Siemens Polydoros SX 65-80 User Manual

Operating Instructions

POLYDOROS SX 65/80

AX

AX63-055.621.01.01.02

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 assigned 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 1998

All rights reserved

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	Siemens AG, Medizinische Technik
		Order No.: AX63-055.621.01.01.02
	Siemensstr. 1, D-91301 Forchheim, Germany
	Registered offices: Berlin and Munich	Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany
	Siemens AG, Wittelsbacher Platz 2, D-80333 München, Germany	AG 07.98

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Application .....................................................................................................	5
Configuration ..................................................................................................	5
Basic version ..............................................................................................	5
Options .....................................................................................................	5
Overview of the controls and displays ...........................................................	6
General controls and displays ........................................................................	6
Menu ........................................................................................................	7
Data menu ..........................................................................................	8
Program menu ...................................................................................	13
Editing menu .....................................................................................	14
Explanation of displays and controls ............................................................	15
Normal/inverted display of the controls .........................................................	15
Function of the +/- buttons .........................................................................	15
Flashing kV, ms, mAs displays ....................................................................	15
Changing the focal spot and tube load ..........................................................	16
Selecting the measuring field (dominant) .......................................................	16
Measuring field (dominant) display ...............................................................	16
Screen saver ............................................................................................	16
On/Off, emergency shutdown .....................................................................	17
Switching the generator on/off ....................................................................	17
Emergency shutdown ................................................................................	17
Emergency power supply ...........................................................................	17
Radiation disable function ...........................................................................	18
Messages ....................................................................................................	18
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General error messages .............................................................................	18
Exceeding the limit values ..........................................................................	18
Tube load computer .....................................................................................	19
General ...................................................................................................	19
Pause time indication .................................................................................	19
Load data indication ...................................................................................	20
Functional and safety checks .......................................................................	21
Daily checks .............................................................................................	21
After switching on .............................................................................	21
During the examination .......................................................................	21
Monthly checks ........................................................................................	21
Legally required checks ..............................................................................	21
Maintenance intervals ................................................................................	21
Remote service ........................................................................................	22
Possibilities of remote service .............................................................	22
Indication of the stored remote service ..................................................	22
Selection of a remote service ...............................................................	22
Indication of the currently active remote service .....................................	22
Fluoroscopy .................................................................................................	23
System selection (unit) ..............................................................................	23
Releasing fluoroscopy ................................................................................	23
Selecting the fluoroscopic mode ..................................................................	23
Fluoroscopy with automatic control ......................................................	23
High-contrast fluoroscopy ...................................................................	23
Fluoroscopic data ......................................................................................	23
Display of the kV and mA values ..........................................................	23
Display of the fluoroscopic time ............................................................	24
Display of the dose area product (optional) .............................................	24
Resetting the fluoroscopic data ............................................................	24
Fluoroscopic characteristic curves ................................................................	24
Fluoroscopic time limit ...............................................................................	25
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Fluoroscopic warning signal ........................................................................	25
Exposure technique .....................................................................................	26
Selecting the system (unit) .........................................................................	26
Exposure release ......................................................................................	26
Automatic exposure system “0-point technique” ...........................................	28
General ............................................................................................	28
Programmed characteristic curves ........................................................	28
Adapting the patient transparency ................................................................	33
Selecting direct exposure technique .............................................................	34
Select 0-point technique .....................................................................	34
Select 1-point technique ......................................................................	35
Select 2-point technique ......................................................................	36
Select 3-point technique ......................................................................	37
Select 3-point technique with IONTOMAT ..............................................	38
Select mAs tomography ......................................................................	39
Select tomography with Plani-IONTOMAT ..............................................	40
Select tomography with Plani-IONTOMAT and mAs preselection................	41
Select indirect exposure technique ..............................................................	42
Select DR 0-point technique ................................................................	42
Select DR 1-point technique .................................................................	43
Select DR tomography with Plani-IONTOMAT .........................................	44
Select DSA constant time ....................................................................	45
Organ programs ...........................................................................................	46
Selecting an organ program ........................................................................	46
Organ program data indication .....................................................................	46
Editing organ program data .........................................................................	47
Temporary change .............................................................................	47
Permanent storage .............................................................................	48
Editing organ program names .....................................................................	50
Technical data ..............................................................................................	53

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Application

POLYDOROS SX 65/80 is a high-frequency X-ray generator for all procedures in general diagnostic radiology.

The combination of microprocessor control and high-frequency converter technology ensures good X-ray images due to the high accuracy of the exposure data.

Configuration

Basic version

IONTOMAT PN automatic exposure control

IONTOMAT PN automatic exposure control for tomography

Tomographic device connection

Polymatic incl. 0-point technique

Programming unit for organ programs

RS 232 printer connection

Tube load computer

Options

Connection for 3rd tube assembly

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Overview of the controls and displays

Siregraph	Multix			Vertix		INFO
77	kV			ms	81	kV
2,1	mA
2:12	min	+2				mAs
1	%hu	H	U	D		ms
					80%	100%
						Program

WARNING:

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

Generator control console

General controls and displays

Switching the system off/on

WARNING:

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

Information regarding switching the system on: WARNING:

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

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Exposure release button (two-stage)

Symbol lights up when radiation is switched on

Menu

On the basis of the selected program or operating mode the permissible operating functions and operating data are indicated in menus on the control console.

