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Hologic M-III Service Manual
Hologic M-III Service Manual
MAMMOCRAPHYSYSTEM
StrRVICtrMANT]AL
M.IIISERVICEMANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 ln tr od uctlontotheM-tll . . . . . 1 -1
SECTIONTWO - M-IIISYSTEMCHECKS
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e lo n tro l sC hecks ......2- g
f n t e r l o cks ......2- s
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M i c r op ro ce sso rB o a rd ......3- 4
3.6 A u t o ma ti cE xp o su re C o n trCir
ol cuit .....3- 25
In te rl oc k C l rc ui ts .....3-28
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THEORYOF OPERATION
SECTIONFOUR- ELECTROMECHANICAL
PROCEDURES
SECTIONFIVE. REMOVALAND REPLACEMENT
5.1 G e n e raIn
l fo rma ti o n ... .....5- 1
5.3 of GontrolConsoleAssemblies
Removaland Replacement . . 5-4
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5.5.1 P a ti e n tH a n d l e .....5- 15
5.5.2 C -A rmS i d e C o ve rs... ....5- 15
5.5.3 C -A rmT o p C o ve r ...5- 15
5.5.4 C -A rmU p p e rR e a rCover ... ....5- 15
5.5.5 C -A rmL o w e rR e a rCover ... ....5- 17
5.5.6 C o mp re ssi o n C a rr iageCover s ....5- 17
5.5.7 TubeheadEnclosure Cover . 5-17
5.5.8 C o mp re ssi o n Mo tor Assem bly ....5- 17
5.5.9 B e a mL i mi ti n g A ssembly ...5- 18
5.5.10 l ma g e R e ce p to rT rayCover ... ..5- 20
5.5.11 AEC PositionDetectorPCB . 5-20
5.5.12 AEC AmplifierPCB . . 5-20
5.5.13 A cce sso ryD e te ctBoar d ...5- 21
5.5.14 X -R a yT u b e ..5- 21
5.5.15 L i g h tF i e l d L a mp ....5- 21
5.5.16 MagTraylStereoDetectorPCB . . . 5-22
5.5.17 R o ta ti o n S e n so rs ..... ...5- 22
5.5.18 Compression Sensor . 5-24
5.5.19 Auto-Aperture Board . 5-26
5.5.20 L o ca l i za ti o n T ra ySensor PCB. ...5- 26
5.5.21 LEDAngleDisplayBoard . . 5-26
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SECTIONSEVEN- X-RAYFIELDALIGNMENT
PROCEDURE
SECTIONEIGHT. M-IIIELECTRICAL
CALIBRATION
PROCEDURES
8.3 F i l a me n tC a l i b ra ti o n ...9- 4
8.4 AEC CalibrationProcedure . . g-Z
8.5 CompressionTray
8.7.1 AccessoryDetectCalibration
Procedure . . 8-12
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9.2 SensorAdjustment
Compression 9-2
9.4 Localization
TraySensorAdjustment. . . 9-3
M-IIISERVICEMANUAL
LISTOF FIGURES
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Figure
3-6: AnodeMotorControlSignalling . . . 3-18
Figure
3-7: F i l a me n tC o n tro
S i gl nals ...3- 20
Figure
3-8: HighVoltageGenerator ControlSignals . . 3-24
Figure
3-9: A u to ma ti cE xp o su reContr ol
Signals ....3- 27
Figure
3-10: In te rl o ckS i g n a l s ....3- 29
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SECTIONSIX:
SECTIONSEVEN:
SECTIONEIGHT:
F i g u r e8 - 1 : HighVoltageGenerator
Adjustment
Points 8-3
Figure8-2: WaveformPatterns 8-6
Figure8-3: AEC Calibration
Flowchart 8-9
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LISTOF TABLES
SECTIONONE:
Table1-1: ..
