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Panoura X-ERA MF
3D Pan and Ceph X-Ray Calibration and
Alignment

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  • Page 1 Panoura X-ERA MF 3D Pan and Ceph X-Ray Calibration and Alignment...
  • Page 2 These instructions serve as supplemental assembly guidance of the Panoura X-ERA. They are not meant to replace the installation manual, but rather serve to complement it. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us 914-592-6100 Remote Support Link: https://imageworkscorporation.com/remotesupport/ ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Cephalometric exposure field adjustment and swing offset adjustment (ceph only) Cephalometric sensor calibration settings (ceph only) Ceph 2nd slit adjustment (ceph only) Ear rod adjustment (ceph only) Save Adjustment results to computer Final QA Images ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 4: Computer Setup

    USB License Dongle Connectors Connect to Office LAN Connect to 2 Pan Sensor Ethernet to LAN Cat 6 Cable not ethernet provided Cable Connect to 3 Pan Control Cat 6 ethernet Cable Office LAN Connection ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 5 . Computer Setup This procedure assumes the scanning PC was provided by ImageWorks Start Unit and start and log into the scanning PC. Launch the eBUSPlayer64.exe (located in the Hamamtsu Program Group). Click the Select/Connect Button . ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 6 "IP Address" item indicated to the right, and confirm that the complete "IP Address" item is 192.168.16.5. After you confirm this, click the "OK" button to close the window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 7 On the "Device Selection" window, confirm that the no entry symbol has been removed from the "NTx-Mini PT01 -" item that had displayed it, and then click the "OK" button to close the window. " Click the "Device control button ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 8 "TransportLayerControl" menu as shown in the following screenshot. After you configure these settings, click the "×" button at the top right to close the window. Select "Tools" > "Buffer Options..." to open the Buffer Options window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 9 "Buffers used for streaming", and then click the "OK“ button. Select "Tool" again and select "Save Preferences" on the displayed items. After making the selection, if the eBUSPlayer window is displayed, click the "×" button to close it. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 10 No Error light on X-era op panel. • Ethernet Cables 2 & 3 are correctly connected. • • If still NG select Tools-Setting-Grabber In “Preferred grabber” select the NIC • i210 NIC NOT marked (active). Click OK and Reboot. • ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 11 NOT already in the starting position. When it reaches the starting position, it will make a double (2) beep sound. Release the switch momentarily then Press and Hold for the X-RAY scan. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 12 Press and hold the hand switch for the equipment to emit X-rays. Release switch after the x-ray tone completes. Continue until all 20 shots are exposed. Note X-ray cools for 60 seconds between shots. When complete close the Aging window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 13 2. Collimator Adjustments Select “Collimator adjustment" in the X-ERA Adjustment Tool. Select “Start calibration" Select “Apply calibration results" ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 14 Set the headrest to normal patient entry position so that it is out of the beam to sensor path for calibration. Launch the X-ERA Adjustment Tool and then click the "Exposure field adjustment (2D)" button on the tool window to launch the Exposure field adjustment (2D) window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 15 3. 2D Exposure field adjustment Click the "Select" button, select “Standard panoramic exposure field “from the list, and then click "OK”. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 16 AJAT SW, and then in the Ajat SW select Tools > Maintenance > Mechanical Alignment to open the Mechanical Alignment window. (After AJAT Dental Imaging Software has launched, the Exposure field adjustment (2D) window will move to the bottom right of the desktop.) ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 17 Click the "Detect" button of the 2D exposure field adjustment tool window. In the first part of this procedure, we will detect the rough position of the exposure field. Fine adjustments will be made in later steps. