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Positioning the Patient
Starting the Patient Positioning
6.2
Starting the Patient Positioning
The first steps to start with the patient positioning are
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setting up and immobilize the patient correctly
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mounting the reference frame
Assisting patients onto the robotic couchtop
It is recommended that you move the robotic couchtop to the LOAD position (lowest
position) when helping patients onto or off the robotic couchtop (also refer to
Section 3.3.2 Enabling HexaPOD evo RT Couchtop Movements on page 46).
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Hold the ENABLE buttons on the HHC and press the LOAD button on the control
panel.
Figure 57
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Moving the HexaPOD evo RT Couchtop to the LOAD position
Press the OPERATE and ENABLE buttons on the HHC to enable the movement.
The robotic couchtop then moves to the lowest position. You can now assist the
patient onto or off the robotic couchtop.
WARNING
Note:
The HexaPOD evo RT System postions and monitors the robotic couchtop,
not the patient directly. The patient must be adequately immobilized and
the user must watch the patient at all times during positioning and
treatment.
Confirming settings on XVI before the iGUIDE software is ready to begin imaging
will break the iGuide workflow. As a result of this, the gantry needs to be manually
moved to the acquisition start angle.
Opening an new fraction
To position a patient for treatment, you have to select the patient and the treatment
site (for details, refer to Chapter 5 Managing Patient Data on page 61) and then open
a new fraction.
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To do this, click Open Fraction for Positioning on the right side of the Patients
window.
The Positioning window is opened and the iGUIDE software generates a new
data set for the treatment fraction. You can view this data set later in the Fraction
history, see Section 5.3.1 Displaying Information on a Treatment Site on
page 72. In this data set, the iGUIDE software saves all relevant actions during
the fraction.
Ensure that the correct patient is selected in the iGUIDE software. You can
do this for example by asking for name and date of birth.
WARNING
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