51 DIPSwitchConfiguration . . . 1-12
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GENERALINFORMATION
AND INSTALLATION
1.1 INTRODUCTION
TO THE M.III
Section1: Generalsystemdescriptions
and the informationnecessaryfor a qualified
technician and preparethe systemfor operation.
to unpack,assemble,
Section3: Descriptions
of the x-ray exposurecircuits,circuitinteractions,
and signal
routing.
of the M-lll'selectro-mechanical
Section4: Descriptions functions.
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Section5: Location,
removal,andreplacement
instructions
for M-lllcomponents,
boards,
sensors,etc.
Section6: M-llllightfieldilluminance
andalignment
tests.
Section7: Directions
for x-raybeamalignment,
afterreplacingthe x-raytube.
procedures
Section8: Electricalcalibration for systemsetup,x-ray tube currentand
voltage,etc.
Replacement of someelectrical
assemblies requiresthatthe corresponding
certification
procedureand, if necessary,
the alignmentand calibration
procedurebe performedto
verifythe machine'sconformanceto specification.
1. standardhandtools;
2. (1 .6mm )leadsheet;
1 i 1 6 -i n ch
3. hex key set;
4. 1/16-inch (1.6 mm)leadsheetwitha 2.4-inch
(6 cm)diameterholein it;
5. meterstick;
6. lightmeterprobe;
7. DC voltagedivider;
8. fieldalignment template;
9. 3-1/2digitvolt-ohm-multimeter;
10. oscilloscope;
11. VictoreenModel660 radiationratemeter with660-1probeor equivalent;
12. 100sq cm radiation scatterprobe;
13. 4-inchmirroror reflective tape.
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PATIENTI-{ANDLE
I-IADIATION
I
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a+'_, DATAPORT
SCREEN
FIXED
APERruRE
I
I
COMPRESSION
CARR|AG
+
E -------------->
cil?culT
BREAKER
& INPUT
C-ARM POWERPAAIEL
PVOTruBE
FOOT
BRAKE
Figure1-1:The M-lllUnlt
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1.2 RECEIVINGINSTRUCTIONS
1.2.1 Unpacking
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1. M-lllSeriesMachine
withCRTMonitor;
2. Radiation
Shield;
3. OperatorManualand ServiceManual;
4. lnputPowerCable;
5. FixedApertureAssemblies:
a) 18 x 24 I 24 x 30 cm Auto-Aperture;
b) 1 Conned-Down
Aperturefor Magnification/Conned-Down
Studies;
c) 1 SpotAperturefor Magnification/Conned-Down
Studies.
6. Tray(10 lnch/2Scm);
PlasticCompression
7. Tray(4 lnch/10cm);
PlasticCompression
8. Localization (4 lnch/l0cm);
Tray- Perforated
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9. FrontLoadingCassetteHolder- 18 x 24 cm;
12. 2 DualCompression
Footswitches
and Y-connector;
14. 1.8XMagnification
Tray;
15. AbdomenShield;
16. FaceShield.
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RADTATIOITI
SHIELD
Figure1-3: ExtendedRadiationShield
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1.3.3 InputPowerGonfiguration
To reconfigure
theisolation
transformer
taps:
1. P E R F OR M
T H ISPROCEDURE
BEFORE POW ERCO R D .
CONNECTING
5. Configure
the transformer
inputwiringand tap as shownin Figure1-4.
1.3.4 PowerGableConnection
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o120
o
198TO 218VOLTSAC
213TO 235VOLTSAC
?28TO2S2VOLTSAC
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1.3.6 (S1)
Dip SwitchConfiguration
Table1- 1:
Sl Dip Switch Configuration
Dip SwitchNumber
A. RemoteCompression
Up/Comoression
DownFootswitch:
B. LORADBuckv
lf the Buckyelectrical
connectordoesnot inserteasilywhenthe Buckyis slid ontothe
tray,it maybe necessaryto realignthe trayas follows.
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c. Assemblv:
CassetteHolderor Permaorid
D. StereoLoc
Svstem:
E. Accessorv:
Compression
Readthe LORADOperator's
Guidebeforeturningthe uniton.
checksdescribed
Readthroughthe operational in Section2 of thismanual.