Various menus are available depending on the program or operating mode:

Data menu

–Displays and controls for radiographic parameters

Program menu

–Display of organ programs

Editing menu

–Entry/modification of organ programs

Siregraph	Multix			Vertix		INFO
77	kV			ms	81	kV
2,1	mA
2:12	min	+2				mAs
1	%hu	H	U	D		ms
					80%	100%
						Program

Example: Data menu

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Data menu

System selection bar

Message line

Push button field for organ programming

Siregraph		Multix		Vertix						INFO

77

kV

ms

81

kV

2,1

mA

50

+2

mAs

mAs

2:12

min

1

%hu

280

H

U

D

ms

ms

	168	80%	100%
	cGy*cm2

Cerv spine

Program

oblique

Fluoroscopic	Operating mode and	Radiographic
data field	IONTOMAT data field	data field

System selection bar

System selection

Siregraph

Button for displaying the load data of the selected X-ray tube

INFO

Message line Displays messages, warnings and buttons with specific functions

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Push button field for organ programming

Cerv spine oblique

Remote

A

Program

Indicates 0-point technique selected/deselected

Selection of the patient transparency

–only with selected organ program

–five alternatives are available

very thin, thin

normal

obese, very obese

Indicates remote service

Indicates the selected organ program

or

indicates the selected remote program

Switches over to the program menu

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Fluoroscopic

data field

Fluoroscopic data field symbol

77 kV Indicates the fluoroscopic kV values

2.1mA Indicates the fluoroscopic mA values

2:12 min Indicates the fluoroscopic time

1 %hu Indicates the tube load

cGy*cm² Indicates the dose area product (optional)

Resets the fluoroscopic warning signal

Resets the fluoroscopic data (time, kV, mA) and the dose area product (cGy*cm²)

Operating mode and

IONTOMAT data field

Symbols indicate that:

direct radiographic mode is active or

indirect radiography is active

Indicates that tomographic mode is active

	Selects the IONTOMAT (with 3-point technique)
ms

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Indicates the density compensation

+2

Adjusts the density compensation (+/- 4 exposure points)

– Active only with IONTOMAT selected

Selects the film-screen combination

H		U		D	–	H = high sensitivity
					–	U = medium sensitivity

– D = low sensitivity, high detail resolution

Selects the measuring field (dominant) (left, center, right, circular)

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Radiographic data field

81 kV Indicates the tube voltage

Adjusts the kV value

50 mAs Indicates/post-indicates the mAs value

Adjusts the mAs value

or

Changes the exposure technique

mAs

280 ms Indicates/post-indicates the mAs value

Adjusts the mAs value

or

Changes the exposure technique

ms

Selects 80%/100% tube load

80% 100%

Selects small/large focal spot

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Program menu

System selection bar

Siregraph

Multix

Vertix

EDIT

Message line

Ba

Ba

Ba

Small

Swallow

Meal

Enema

Bowel

Venogram

Arthro-

ERCP

Myelo-

gram

gram

Trachea

Chest

Ribs

Cerv spine

spotfilm

spotfilm

spotfilm

oblique

Abdomen

1

general

Sacro iliac

Shoulder

DATA

joint

Program field

Memory

field

System selection bar

Siregraph

EDIT

Message line

Program field

Cerv spine oblique

Memory field

System selection

–e.g. Siregraph

Selects the editing display field

Displays information on operation.

Selects the organ program

Enables programming

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

Switches over to the data menu

DATA

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Editing menu

								Cerv spine
								oblique
										Memory
	@	#	"	(	)	*	&	=	'	-
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Q	W	E	R	T	Y	U	I	O	P
	A	S	D	F	G	H	J	K	L	RETURN
	SHIFT	Z	X	C	V	B	N	M	´	`	^
									,	.	/
					SPACE					Program

				Program name field
	Cerv spine
				– For entry of the program name
	oblique

						Backspace key
						–	Erases characters
						RETURN key
		RETURN
						–	Starts a new line
						SHIFT key
			SHIFT
						–	Shifts from lower case to upper case characters
						SPACE key
	SPACE
						–	Inserts a blank
						Memory button
		Memory
						–	Saves the program name

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		Explanation of displays and controls
		Normal/inverted display of the controls
		Normal display
	80%
		– Function deactivated
		Inverted display
	80%
		– Function activated

Function of the +/- buttons

Brief button actuation

– Value increases by one step

Prolonged button actuation

–Value increases until the button is released

Brief button actuation

–Value decreases by one step

Prolonged button actuation

–Value decreases until the button is released

Flashing kV, ms, mAs displays

All displays are flashing simultaneously

–System not operable, please observe instruction in the message line

Some of the displays are flashing

–The preset value is too high, the automatic control adjusts to the closest permissible value

Actuate the respective +/- button

– The new value is confirmed and the display stops flashing

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