Introduction to Biograph - Part 1

Introduction to Biograph - Part 1 This concludes the course Introduction to Biograph - Part 1.  You should now be able to:  Identify the gantry operating components of your scanner and describe the purpose of each State the purpose of the PHS and describe its functionality List the workstations that are used with the scanner and each of their main functions Describe the purpose of the Control Box By the end of this course you will be able to:  Identify the gantry operating components of your scanner and describe the purpose of each State the purpose of the PHS and describe its functionality List the workstations that are used with the scanner and each of their main functions Describe the purpose of the Control Box Halts the bed and gantry motions Stops radiation delivery 4 Locations Control Box Gantry (1) Switch on/off laser light markers (2) Move table up (3) Set display for horizontal table position to zero (4) Move table out (5) Retract and lower patient table (6) Move table down (7) Move table in (8) Set Table Begin/End position (Note that the tilt CT Gantry function of this button is disabled in Biograph.)   (9) Increase speed of table movement (10) Move table to predefined position A (11) Move table to predefined position B (12) Move table from offset laser position into CT field of view (13) Interrupt scan (14) Start scan (encircling ring: green = ready to scan; yellow = radiation warning) (15) Stop scan (E-stop) Laser Light Markers indicate the following: The location of the patient in the gantry port  Position of the scan center Slice plane in the middle of the detector rows Inner scan level Outer offset level Button switches lasers on/off (1) Singles rate (in kilocounts per second) (2) Prompts rate (in kilocounts per second) (3) Randoms rate (in kilocounts per second) (4) Trues rate (in kilocounts per second) (5) Current bed number (n / n) (6) Elapsed time / Total time   Patient Squeeze Bulb   - Activates the Alert Box in the Control Room   - Useful for non-verbal patients   Table on Rails design     •  Supports 227 kg (500 lbs)     •  Standard Max co-scan range with palette extensions is 194 cm (76.4 in)     •  TrueV: range is extended to 198 cm (77.9 in)     •  Horizontal and vertical table positioning achieved using the motion control system on the front of the gantry To avoid possible personal injury or damage to equipment:     •  Do not allow the patient to touch any controls on the gantry.     •  Observe that the PHS (patient table) always moves in the desired direction.     •  Observe the patient and gantry at all times during a scan.     Knee Support Head Holder Foot Extender The RTP Pallet allows for exam positioning to closely match the positioning during radiation therapy         Located near pedestal end of  the patient gantry Receptacle for the ECG electrodes Push button for changing ECG measurement mode Single connection for PET and CT cardiac gating External trigger device connection Moves with the patient Hybrid scanner requires several computers and workstations Interactive and embedded systems     (1)  Start - Press to start scanning (2)  Hold - Press to pause a scan procedure (3)  Hear Patient - Press to listen. Press again to stop (4)  Gantry loudspeaker volume (hearing patient) - Press + or - to adjust volume (5)  Loudspeaker (6)  Loudspeaker volume (speaking to patient) Press + or - to adjust volume (7)  Status LED - indicates system OFF (8)  Status LED - indicates computers only ON (9)  Status LED - indicates system ON (10)  Call Patient - Hold down and speak into microphone (11)  Emergency stop (E-Stop) - Press to stop all system motions and radiation (12)  Microphone (13)  Move - Press and hold until the table reaches the next scanning position (14)  Step in -  Press to move the table stepwise toward the gantry (15)  Unload - Press to move the table out of the gantry and lower it (16)  Step out - Press to move the table stepwise away from the gantry CT Examination Display (1) Patient name (2) Radiation warning (3) Delay time (1) Tube voltage (in kV) (2) Tube current (in mA) (3) Scan time (topograms or sequences)/rotation time (spirals)     (1) Table height (in mm) relative to the center axis of the gantry (center of field of view) (2) Relative horizontal table position (in mm) with reference to a zero position, usually an anatomical marking. Negative value indicates motion toward gantry. (3) Gantry tilt (always 0.0 in Biograph)   syngo Acquisition Workplace Controls Include: Scan Acquisition Reconstruction Registration Scheduling Protocol Selection Standard Evaluation Application               Data Transfer Image Reconstruction System (IRS)   •  Communicates with the scan system •  Uses measured data of the detector system to calculate CT slice images. •  Passes the data to the syngo Acquisition Workplace •  Does not require direct operation syngo MI Workplace   •  Optional satellite console •  Data evaluation and post processing during acquisition. •  Viewing, fusing, filming, archiving and 3D reconstruction •  Supports syngo Acquisition Workplace Monitors •  syngo Acquisition Workplace (ICS) is equipped with dual high resolution LCD monitors •  Viewing two images, two application or task cards at the same time •  One monitor controls the ICS, ACS, PRS and IRS Acquisition Computer System (ACS) •  PET Data Acquisition •  Temporary storage of PET raw data (Sinograms) •  PET gantry service procedures •  No direct operation required •  Controlled by the syngo Acquisition   PET Reconstruction System (PRS) •  Reconstructs sinograms into images •  Final storage location for PET list mode data and sinograms from list mode replay •  PRS does not require direct operation and is controlled by the syngo Acquisition Workplace syngo.via •  Multimodality reading solution built on client/server platform •  MI engines for oncology, cardiology and neurology •  Advanced quantification tools