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M.IIISYSTEMCHECKS
2.1 PRE-TURN
ON CHECKS
2.1.1 Cabling
Check that the power input cable is not frayed or otherwisedamaged,and that the
housingsof the connectorsare not crackedor damaged.Be sure both ends connect
securely.
2.1.2 RadiationShietd
2.2 POWER.UPCHECKS
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AUTOAPERTUNE
SPOT APERTURE
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2.3 MENU/FRONT
PANELCONTROLCHECKS
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2.3.4 Date/TimeClock
2.4 C.ARMFUNCTIONAL
CHECKS
A. RotationRelease
B. C-ArmAnoleDisplav
2.5 INTERLOCKS
2.5.2 Aperturelnterlock
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Verifythat,withthedoor-likeradiation
shieldopenedoutfromthe console,the statuswill
indicate"Ready".Verifythatclosingthe dooragainstthe consolechangesthe statusto
"Standby".
2.6 ACCESSORY
DETECTION
AND RECOGNITION
Testingthedetectionandrecognition
functions
of the M-lllrequiresthatdifferentaccessories
be
mounted,and correctmachineresponses observed. The accessories necessary are:
1. LORADCassetteHolder18 x 24 centimeter;
2. LORADCassetteHolder24 x 3Qcentimeter;
3. LORADBuckyGrid 1I x 24 centimeter;
4. LORADBuckyGrid24 x 30 centimeter (optional);
5. LORADMagnification Tray;
6. LORADStereoLoc (optional);
7. Pieceof cardboardapproximately
3/4" x 3" in lieu of items5 and 6;
8. Tray(perforated
Localization 4-inch).
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A. Raisethe compression
deviceto its upperlimit.
B. Mountthe Magnification
Trayintothe slotson the frontof the C-arm.
D. in its place.
Removethe MagTrayand installthe StereoLoc
B. Confirmthatthe SetupTableRELEASEselectionindicates'LOCKEDOUT'.
D. Removethe Localization
Tray and installthe 4-inchcompression
tray (no holes)in its
place.
E. Confirmthatthe RELEASEselection
doesnot changeto "LOCKEDOUT'.
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2.7 COMPRESSION
SYSTEMCHECKS
2.7.1 MotorizedCompressionDrive
2.7.2 ManualCompression
B. Afterthemotorized compressiondrivestallsandstops,rotatethecompression
handwheel,
firstslightlyin the upwarddirection,
and thendownwardagainstthe towel.
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2.7.3 CompressionThicknessDisplay
2.7.4 CompressionReleaseModes
B. thenstepbehindthe protective
Closethe beamdepthslidecompletely, radiation
shield
and pressthe X-RAYpushbutton
to makean exposure.
2.8 FOOTSWITCH
CHECK
2.9 PRINTERCHECK
B. is printeduponits completion.
Takean exposureandverifythatallthe correctinformation
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2.10 X.RAYTUBECURRENT
CHECK
2.10.1 mA MeasurementSetup
4. TurnpowerON,andpressthe ENTERkeywheninstructed.
Selectoption1. 'FILAMENT
CALIBRATION"fromthe menu.
7. Disconnect
the meter.
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Trigger: Channel1
Vertical: DC Volts0.1/division
(forSmallFocalSpottests)
(for LargeFocalSpottests)
DC VoltsO.2/division
Horizontal: 50 milliseconds,
SingleSweep
TABLE 2.1
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Note:
Wave forms shown are for
8O mA. Adjust oscilliscope
accordingly for other mA levels.
ADJUSTMENT CORRECT
80 mA
60 mA
40 mA
20 mA
Om A
,1 .2
Scc 3c
80 mA
60 mA
40 mA
2{) mA
Om A
.t .2
s.c 8rc
.1 -2
Sac 3e
Figure2-2:WaveformsPatterns
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CHECK (Figure2-3)
2.11 TUBEVOLTAGEPOTENTIAL
*,WARNfNG,.,.*
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F. the meterfrombehindtheprotective
Whilemonitoring shield,pressandholdthe
radiation
X-RAYpushbutton to makean exposure.
