Kodak 8000C User manual

8000C

Digital Panoramic and Cephalometric System

User’s Guide

Notice

Congratulations on your purchase of the KODAK 8000C Digital Panoramic and Cephalometric Extraoral Imaging
System. The KODAK 8000C unit is the KODAK 8000 equipped with the cephalostat unit. Thank you for your
confidence in our products and we will do all in our power to ensure your complete satisfaction.

The User Guide for the KODAK 8000C Digital Panoramic and Cephalometric Extraoral Imaging System includes
information on the cephalometric features. For the panoramic features, see the KODAK 8000 Extraoral Imaging
System (SM722) User Guide. We recommend that you thoroughly familiarize yourself with this Guide in order to
make the most effective use of your system.

WARNING: We recommend that you consult the “Safety, Regulatory and the Technical
Specification User Guide” before using the KODAK 8000C Extraoral Imaging Systems.

The information contained in this Guide may be subject to modification without notice, justification or notification
to the persons concerned.

No part of this Guide may be reproduced without the express permission of Carestream Health, Inc.

The US Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

This document is originally written in English.

Manual Name: KODAK 8000C Digital Panoramic and Cephalometric Extraoral Imaging System User Guide
Part Number: SM735
Revision Number: 02
Print Date: 03/2010

The brand names and logos reproduced in this Guide are copyright.
KODAK is a trademark of KODAK used under License.
KODAK 8000C Digital Panoramic and Cephalometric Extraoral Imaging System, complies with Directive
93/42/CEE relating to medical equipment.
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Manufacturer

Carestrea m Health, Inc.
150 Verona Street
Roche ster NY 14 608

Authorized Representative in the European Community

EC REP

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4, Rue F. Pelloutier, Croissy-Beaubourg

77435 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France

Contents

1—About This Guide

Conventions in this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1

2—KODAK 8000C UNIT OVERVIEW

General Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1

Mobile Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2

General Functional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3

Digital Sensor Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Laser Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6

X-Ray Remote Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7

Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

3—IMAGING SOFTWARE OVERVIEW

Computer System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1

General Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

KODAK Dental Imaging Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Cephalometric Acquisition Interface Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2

Cephalometric Acquisition Interface Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Cephalometric Acquisition Window Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Cephalometric Program Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

Cephalometric Patient Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6

Cephalometric Parameter Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7

4—GETTING STARTED

Switching on the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1

Starting the Imaging Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Creating a Patient Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2

Accessing the Cephalometric Acquisition Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3

5—ACQUIRING CEPHALOMETRIC IMAGES

Acquiring a Lateral Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1

Acquiring a Frontal AP or PA Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

Preparing and Positioning the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6

Acquiring an Oblique Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

Preparing and Positioning the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10

Acquiring a Submento-Vertex Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12

Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12

Preparing and Positioning the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13

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Acquiring a Carpus Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16

Preparing the Unit and Setting the Acquisition Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–16

Preparing and Positioning the Patient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–17

X-Ray Dose Emission Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–19

6—MAINTENANCE

Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

Monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

Annually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1

7—TROUBLESHOOTING

Quick Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1

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Chapter 1

About This Guide

Conventions in this Guide

The following special messages emphasize information or indicate potential risk to
personnel or equipment:

WARN I NG

Warns you to avoid injury to yourself or others by following the
safety instructions

CAUTION

Alerts you to a condition that might cause serious damage.

precisely.

IMPORTANT

Alerts you to a condition that might cause problems.

NOTE

Emphasizes important information.

TIP

Provides extra information and hints.

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Conventions in this Guide

1–2 About This Guide

Chapter 2

KODAK 8000C UNIT OVERVIEW

The KODAK 8000C digital panoramic and cephalometric unit is designed to carry out the
following radiological examinations:

• Panoramic

• Maxillary Sinus

• Temporomandibular Joints (TMJ)

• Lateral cephalometric

• Frontal (PA or AP) cephalometric

• Oblique cephalometric

• Submento-vertex cephalometric

• Carpus cephalometric

General Overview

The KODAK 8000C digital panoramic and cephalometric unit is composed of the
following functional components:

• The unit head that contains all the electronic control

• The rotative arm

• The fixed arm with a control panel

• The panoramic digital sensor

• The x-ray source assembly

• The x-ray remote control

• The chin rest and bite block

• The chin rest base

• The panoramic chin rest and bite block

• The temple supports

• The hand grips

• The cephalostat arm

• The cephalostat head

• The head clamps and ear cones

• The nasion support

• The acquisition software (see “Imaging Software Overview”)

The following figures illustrate the general overview of the KODAK 8000C digital
panoramic and cephalometric units.