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 18 "Preparation is completed". For the next steps you will need to position yourself so that you can see the PC display while you stay out of the x-ray field. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 19 BLACK Mechanical Alignment window along the entire rightside edge. Click the "Exposure (Vertical)" button and wait until the display of the clicked button is changed to "Preparation is completed". ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 20 The dialog window as to the right is displayed. Click the "OK“ button, and the correction values of the collimator that were generated previously in this procedure are displayed on the exposure field adjustment window. Click the "Apply" button. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 21 Exposure field adjustment (2D) tool so that the white area fits in the defined area. NOTE: If image’s vertical edges are diagonally skewed see install manual section 2-4 for additional instructions. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 22 After changing any collimator values click the Apply button (writes the values to the scanner ) and then Click “Take an exposure” and initiate the scan with the Exposure Switch and check the new exposure field position in the window. Wait 2-5 minutes between X-rays for cooling. Adjustment details next page. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 23 (- direction). Continue until the exposure field is in the indicated position on the previous page. Then proceed to the next page. Recommend that new operators work on 1 side at a time. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 24 When the ‘Standard panoramic exposure field’ is in spec Continue to the next step. In the Exposure Field Adjustment Tool [Select] Bitewing panoramic exposure field click the "OK" button. Click [Apply]. Repeat alignment steps until Bitewing exposure field is OK as pictured below. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 25 "OK" button. Repeat alignment steps until Aluminum filter exposure field is OK as pictured. Close the Mech Alignment Window. Close the Ajat SW Program. Close the 2D Exposure Field Adjustment Window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 26 Click the "Display sensor calibration image" button to launch AJAT Dental Imaging Software and display the calibration window. NOTES: The X-ERA has an integrated Aluminum Filter block for calibration. No external block is required. Note: For reference, the 2D Sensor Cal Files are stored in hidden folder: C:\programdata\Ajat\Panoramic\Calib ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 27 4. 2D Sensor Calibration In AJAT Dental Imaging Software, select Tools > Maintenance > Calibration to open the calibration window, and then click the "Calibrate" button and then “Yes”. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 28 ‘Waiting for user” status is displayed above the kVmAs set point. After the 4 exposures confirm that the signal light displayed to the left of the window has changed to green Close the Ajat Program when complete. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 29 Setup the adjustment jig base and pin fixture on the chin rest as shown below. Move the height of the chin rest to the top (PAN) position. Verify that there is nothing other than the Pin in the X-ray path. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 30 "Saving RAW data." and then change to: -> "Analyzing image." -> "Waiting for X-ray exposure." -> "Please take an exposure." When the display changes to "Please take an exposure.", press the hand switch to emit X-rays the second time. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 31 "Offset correction value is overwritten." will be displayed. Click the "OK" button to close the message. Click the close (×) button at the top right of the window to close the swing arm original position offset adjustment tool. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 32 Click the "Select" button to select “C10900D CT scan entire field” from the list. For New Installations can usually use the factory default saved values as a starting point without running the ‘detection’ procedure. Skip past detection to page 35. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 33 Click the "Take an exposure" button and wait until the display of the clicked button is changed to "Preparation is completed. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 34 Continue to press and hold the switch down until the x-ray exposure is completed. Click the close (×) button of the "Detection" window to return to the exposure field adjustment window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 35: Exposure Field Adjustment

