port box, select a COM Port Number in use. Then click OK and restart the program. 3) Click the Soft Calib tab and type [SPM_PANO], and then click Send to initiate the system into PANO mode. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 113 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 116 5) Wait 20 seconds and click Dark to achieve the Dark Calibration data file. 6) Select 30x686d.raw and click V to open View16. 7) Make sure that the Median value meets the standard (700~2300). 1588 1339.9 1343 1143 VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 114 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 117: Performing Pano Sensor Bright Calibration

    = 700 / kVp1 = 950, mA0 = 600 / mA1 = 1000. If the values are different, change the values like the picture below (see the red box) and click Save. BrightCalibration kVp & mA Parameter Initial-Value VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 115 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 118 X-ray Exposure switch. Then release the button when “RELEASE THE BUTTON” shows 9) Repeat step 8) until all 5-point bright calibration data are acquired. 1 Point 2 Point 3 Point 4 Point 5 Point VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 116 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 119 ④ Input the following commands only if you restarted the equipment, otherwise continue step below [SPM_PANO] [SPM_CENA_0001] [SPM_FISS_0001] [SPM_FIPM_0004] [SPM_FISM_0001] [SPM_COLM_0008] [SPM_FOVO] [SPM_PSON] ⑤ Acquire Bright calibration data again. 13) When the calibration is complete, remove the 1 mm Copper Filter. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 117 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 120: Aligning Pano Collimator

    2.1. PANO Collimator Alignment Standard - X-ray Condition: 60 kVp, 5 mA / Threshold Value: 70% (Adult), 90% (Child) Top : 10~35 Pixels Left/ Right : 2~4 Pixels Bottom : 10~25 Pixels VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 118 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 121: Pano Collimator Alignment

    5) Click Capture when it is enabled. 6) When Align Sequence window appears, press the X-ray exposure switch. Stay outside of the X-ray shielding room to avoid unnecessary X-ray radiation during exposure. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 119 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 122 11) Make sure that the result meets the PANO collimator-alignment standard. Position Permitted value (Red pixels covered by collimator) 10 ~ 35 pixels Bottom 10 ~ 25 pixels Left 2 ~ 4 pixels Right 2 ~ 4 pixels VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 120 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 123 13) Repeat steps 4) through 12) until pixel counts in all positions satisfy the permitted values. 14) Click Save when you finished the PANO collimator alignment for adult mode is completed. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 121 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 124 6) Type 90 in the T box. 7) Select S in the M box. 8) Make sure that the result meets the PANO collimator-alignment standard. 9) Click Close to exit the Collimator Align program. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 122 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 125: Pano Geometry Calibration

    PANO BALLPHANTOM CENTER PIN POSITION  within 1329-pixel line ± 10 pixels PANO BALLPHANTOM CENTER BALL SIZE  50 ~ 51 pixels CENTER PIN CENTER BALL SIZE Right/Left Pin Distance VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 123 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 126: Performing Pano Geometry Calibration

    5) Adjust Canine Laser Beam knob to align the Beam to the baseline of Quart Phantom as shown below. Canine Laser Beam must be aligned with the center of the Quart Phantom AL filter as shown in the figure VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 124 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 127 Panoramic image size: 2719(variable) x 1372(constant)  11) Click three pinpoints and read the X value of each point, and then measure the distance between the points. RIGHT CENTER LEFT VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 125 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 128 12) Exit VAKCAP and acquire the BALL PHANTOM image again and measure the Pin distance error. 13) Do the steps repeatedly to the Right and Left Pin distance error meets the standard. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 126 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 129 4) In the Z box, type 1. Make sure the ghost image has bilateral symmetry as shown below. Ghost Image [Wrong BALLPHANTOM Geometry] If the center pin pixel number does not meet the standard, do the steps that follow: VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 127 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 130 7) Do the steps repeatedly until the center pin position calibration is completed. For the Center Pin Calibration, ① Pixel Number of Center Pin must meet the standard and ② the ghost image must have bilateral symmetry. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 128 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 131 9) Exit VAKCAP and acquire the BALL PHANTOM image again. 10) Make sure that the center ball size meets the standard. 11) Do the steps repeatedly until the center pin position calibration is complete VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 129 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 132: Pano Image Inspection

    ROI 2 (2000,800) ROI 3 (1329,800) Noise (dev) Under 10 Under 30 Over 600 Homogeneity (ave) (The difference between the two values Over 1200 should be less than 10%) ROI3(1329,800) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 130 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 133: Performing Pano Image Inspection

