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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................1
2
SYMBOLS ........................................................................................................3
3
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS ..................................................................4
4
CHECKLIST BEFORE OPERATION ...............................................................6
5
RELATED MANUALS ......................................................................................6
6
INTRODUCTION TO PLANMED FFDM SYSTEM ...........................................7
6.1
6.2
6.3
7
PLANMED FFDM SYSTEM - MAIN PARTS ....................................................8
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.10
7.11
8
MaxView accessories .................................................................................................. 29
MaxView sheet controls ............................................................................................... 30
START-UP OF PLANMED FFDM SYSTEM ..................................................32
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
10
Planmed FFDM system setup ........................................................................................ 8
AWS ............................................................................................................................... 9
FFDM detector ............................................................................................................... 9
Maintenance of the FFDM detector ............................................................................. 10
Main parts of the Planmed FFDM system .................................................................... 11
Planmed FFDM X-ray unit ........................................................................................... 13
Planmed radiation shield (optional) .............................................................................. 19
Planmed Nuance Acquire Station (optional) ................................................................ 19
Main control panel ........................................................................................................ 20
X-ray unit controls ........................................................................................................ 26
Optional control panel .................................................................................................. 28
MAXVIEW BREAST POSITIONING SYSTEM ...............................................29
8.1
8.2
9
Indications for use .......................................................................................................... 7
Contraindications ........................................................................................................... 7
Introduction to FFDM ..................................................................................................... 7
Starting up the X-ray unit ............................................................................................. 32
Switching on the X-ray unit .......................................................................................... 32
Starting up the AWS .................................................................................................... 33
Shutting down the Planmed FFDM system .................................................................. 33
PREPARING THE X-RAY UNIT .....................................................................34
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
Attaching and removing the Bucky .............................................................................. 34
Attaching and removing the compression paddle ........................................................ 35
Paddle lock .................................................................................................................. 36
Attaching and removing the magnification platform (for magnification views only,
optional) ....................................................................................................................... 37
10.5 Automatic Paddle Release ........................................................................................... 38
10.6 Preparing the X-ray unit for MaxView Breast Positioning ............................................ 38
10.7 Ejecting MaxView sheets ............................................................................................. 41
11
PREPARING AWS FOR IMAGING ................................................................42
12
IMAGE EVALUATION AT AWS .....................................................................43
13
SETTING THE EXPOSURE VALUES AND SELECTING THE VIEW ...........44
13.1 Setting the exposure values ......................................................................................... 44
13.2 Selecting the view ........................................................................................................ 45
13.3 Normal view selection .................................................................................................. 46
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