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General Overview

IMPORTANT

The Cephalostat can be positioned either on the right or the
left side of the KODAK 8000 unit

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Mobile Components

Figure 2-1 illustrates the up and down movement of the KODAK 8000C digital
panoramic and cephalometric units mobile component and the rotation of the rotative
arm.

Figure 2–1 KODAK 8000 and KODAK 8000C Units Mobile Components

2–2 KODAK 8000C UNIT OVERVIEW

General Functional Components

Figure 2-2 illustrates the general functional components of the KODAK 8000C digital
panoramic and cephalometric units.

Figure 2–2 KODAK 8000 and KODAK 8000C Units Functional Components

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General Overview

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1 ON/OFF button 10 Collimator selector

2 Chin rest and bite block 11 Unit rotative arm

3 Temple supports 12 X-Ray remote control

4 Temple supports control knob 13 PC hosting the imaging and the acquisition

software

5 Hand Grips 14 Cephalostat arm

6 Control panel 15 Cephalostat head

7 Height adjustment buttons 16 Head clamps and ear cones

8 Panoramic digital sensor 17 Nasion support

9 X-Ray source assembly

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General Overview

Digital Sensor Locations

Figure 2-3 illustrates the locations of the digital panoramic and digital cephalometric
sensors of the KODAK 8000C digital panoramic and cephalometric units.

Figure 2–3 KODAK 8000 and KODAK 8000C Units Digital Sensor Locations

2–4 KODAK 8000C UNIT OVERVIEW

system

Laser Locations

Figure 2-4 illustrates the location of the lasers of the KODAK 8000C digital panoramic
and cephalometric units.

Figure 2–4 KODAK 8000 and KODAK 8000C Units Laser Beam Locations

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General Overview

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1 Mid-sagittal plane positioning laser beam

2 Frankfort plane positioning laser beam

3 Canine plane positioning laser beam

4 Cephalometric Frankfort plane positioning laser beam

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Control Panel

Control Panel

The control panel is an alphanumeric, digital soft touch console. It allows the operator to
control certain unit functions. It also displays the operating parameters and error
messages.

Figure 2–5 Unit Control Panel

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1 X-Ray emis sion LE D: Yellow, indicates the x-rays are being emitted.

2 Display Screen: Displays the current acquisition parameters and the error messages.

3 Reset button: Resets the unit arm to the initial position to enable the patient to enter

and exit the unit.

4 Laser beam button: Activates the laser positioning beams to correctly position the

patient.

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2–6 KODAK 8000C UNIT OVERVIEW

X-Ray Remote Control Overview

The x- ray remote control enables you to launch a radiological image acquisition via the
exposure button from outside the x-ray room. You must press and hold the exposure
button until the end of acquisition. Premature release of the exposure button interrupts
the acquisition.

Figure 2–6 X-R ay Re mote C ontrol

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X-Ray Remote Control Overview

1 Exposure button: launches image acquisition.

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Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts

Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts

The following accessories are used when positioning a patient. They are delivered with
the KODAK 8000 digital panoramic and KODAK 8000C digital panoramic and
cephalometric unit.

Table 2-1 and Table 2-2 list the panoramic and cephalometric positioning accessories.

Table 2–1 Panoramic Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts

Accessory Description

Panoramic chin rest and TMJ x2

Maxillary sinus chin rest

TMJ x2 and TMJ x4 nose rest

Standard bite block

Bite block for edentulous patients

A set of right and left temple supports

x2

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Single use sheaths for bite blocks

(500 pcs box)

Table 2–2 Cephalometric Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts

Accessory Description

Head clamps with ear cones

x2

Nasion support

Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts

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Positioning Accessories and Replacement Parts

2–10 KODAK 8000C UNIT OVERVIEW