    1) Run Console Software and click PANO to go into the Panoramic mode. 2) Click CONFIRM. 3) Attach PANO BALL Phantom + Quart Phantom Essay on Chinrest as shown below. Quart Phantom Ball Phantom VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 131 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 134 5) Attach 1.8 mm (or 1.0mm + 0.8mm) Copper Filter on X-Ray Tube as shown below. 6) Click READY and acquire and save the image according to the Console Software guidance. 7) Open the saved image in the 2D Viewer. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 132 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 135 If the standard is not met, - Refer to the PANO Geometry Calibration section and perform CENTER BALL Size (PYST) Calibration. - Perform PANO sensor calibration and PANO Collimator Alignment again. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 133 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 136 5) Type 800,800 in the X, Y box and make sure that ave and dev values meet the standard. 6) Type 2000,800 in the X, Y box and make sure that ave and dev values meet the standard. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 134 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 137 - Homogeneity(ave) ÷ Noise(dev) ≥ 100(at ROI1,2) 500(at ROI3) If the standard is not met overall, perform PANO Sensor Calibration and PANO  Collimator Alignment again. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 135 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 138: Chapter 4. Ceph Image Optimization

    Commands Description [SPM_CEPH] CEPH mode [SPM_HSON] CEPH sensor power on [SPM_FREQ_0160] HR mode: sensor frequency setting GR mode: sensor frequency setting [SPM_FREQ_0313] [SPM_FOVO] Colimator open [SPM_COLM_0005] AL filter open VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 136 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 139: Performing Ceph Sensor Dark Calibration

    5) Check the median value after finishing the calibration to see whether it falls within the range of the standard value. Replace the sensor when the value does not meet the standards. Category Minimum Maxim Median Value 1000 3000 Table 2. Dark Calibration Median Value VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 137 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 140: Performing Ceph Sensor Bright Calibration

    4) The standard of the level value for each bright calibration point is as follows: ※ Bright standard value: 5 points with Cu 1mm filter Bright Cal Point 1 Median Value Cal Point 5 400~ VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 138 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 141 9) Bright cal data is stored in C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\CEPH \WideCEPH \Norm(Fast)\CAL file. 10) When the normal bright cal acquisition is completed, click the check button to create an auto bad pixel map. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 139 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 142: Verifying Bad Pixels And Lines

    There must be at least 5 lines of normal pixels between bad lines Cluster Definition Continuous bad pixels with 3 x 3 or more in a row (single bad pixels are surrounded by  bad pixels in all directions (up/down/left/right/diagonal)) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 140 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 143: Performing Ceph Geometry Calibration

    3) Click CEPH > High Resolution > PA > CONFIRM and wait until READY button is enabled. 4) Attach CEPH PHANTOM A’ssy and Quart Phantom as shown in the figure. 5) Click READY. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 141 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 144 UBTT Value: When change the UBTT Value by 10, the Pixel Number at the center of PHANTOM will be changed by approximately 1~2 Pixels. Increase UBTT Value à Decrease Pixel Number  Decrease UBTT Value à Increase Pixel Number  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 142 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 145 ③ Repeat the procedures until the X value at the center of PHANTOM meets the standard. 13) Send [SPM_UDTT_####], [SPM_UFTT_####], [SPM_UDTT_####] to the system. (####: UBTT Value that meets the standard) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 143 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 146: Setting The Collimator And Performing 4% Cut Evaluation

    (See below) ② ① 3) After clicking Start, you can set the collimator position. When all parameters are correctly set, click 1. Initialize for the next step. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 144 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 147 When the bite or temple supports are still mounted on the equipment, the system sends out a pop-up message (See below). When you see this message, remove the bite or temple supports from the equipment, then click OK. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 145 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 148: Ceph Ear-Rod Alignment

    2) Click CEPH > High Resolution > Lateral > CONFIRM and wait until READY button is enabled. 3) Turn CEPH Ear-Rod to the Lateral Mode position as shown in the figure. 4) Put a flat washer into the right Ear-Rod as shown below. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 146 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 149 9) Click Brw and select Capture.raw to open the captured image. Capture.raw file path : C:\VCaptureSW\Acquisition\Ceph\AnyCeph\Fast\PAN folder 10) Select 50 in the M box and click the center of the flat washer. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 147 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 150: How To Use V.i.p.s: Ceph Bright Calibration Standard

