Patient Positioning - Planmeca ProOne User Manual

EXPOSURE VALUES FOR STANDARD, INTERPROXIMAL AND ORTHOGONAL PANORAMIC
Child
Small adult
Average-sized adult
Large adult
EXPOSURE VALUES FOR PANORAMIC BITEWING PROGRAM
Child
Small adult
Average-sized adult
Large adult

10.1 Patient positioning

C-arm
return
button
User's Manual
The exposure values will automatically change according
to the selected patient size and exposure program. The
preset exposure values are shown in the following tables.
The preset exposure values are average values and they
are only meant to guide the user. If needed, you can
change the preset values as described in section 9.8
"Selecting kilovolt and milliampere values" on page 35.
NOTE
Always try to minimize the radiation dose to the patient.
PROGRAMS
PATIENT SIZE
NOTE
If the optional DEC (Dynamic Exposure Control) function
is activated on your X-ray unit, you can switch it on as
described in section 9.14 "Switching DEC on/off (optional)"
on page 39. DEC adjusts the exposure values individually
for each patient during exposure.
PATIENT SIZE
Touch the C-arm return button to move the C-arm to the
patient entry position if it is not already there.
Alternatively, you can touch either of the target position
arrows to move the C-arm to the patient entry position.
NOTE
You can set the X-ray unit so that the C-arm will
automatically return to the patient entry position at the end
of an exposure cycle. Refer to section 14.2.3 "Functions
after exposure (P2300)" on page 86 for more information.
10 PANORAMIC EXPOSURE
kV VALUE mA VALUE
64 7
66 7
68 7
70 7
kV VALUE mA VALUE
70 4
70 5
70 6
70 7
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