Preparing the Patient

To prepare and position the 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. Pull out at the top part of a head clamp bar to extend both bars.

  4. Have the patient:

  1. On the positioning panel, press and hold until the ear cones are the same height as the auditory canals.

  1. Gently push in at the top part of a head clamp bar to retract both head clamps and to fit the ear cones into the auditory canals.

 

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