    1) Run the C:\VCaptureSW\Util\VIPS.exe file. 2) Set options for each mode, as shown in the picture below. 1. Click the Option button. 2. Enter ‘vatech’. 3. Click the Log In button. 4. Check the image size. * 76 x 2592 5.
  • Page 151 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 7. Click the button. 8. Click the button. 9. Click the button. 10. Choose the image. 11. Click the button. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 149 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 152 3) Click Apply after you finished setting the point as shown in pictures 3 through 8. 1. Choose CEPH calibration. 2. Click Mode Confirm. 8. Click Apply after you completed steps from 1 to 7. <V.I.P.S execution screen> VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 150 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 153 9) Reset the point when the difference is e between the lines connecting the histogram and the intersection. 10) Ensure to set the column point 1 through 5 as row points 1 through 5. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 151 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 154 17) As shown in [11], check that the time of the modified date of Acquisition / WideCEPH / Norm or Fast / UseParam / ZeusCEPH is the same as the time when the work is completed. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 152 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 155 1) The values set in Frontal Mode are the same as SMV, Carpus, and Waters View. 2) The lateral image Point setting method is the same, and the column guideline is set on the left. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 153 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 156 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual CEPH Ear Rod Alignment Standard  VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 154 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 157: Chapter 5. Firmware Upgrade Guide

    Follow the procedure below to install the firmware upgrade software. 1) Run flash_loader_demo_v2.8.exe. You can download the software at http://www.st.com/en/development-tools/flasher- stm32.html. 2) Continue with installation procedures as shown below: VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 155 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 158 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 156 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 159: Performing Firmware Upgrade

    Driver v1.5 or later (ex. VirtualSerialSetup_jungo12_V1.5.exe) 1) Run STMFlashLoader Demo.exe.C:\Program Files (x86)\STMicroelectronics\Software\Flash Loader Demo 2) Run Terminal v1.9b and type [rom], and then click Send. 3) Click Disconnect and exit Terminal v1.9b. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 157 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 160 4) Make sure that the Port Name is COM1 and click Next. 5) When the connection between PC and MCU 018 is established successfully, a green light comes on as shown in the figure. Click Next. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 158 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 161 Smart Plus (PHT-35LHS) Technical Manual 6) Click Next. 7) Select Download to the device and browse a firmware to upgrade and open the file. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 159 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 162 8) Click Next to continue with a firmware upgrade. 9) When the firmware upgrade is completed, the "Download operation finished successfully" message will show up. 10) Click Close to exit the program. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 160 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 163: Checking Firmware Version

    Checking Firmware Version Follow the procedure below to check the firmware version. 1) Run Terminal v1.9b. 2) Type [SPM_TVER] and click Send. 3) Check the Firmware Version of the MCU Boards. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 161 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 164: Appendix

    : Parameter setting window to communicate with the equipment Command condition window  : The window that shows the Command that the equipment outputs Entering the Command window  : The window that the Command is typed VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 162 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 165 5) In the Parity area, select none. 6) Click Connect to communicate with the equipment. 7) Type [SPM_PVER] in the command window and click Send to check whether the version information is sent from equipment. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 163 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 166: Main Mcu Board Parameters

    Parameter Values written in this manual since the actual Parameter Values for your system differ from these values. Wrong inputs of Parameter value may damage the equipment. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 164 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 167 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0005=>(spm_CISC_000x)CEPH MODE IS? 0: Disable 1: Scan Ceph (cone beam ceph) 3: One-Shot Ceph (R-Troy, Large FOV) 4: One-Shot Ceph (TOK-Troy, Small FOV) 5: Scan Ceph (Table Control) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 165 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 168 0000=>(spm_CRVA_xxxx)CR_VELO_ACCEL_COMP : 1st collimator accel-period offset ▶Collimator Right Acceleration Calibration value(Initial-Value : 0 (1~9999)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 0160(HZ)=>(spm_CFRQ_xxxx)CEPH PULSE HZ SET ▶CEPH Sensor frequency set (Initial-Value : 0160 (1~9999)) 1730=>(spm_XRFA_xxxx)CEPH_REF_X1_START POSITION (1730 = 17.3cm) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 166 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 169 ▶R-axis Motor Run Torque Set(Initial-Value : 0029 (0~31)) 0004 =>(SPM_RMST_0001) R_M_STOP_TORQUE ▶R-axis Motor Stop Torque Set(Initial-Value : 0004 (0~31)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2000 =>(SPM_LMRT_0001) LASER_M_RUN_TORQUE ▶Laser Motor Run Torque Set(Initial-Value : 2000 (0~1499)) 0100 =>(SPM_LMST_0001) LASER_M_STOP_TORQUE VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 167 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 170 ▶ Temple support moving setting 0000: Moving Enable 0001: Moving Disable 0000 =>(SPM_CBMD_000x)CT_BEAM_MOVING_DISABLE_SET 0: Normal Mode 1: CT beam moving disable mode ▶ CT beam moving setting 0000: Moving Enable 0001: Moving Disable VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 168 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 171 ▶CEPH Mode X-Ray Exposure Counting Value 00000=>(spm_GCNT)ARCT_CAPTURE_CNT ct/ent ▶CT Mode X-Ray Exposure Counting Value 0001=>(spm_MRTP_x)MODE_RESET_TYPE 0: xyr axis reset when ceph mode change. 1: no xyr axis reset when ceph mode change. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 169 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 172 Mp3 Board Voice Message Language Setting Order Language Code Italian Korean Chinese German Spanish French Japanese Russian Taiwanese English Arabic Portuguese ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ######### Start System Initialization !! ######### [epm_pver_001] VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 170 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 173: Chapter 6. Command List Guide