TEST
WELL
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t. the meterfrombehindtheprotective
Whilemonitoring shield,pressandholdthe
radiation
X-RAY pushbuttonto makean exposure.
9.322'-9.478volts(usinga 10,000:1divider)
33.22- 34.78volts(usinga 1,000:1divider)
2.12 AUTOMATICEXPOSURE
CONTROLCHECK
1. Four1-centimeter
thickacrylicattenuators;
2. One4-centimeter
thickacrylicattenuator;
3. FilmDensitometer;
4. SO-177Filmand Min-Rscreencassette.
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c.
AMakean exposure,
thenremovethe cassetteand developthe film.
G.
AMakean exposure,thendevelopthe filmand measurethe density.Densityshouldagree
withthe readingmadein stepD, withint0.2.
H. Makeexposures
usingthesettingsin theTable2-2,andconfirmthatdensityresultsagree
within+0.2.
TABLE2.2
MODE FILM FOCALSPOT KVP CM.ACRYLIC
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2.14 CHECKING
2.15 CHECKINGREPRODUCIBILITY
and LINEARITY
- MANUALMODE
Thefollowing
testsverifythatthe x-raysystem,including
thecontrolsandx-raytube,is operating
consistently.
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RepeatStep H, changingthe EXP TIMEto 0.6, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0,2.5,3.0, 4.O,and 5.0.
Recordmilliroentgens
and mAsat eachsetting.
J. DivideeachMilliroentgen
readingby its corresponding
mAsvalue.
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2.16 CHECKINGREPRODUCIBILITY
and LINEARITY
- AUTO.TIMEMODE
A. Placea 4.3 centimeteracrylicphantomon an emptycassetteon the imagereceptor tray.
Position
the 10squarecentimeter x-radiationprobe ontopof the phantom.Aligntheprobe
position
withtheAECsensorat frontcenteron theimagereceptor tray,andusingthelight
slidethe beamlimitingplateto just coverthe probe.
localizer,
B. ChangetheSetupTableto BACKUPTIME:3.0Sec,EXPMODE:AUTO-TIME,
andSPOT
SIZE:LARGE.Set the Exposure
ControlLine,KVPto 25 KVP.
c. Maketen exposures.
Recordmilliroentgen
and mAs readingsfor eachone.
E. Calculatethe averageMilliroentgen
readingand subtracteach actualreadingfrom the
average.Squareeachdifference. Addthe squaresanddividetheirsum by 9. Thentake
the squarerootof the result.
F. reading.Thequotient,
Dividethe numberobtainedin StepE by theaveragemilliroentgen
calledthe coefficient
of variation,
mustbe lessthan0.05.
2.17 CHECKINGREPRODUCIBILITY
aNdLINEARITY
- AUTO.KVMODE
A. Placea 4.3 centimeteracrylicphantomon an emptycassetteon the imagereceptortray.
Position
the 10squarecentimeter x-radiationprobeon topof thephantom.Aligntheprobe
position
withtheAECsensorat frontcenteron theimagereceptor tray,andusingthelight
slidethe beamlimitingplateto just coverthe probe.
localizer,
c.
A RecordMilliroentgen
Maketen exposures. and mAsreadingsfor eachone.
E. Calculatethe averageMilliroentgen
reading,and subtracteach actualreadingfrom the
average.Squareeachdifference. the squaresand dividetheirsum by 9. Thentake
Add
the squarerootof the result.
F. reading.Thequotient,
Dividethe numberobtainedin StepE by the averageMilliroentgen
mustbe lessthan0.05.
of variation,
calledthe coefficient
H.
A
Makean exposureand recordthe mAsvaluedisplayed.