    The dialog window below is displayed. Click on the "OK" button. The correction values of the initial collimator motor positions that were collected automatically in the proceeding detection steps will be displayed on the exposure field adjustment window. Click the "Apply" button ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 36 6. 3D Exposure field adjustment The Click Select Then select the “C10900D CT scan entire field” Then click OK. Click the "Apply" button ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 37 Examine the 16x16 pixel square in each of the 4 corners. Within each 16x16 all pixel the darkest and lightest pixels must be with 300 counts (this is the pass/fail) with minimal overscan (that is x-ray beyond the yellow line). ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 38 Check the four corners of the exposure field and the pixel value by the exposure field adjustment window. All four corners listed in the Judgment Area MUST BE GREEN before proceeding to the next steps. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 39 Start by just adjusting 1 side at a time until you get feel for the adjustment If you get a S528, S538, S548 or S558 error the shutters motors are too close. Return to previous values and click RESET before continuing. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 40 Repeat field alignment for the “C10900D Partial Medium FOV 110 offset scan” field and the ”C10900D CT scan partial” field After the corner adjustments Green for all three FOV close the Exposure field adjustment window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 41: Digital Calibration

    7. 3D Digital Calibration From the X-ERA Adjustment Tool window, select "Digital calibration" to display the Digital calibration window ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 42 7. 3D Digital Calibration Assembly the 3D Calibration Phantom as below Install phantom assembly on the chin rest and set the height to “Pan” as shown. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 43 7. 3D Digital Calibration Select the capture mode 3D medium FOV/High quality (center) Click the "Start calibration" button to perform preparations for imaging. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 44 During imaging, the window display will change to "Taking an exposure.". The head will rotate. After imaging exposure, wait while "Saving RAW data" is displayed. You can release the exposure switch now. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 45 The Center channel U (pixel) must be between 300 and 316. The Center channel V (pixel) must be less than 608. If the results are within tolerance, then click the "Copy the result" button to apply the center imaging calibration results to the equipment. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 46 7. 3D Digital Calibration Perform calibration for the offset image. Change the capture mode to "Offset". Assembly the 3D QA phantom to the center position of the phantom base and attach it to the chin rest. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 47 X-ray exposure switch to capture the image. During imaging, the window display will change to "Taking an exposure.". After imaging has ended, "Image to confirm center channel is being constructed." will be displayed. Release the switch. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 48 Enter the value of the best image in the Center Channel U box and click “Copy the result. Click OK on the Calibration Result was copied to ONESYSTEM Close Digital calibration window. For Pan only units got to section 12 (Page 59). ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 49: Cephalometric Exposure Field Adjustment And Swing Offset Adjustment (Ceph Only)

    See installation manual Sec 2-8 pages 6-51 thru 6-60 for details Second set the Exposure fields for Ceph and for the Ceph Aluminum block. See Installation Manual Section 2-8-2 pages 6-61 thru 6-69 for details. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 50: Cephalometric Sensor Calibration Settings (Ceph Only)

    9. Cephalometric sensor calibration settings Run the sensor calibration Ceph See Installation Manual Section 2-9 pages 6-70 thru 6-72 for details ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 51: Ceph 2Nd Slit Adjustment (Ceph Only)

    Launch the X-ERA Adjustment Tool, and then click the "2nd slit adjustment" button on the tool window. In the 2nd slit adjustment tool, click the "Take an exposure" button, and capture an image of "Center". ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 52 Loosen the 2 hexagon socket head bolts, and then adjust by shifting the engagement of the belt and pulley You can make fine adjustments with the hollow set screws attached to the left and right of the second slit. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 53 If the exposure field at the finish position is offset as shown in the following screenshot, correct the swing offset correction value. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 54 Launch the Exposure field adjustment tool from X-ERA Adjustment Tool again, and select "Exposure field adjustment (Ceph)". Set the correction value so that the exposure fields for "Center" and "Finish position" become uniform on the 2nd slit adjustment window. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 55 10. Ceph 2nd slit adjustment Make fine adjustments so that the exposure fields become roughly uniform as shown in Figure A. Figure B shows the exposure fields when the value is too small. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 56 Turn the ear rods and nose support position to the cephalometric LA position, and open up the ear rods to their widest point. Launch the X-ERA Adjustment Tool, and click the "Ear rod adjustment" button. The Ear Rod Adjustment window will open. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 57 Press the X-ray exposure switch on the main unit to start X-ray emissions and image capturing while the unit operates. The captured image is displayed on the left side of the window. Use mouse to zoom/pan. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 58 Ceph Ear Ring adjustments by capture the Ceph LA images into the installed 2D imaging software (such as EVAsoft) and use the imaging software’s viewing tools to get a clearer image of the ear rod rings. ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

  • Page 59: Save Adjustment Results To Computer

    The adjustment results are saved to a file named ComponentSettingXXXXXXXX.Xml in the above folder. (XXXXXXXX is the date.) Additionally, Zip, Rename with Date and Backup: • C:\programdata\ajat\panoramic\calib Folder (2D calibration data) • C:\YCINC\XP81\Settings\ImageCreator Folder (3D Calibration Data) ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 60 Small FOV (HQ) use 70 kV, 2.0 mA, 12.0 s Requirements: Distance between steel balls 29.6 mm to 30.4 mm Disk Thickness Axial < 1.0 mm Short Axis Pin 4.6 mm to 5.3 mm Standard Deviation < 150 ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...
  • Page 61 Panoura X-ERA. They are not meant to replace the installation manual, but rather serve to complement it. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us 914-592-6100 Remote Support Link: https://imageworkscorporation.com/remotesupport/ 2024.08.29 ImageWorks Proprietary – Confidential Information...

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