    Chapter 6. Command List Guide The command listed on this document is intended to communicate with equipment. The command is a directive to PC acting as an interpreter to perform a specific task to Vatech equipment. Communication Protocol Communication Setting ...
  • Page 174 Ex) In case of 4 letters parameter- [SPM_XPST_0234] In case of 5 letters parameter- [SPM_COAX_ 00100] In case of 4 letters parameter only with “0”- [SMP_STOP_0000] ']' = End symbol VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 172 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 175: Smart Plus (Pht-35Lhs) Command List

    Set Carpus mode (Image Quality: Green) [SPM_SSB_] CEPH Bright calibration capture [SPM_CISC_000#] Set CEPH mode option (# = 0: Disable CEPH mode) (# = 1: Enable SCAN CEPH mode) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 173 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 176 (# = 0: Control Filter is NOT applied) (# = 1: Control Filter is applied) - default Tube Tilting Control Command  Command Description [SPM_TITY_000#] Set Tube Tilting Type VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 174 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 177 Set CT Beam Control Disable in CT mode (# = 0: CT Beam Control Enable in CT mode) - default (# = 1: CT Beam Control Disable in CT mode) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 175 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 178 Set X-Ray exposure time test Ex) [SPM_XTST_0100] = 1 sec, [SPM_XTST_1000] = 10 sec [SPM_TMP?] Request Tube Tank temperature [SPM_FANT_####] Set Tube Cooling FAN operating temperature Initial-Value: 0400 (1~65534) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 176 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 179 (# = 0: Initialize All capture count) (# = 1: Initialize PANO capture count) (# = 2: Initialize CBCT capture count) (# = 3: Initialize CEPH capture count) (# = 4: Initialize ARCT capture count) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 177 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 180 # = 5: Scan CEPH mode position # = 8: OPEN position (Use in PANO or One-Shot CEPH mode) # = 9: CT Filter position [SPM_CINT] Initialize Position of 1-Axis Collimator VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 178 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 181 #### = dyyy (d: Direction, yyy: Distance) ex. 0234 = 2.34cm [SPM_PY?_] Request current “PYST” Parameter value CEPH Align & Calibration Setting Command  Command Description [SPM_CPHF_####] Set Tilting position of Rotating Unit in CEPH mode (Initial-Value: 3900 (1~9999)) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 179 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 182 Set Frequency of CEPH Sensor (Initial-Value: 0160 (1~9999)) [SPM_CFR?] Request current “CFRQ” Parameter value [SPM_CCTM_####] Set Scan Time of CEPH mode Ex) 1350 = 13.50 sec [SPM_CCT?] Request current “CCTM” Parameter value VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 180 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 183 ※ If the Door Lock Option is “Disable,” it replies [epm_dchk_001] Etc. Command  Command Description [SPM_RINT] Initialize Parameter value of MCU Board Caution: This command initializes all Parameter values saved in VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 181 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 184 X-ray remote exposure start [SPM_XREE] X-ray remote exposure end [SPM_XRET] X-ray remote exposure time set (ex) 0500 = 5 sec [SPM_XREH] X-ray remote exposure halt [SPM_XRES] X-ray remote exposure start VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 182 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 185: Error Message List

    Error “5” is displayed on Inverter Board. [SMP_ERRR_0015] During X-Ray exposure, mA Feedback is more than 150% off of the setting value. Error “6” is displayed on Inverter Board. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 183 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 186 Error in the operation of X-axis motor : Check X-axis motor and Photo Sensor operation [SMP_ERRR_0040] Error in the operation of Y-axis motor : Check Y-axis motor and Photo Sensor operation VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 184 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 187 [SMP_ERRR_0060] X-ray Exposure Switch was pressed when the system power is turned on Misc. Error Message sent from MCU to PC  Command Description [SMP_ERRR_0102] CAN communication error(No response) VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 185 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 188: Procedure For Using Remote Exposure Function

    4) Input the [SPM_TUTS] command to exposure X-ray for the set time. 5) To stop X-ray exposure before the set exposure time during X-ray exposure, stop with the [SPM_XREH] command. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 186 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...

  • Page 189: Xtst Test

    2) Activate the remote exposure mode by entering the [SPM_XRES] command 3) Set and input the desired exposure time using the [SPM_XTST_xxxx] command, X-ray exposure proceeds for the set time. VT-TECH-Smart Plus-001 187 / 188 COPYRIGHT© 2018 VATECH ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
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