Preparing the Patient

To prepare and position an adult or pediatric patient:

  1. Ask the patient to remove all metal objects.

  2. Ask the patient to wear a lead apron. Be sure the apron is flat across the patient’s shoulders.

  3. On the touchscreen control panel, press and hold the height adjustment buttons to adjust the unit to the height of the patient. Ask the patient to enter the unit.

Note: If the patient is tall, ask her to sit on a stool and then adjust the height.

  1. Ask the patient to:

Note:  Correct posture reduces the shadow of the spinal column transferred to the image.

  1. Position the patient:

        

        

        

        

        

        

  1. Ask the patient to:

 

Related Topics

Setting the Acquisition Parameters

Acquiring Images