Preparing for scanning
CAUTION
Light erases the image data on the
phosphor storage plate
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Never handle exposed phosphor stor-
age plates without the barrier enve-
lope.
Wear hand protection.
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Remove the PSP with the barrier envelope
from the patient's mouth.
WARNING
Contamination of the unit
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Clean and disinfect the barrier enve-
lope before removing the PSP.
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In the event of heavy soiling, e. g. from blood,
dry clean the barrier envelope and protective
gloves, e. g. wipe with a clean cellulose cloth.
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Disinfect the barrier envelope and protective
gloves with a suitable disinfection wipe; see
"11.2 Barrier envelope".
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Allow the barrier envelope and phosphor stor-
age plate to fully dry in a hygienic environment.
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Take off the protective gloves and disinfect
your hands.
NOTICE
Powder from the protective gloves on
the PSP damages the unit during
scanning
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Completely clean all traces of the pro-
tective glove powder from your hands
before handling the PSP.
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Tear off the barrier envelope.
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10.3 Scanning the image data
Starting the imaging plate scanner and soft-
ware
The scanning process is described for the
VisionX imaging software.
For further information regarding the use
of the imaging software, refer to the rele-
vant manual.
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Press the on/off switch to switch on the unit.
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Switch on the computer and monitor.
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Start VisionX.
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Select the patient.
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Select the corresponding acquisition type in
the menu bar.
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Select the unit.
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Set the image mode.
Recording starts directly.
Result:
The green status LED lights up. Scan the phos-
phor storage plate at this point (and not before).
Scanning the PSP
In order not to mix up X-ray images, only
scan the X-ray images from the selected
patient.
Usage
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