Siemens Polydoros SX 65-80 User Manual

Operating Instructions POLYDOROS SX 65/80

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Please observe

Safety operating instructions

Order No.: RX0-000.621.01

These must be studied exactly before system startup.

Important information from the manufacturer

This product is provided with a CE marking in accordance with the regulations stated in Appendix II of the Directive 93/42/EC of June 14th, 1993 concerning medical products.

In accordance with Appendix IX of the Directive 93/42/EC, this product is assig- ned to class II b.

The CE marking applies only to medical products which have been put on the market according to the above-mentioned EC Directive.

Unauthorized changes to this product invalidate this declaration.

The original version of this manual was written in the German language.

Siemens AG, Medizinische Technik Siemensstr. 1, D-91301 Forchheim , Germany Register e d offices: Berlin and Munich Siemens AG, Wittelsba c h e r Platz 2, D-80333 M ü nchen , Germany

Order No.:

Printed in the F eder a l Republic of Germany

AG 07.98

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Application ..................................................................................................... 5

Configuration .................................................................................................. 5

Basic version Options

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Overview of the controls and displays ........................................................... 6

General controls and displays Menu

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Data menu Program menu Editing menu

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Explanation of displays and controls ............................................................ 15

Normal/inverted display of the controls Function of the +/- buttons Flashing kV, ms, mAs displays

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Changing the focal spot and tube load Selecting the measuring field (dominant) Measuring field (dominant) display Screen saver

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On/Off, emergency shutdown ..................................................................... 17

Switching the generator on/off Emergency shutdown Emergency power supply Radiation disable function

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Messages .................................................................................................... 18

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General error messages Exceeding the limit values

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Tube load computer ..................................................................................... 19

General Pause time indication Load data indication

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Functional and safety checks ....................................................................... 21

Daily checks

After switching on

During the examination Monthly checks Legally required checks

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Maintenance intervals Remote service

Possibilities of remote service

Indication of the stored remote service

Selection of a remote service

Indication of the currently active remote service

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Fluoroscopy ................................................................................................. 23

System selection (unit) Releasing fluoroscopy Selecting the fluoroscopic mode

Fluoroscopy with automatic control

High-contrast fluoroscopy Fluoroscopic data

Display of the kV and mA values

Display of the fluoroscopic time

Display of the dose area product (optional)

Resetting the fluoroscopic data

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Fluoroscopic characteristic curves Fluoroscopic time limit

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Fluoroscopic warning signal

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Exposure technique ..................................................................................... 26

Selecting the system (unit) Exposure release Automatic exposure system 0-point technique

General

Programmed characteristic curves Adapting the patient transparency Selecting direct exposure technique

Select 0-point technique

Select 1-point technique

Select 2-point technique

Select 3-point technique

Select 3-point technique with IONTOMAT

Select mAs tomography

Select tomography with Plani-IONTOMAT

Select tomography with Plani-IONTOMAT and mAs preselection

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Select indirect exposure technique

Select DR 0-point technique Select DR 1-point technique Select DR tomography with Plani-IONTOMAT Select DSA constant time

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Organ programs ........................................................................................... 46

Selecting an organ program Organ program data indication Editing organ program data

Temporary change Permanent storage

Editing organ program names

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Technical data .............................................................................................. 53

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Application

POLYD OR OS SX 65/80 is a high-frequency X-ray g enerator for all procedures in general diagno stic radiology.

The c ombination of microprocessor c ontrol and high-frequency converter tech- nology ensures good X-ray im ages due to the high ac cura c y of the ex p o sure data.

Configuration

Basic version

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IONTOMAT PN automatic exposure control

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IONTOMAT PN automatic exposure control for tomograp hy

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Tomographic device connection

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Polymatic incl. 0-point technique

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Programming unit for organ program s

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RS 232 p rinter c onnec tion

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Tube load computer

Options

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Connection for 3rd tube assembly

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Overview of the controls and displays

Siregraph

2,1

Multix

kV mA min2:12 %hu

Vertix

U D

80% 100%

WARNING: This x-ray unit may be dangerous to patient and operator unless safe factors and operating instructions are observed.

INFO

mAs

Program

Generator control console

General controls and displays

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Switching the system off/on

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WARNING: This x-ray unit may be dangerous to patient and operator unless safe factors and operating instructions are observed.

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Information regardi ng switching the system on: WARNING: This X-ray unit m ay b e dangerous to p atient and operator unless safe factors and operating instructions are observed.

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Exposure release button (two -stag e)

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Symbol lights u p when radiation is sw itched on

On the basis of the selected program or op era ting mode the per m issible operat- ing functions and operating data are ind ic ated in menus on the control console.

