Plate Care And Preparation - Air Techniques ScanX Duo Instruction Manual

Prior to performing the intraoral imaging procedures on the following pages, the user must be familiar
with the care, handling and preparation of the Phosphor Storage Plate (PSP) in order to ensure suc-
cessful image scanning . Figure 5 shows the configuration of a typical Intraoral Size #2 PSP .
Handle PSPs with Care.
 Avoid scratching or soiling PSPs .
 Do not bend PSPs or apply unnecessary pressure .
 Do not store PSPs in a hot or moist area .
 Protect the PSPs from direct sunlight and ultraviolet rays .
 Pick up the PSPs using two fingers around the edges to avoid unnecessary contact with the plates .
CAUTION: Always use a Barrier Envelope for each Intraoral plate. Exercise care in handling the plate so
as not to scratch the sensitive surface or nick the edges.
Plate Protection
When storing Intraoral PSPs use the plate transfer box . Place the PSP covered with a Barrier Envelope with
the sensitive (front) side of the PSP facing down into this box for protection and safekeeping .
IMPORTANT:
Note: Use PSPs within 24 hours of last erasure. Repeat erasing process if PSPs have been
stored longer than 24 hours.
Erase the PSP
Each Intraoral PSP should be used (i .e . X-ray exposed and scanned) within 24 hours of erasure since
natural radiation will add noise to the PSP . Erase PSPs by simply using the ScanX In-Line Erase Feature .
This can be accomplished using one of two methods as follows:
Note: Both erasing methods will result in an erased PSP suitable for reuse. The user will not observe
any difference in ScanX operation when using either method.
Method #1
Perform the Imaging Procedures for PSPs on page 18 . Except when performing step 4 of the
Activate Scanner procedure, select the Erase option from the installed authorized imaging software
to activate ScanX . This method does not scan the plate and no image will be acquired .
Method #2 .
Perform the normal Imaging Procedures for PSPs on page 18 . This method scans the plate and the
imaging software may acquire a "junk image" (scanned latent plate image) that should subsequently
be deleted from the imaging software (image folder) .
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Figure 5 . Intraoral PSP Configuration
PSPs must always be erased prior to use.
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