ADC PEDIATRIC
SOFTWARE
FOR UNIX
USER MANUAL
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ADC Pediatric Softw ar e
Features of the ADC Pediatric Software
The ADC Pediatric Software permits you to perform pediatric examinations
with low radiation doses and optimized image qua lity. It has been
developed for speed class 200/400 examin ations com plian t with the
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European Guidelines on Quality Cr iter ia for Diagno stic Radio grap hic
Images in Paediatrics
The ADC Pediatric Software provides image proc essing parame ters
(MUSICA parameters) optimized for four age groups, covering all pediatric
examinations.
Definition of age groups
The age groups for which optimized image processing parameters have
been defined are listed below.
0 - 1.5 yr Premature babies /Bab ies
1.6 - 5 yr Toddlers /I nf ants
6 - 12 yr Schoolchildren
13 - 16 yr Teenagers
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Age Age group
You can identi fy the patient as belonging to a particular age group via the
Radiologist field in the Identification screen of the A DC ID Softwar e.
Caution
If your hospital is equipped with a Radiologica l Infor mation Sys tem (R IS),
your system administrator can develop an application which - based on the
patient’s birth date - automatically selects the appropriate age group in the
Radiologist field.
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Examination parameters
The development of the optimized image processing parameters (MUSICA
parameters) was based on the following examination paramete rs.
Parameters for automatic examinations
Caution
The values listed below are only v alid for ex ami nations per form ed with a
tube filter of 3.5 mm Al and 0.1 mm Cu.
Examination/
Sub-
examination
Corpus
Skull PA/
Skull LAT
Sinus 65 400
Spine LAT 60 400
Spine PA 65 400
Pelvis (6 m) 60 400
Pelvis 70 400
With grid Without grid Speed class
kV kV
67 400
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Thorax PA 90 68 400
Thorax LAT 110 73 400
Abdomen 68 400
Extremities
Upper arm/
62 50 400
Upper leg
Hand/Foot 45 200
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Parameters for manual examinations
Caution
The values listed below are only valid for exam inati ons pe rformed wi th a
tube filter of 3.5 mm Al and 0.1 mm Cu.
Examination/
Sub-examination
Corpus
6 m 2 yr 6 yr 12 yr 15 yr
kV - mAs kV - mAs kV - mAs kV - mAs kV - mAs
Speed
Nose 55 - 1.2 400
Cavum 70 - 1.6 70 - 1.8 400
CWZ PA
(grid)
90 - <1
at
1.3 ms
95 - <1
at
1.6 ms
400
CWZ LAT 70 - 1.2 70 - 1.4 400
Pelvis PA 60 - 5 70 - 6.4 70 - 8 70 - 16 70 - 40 400
Pelvis LAT 80 - 6.4 400
Thorax
70 - 1.2 70 - 2 70 - 3.2 400
(small focus)
Abdomen 70 - 4 400
Skull
65 - 5 400
(lateral ex posure
& grid)
Upper
extremities
Finger 50 - 3.2 50 - 5 50 - 5 200
class
Hand 50 - 5 50 - 7 50 - 8 50 - 8 50 - 8 200
Wrist 55 - 4/5 55 - 4/5 55 - 5.4 55 - 6.4 200
Wrist cast 60 - 6.4 60 - 10
Lower arm 55 - 4/5 55 - 5.5 55 -
Lower arm cast 60 -
8/10
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61 -
8/10
55 8/10
62 10/13
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Examination/
Sub-examination
6 m 2 yr 6 yr 12 yr 15 yr
kV - mAs kV - mAs kV - mAs kV - mAs kV - mAs
Elbow 55 - 4 55 - 5 55 - 8 55 -
Speed
200
8/10
Elbow cast 60 - 8 60 -
10/13
Upper arm 50 - 55 - 55 - 60 - 6.4 60 - 200
Upper arm cast 60 - 13
Lower
extremities
Foot 50 - 5 50 - 5 50 - 6.4 50 - 8 50 - 8 20 0
Foot cast 5 5 - 8
class
Ankle 55 - 5 55 - 6.4 55 -
8/10
Lower leg 55 - 6.4 55 - 8 55 -
56 -
8/10
10/13
57 10/13
56 10/13
200
200
Lower leg cast 60 - 8 60 - 8 60 -
16/20
Knee 55 - 6.4 5 5 -
6.4/8
55 -
10/13
55 - 13 200
Upper leg 55 - 5 5 - 60 - 60 - 20 200
Upper leg cast 55 -13 60 - 1 6
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Printed in Belgiu m
Published by Agfa-Gevaert N.V., B-2640 Mortsel-Belgium
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