Various menus are a vaila b le depending on the progra m or operating mode:

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Data menu

 Displays and controls for radiographic p a r am eters

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Program menu

 Display of organ programs

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Editing menu

 Entry/modific ation of organ programs

Siregraph

2,1

Multix

kV mA

min2:12 %hu

Vertix

U D

INFO

mAs

80% 100%

Program

Example: Data menu

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System selection bar

Message line

Push button field for organ programming

Data menu

Siregraph

2,1

168 cGy*cm

Fluoroscopic data field

Multix

kV mA

min2:12 %hu

H U

Vertix

Operating mode and IONTOMAT data field

mAs

280

80%

100%

Cerv spine

oblique

Radiographic data field

INFO

mAs

Program

Syste m s election bar

Siregraph

INFO

Message line

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System selec tion

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Button for displaying the load data of the selected X-ray tub e

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Displays messages, warnings and buttons w ith specific functions

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Push button field for

organ programming

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Indicates 0 -p oint technique selected/deselect ed

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Selection of the patient transparency

 only w ith selected organ program  five a lternatives are availa b le

very thin, thin

normal

Cerv spine

oblique

Remote

Program

obese, very obese

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Indicates remote service

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Indicates the selected organ program

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indicates the selected remote program

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Switches over to the program m enu

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Fluoroscopic

data field

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Fluoroscopic data field symbol

77 kV

2.1 mA

2: 12 min

1%hu

cGy*cm²

Operating mode and

IONTOM A T data field

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Indicates the fluoroscopic k V values

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Indicates the fluoroscopic mA values

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Indicates the fluoroscopic time

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Indicates the tube load

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Indicates the do se area product (optional)

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Resets the fluoroscopic wa rning signal

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Resets the fluoroscopic da ta (time , kV, m A) and the dose area product (cGy*cm²)

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Symbols indicate that:

direct r adiogra phic mode is a ctive

indirect radi ograp hy is active

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Indicates tha t tom ographic m o de is active

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Selects the IONTOMAT (wi th 3-point technique)

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H D

Indicates the density com pensation

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Adjusts the density comp en sation (+/- 4 exposure points)

 Active only with IONTOMAT selected

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Selects the film-screen combination

 H = high sensitivity  U = medium sensitivity  D = low sen sitivity, high deta il resolution

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Selects the m easuring field (dom i nant) (left, center, right, circular)

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Radiographic data field

mAs

81 kV

50 m A s

280 ms

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Indicates the tube voltage

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Adjusts the kV value

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Indicates/post-indicates the mAs value

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Adjusts the mAs value

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Changes the e x posure technique

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Indicates/post-indicates the mAs value

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Adjusts the mAs value

80%

100%

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Changes the e x posure technique

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Selects 8 0 %/ 1 00 % tube load

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Selects s mal l/large focal spot

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System selection bar

Message line

Syste m s election bar

Siregraph

Program menu

Siregraph

Swallow

Venogram

Trachea

spotfilm

Abdomen

general

Sacro iliac

joint

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System selec tion

 e.g. Siregraph

Shoulder

Multix Vertix

Meal

Arthro-

gram

Chest

spotfilm

Enema

ERCP

Ribs

spotfilm

Program field

EDIT

Small

Bowel

Myelo-

gram

Cerv spine

oblique

DATA

Memory field

EDIT

Message line

Program field

Cerv spine

oblique

Memory field

DATA

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Selects the editing display field

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Displays informa tion on o p eration.

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Selects the organ program

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Enables programming

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Switches over to the 1st or 2nd program menu page (depending on unit)

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Switches over to the data menu

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Cerv spine

oblique

Editing menu

Cerv spine

oblique

@# " ( ) * &= ' -

0123456789

QWER TY U I OP

A S D F G H J K L RETURN

SHIFT Z X C V B N M

SPACE Program

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Program name field

 For entry of the program name

´`^ ,./

Memory

RETURN

SPACE

Memory

SHIFT

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Backspace key

 Erases characters

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RETURN key

 Starts a n e w line

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SHIFT key

 Shifts from lo w e r case to upper c ase ch a racters

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SPACE key

 Inserts a blank

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Memo ry button

 Saves the program na me

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Explanation of displays and controls

Normal/inverted display of the controls

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Normal display

 Function d ea c tivated

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Inverted displa y

 Function a ctiva t ed

Function of the +/- buttons

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Brief button ac tua tion

 Value increases by one step

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Prolonged button actuation

 Value increases until the button is released

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Brief button ac tua tion

 Value decreases by one step

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Prolonged button actuation

 Value decreases until the button is released

Flashing kV, ms, mAs displays

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All d i spla y s are fla shing simulta neously

 System not operable , please observe i n struction in the message line

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Some of the displays are flashing

 The p reset value is too high, the a utom a tic control adjusts to the closest

permissible value

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Actuate the respective +/- button

 The new value is confirmed and the display stops flashing

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