- MANUALMODE
2.18 TIMINGACCUBACY
B. Closethesinglebeamlimitingplatecompletely
andturnthe M-lllon. On the DATAPORT
Setup Table, change EXP MODE to Manualand SPOT SIZE to Large. On the
DATAPORT ExposureControlLine,set KVPto 25 and EXPTIMEto 0.2.
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A. Movethe beam depthslide all the way forward(awayfrom the C-Arm)to blockoff the
x-raybeam.Placea leadshieldon the imagereceptortray over the AEC Sensorin the
frontcenterof the tray.Changethe SetupTableSPOTSIZE:Large.
C.
A
Makean exposureand readmAs calculatedon the ExposureControlLineat the end of
the exposuretime.
D. mAsshouldbe 400.
Indicated
F. Repeatthe test with kVp set to 34. The mAs readingat the end of the exposureshould
be 300.
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To minimizestrayradiation,
the x-raytubehousingis shieldedwith lead,as is the insideof the
lowerLORADTubeHeadenclosure. Leadshielding withinthe imagereceptor
is alsoincorporated
trayandbehindtheAECsensor.Shielding performance is checkedwiththefollowing procedure.
F. lf the readingexceeds0.10mR,corrective
actionis'indicated.
24X 30 cm
HOLDER
Figure2-4:lmageReceptor
TrayTestPoints
2.21 CHECKING
THEX-RAYSHIELDING
OF THETUBEHEAD
A. Usingthe 100-squarecentimeterradiationscatterprobeandradiationratemeterdescribed
in the previousprocedure,
changeratemeter modeto mR/HOUR.Set up an adjustabl
standto holdthe probein positionwithrelationto the tubeheadas shownin Figure2-5.
2.22 LIGHTFIELD
lntensityand consistency
of the Light Field is checkedby performingthe followin
procedure.
A. lnsertthe auto-aperture
intothe slotbelowthe tubehead.
Slidethe beamdepthslideall
the way back (towards
the C-arm).
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Figure2-5:Tubehead
TestPoints
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lmageReceptor
Tray
flop Mew)
To performthistest,the followingequipment
will be necessary:
1. 24 x 30 centimetercassetteand film;
2. Straightpiecesof wireor solder'
3. FronfLoading24 x 30.r ."rrrtte holder.
B. Insertthe Coned-Down
SpotAperture(Figure2-7).
G. lf the Light Fieldbordersare more than one centimeteraway from the x-ray beam,
adjustment per Section6.4 is indicated.
Figure2-7:Coned-Down
Aperture
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6n
(15.2cm)
l4, l
1ro.z"'1]
Figure2-8:Coned-Down
lmageon Tray
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To verifyx-raybeamalignment,
the followingequipment
is necessary:
D. Openthe beamdepthslidecompletely.
SPOTSIZE: LARGE
E X PMODE: ... MANUAL
On the DATAPORT
Exposure
ControlLine,set kVpto 25 and EXPTIMEto 1 second.
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Flush Agelnst C-errn
r 8 x2 4 cm + - o -
2CX3Orm
Figure2-9: LORADFieldAlignmentTemplate
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Reconnect
J441andinsertthelargefixedauto-aperture
(24x30cm)intothebeamlimitin
assembly.
L. Openthe beamdepthslidecompletely.
M. Makethe DATAPORT
selections
as follows:
SPOTSIZE: LARGE
E X P MODE:... M ANUAL
On the DATAPORT
ExposureControlLine,set KVPto 25 and EXPTIMEto 1.
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P. is necessary,relerto the
lf any adjustmentto the 24 x 30 centimeterfixedauto-aperture
alignment procedure in SectionSeven.
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SECTIONTHREE:
X.RAYCONTROLTHEORYOF OPERATION
3.1 INTRODUCTION
A. MotorDrive
B. FilamentCurrent
C. HighVoltagePotential
3.2 POWERDISTRIBUTION
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3.2.2 lsolationTransformer
3.2.3 System AC
Components
of the M-lllthatuseAC voltagesare:
PowerControlBoard
LowVoltaqePoweiSupplv
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TubeControlBoard
A. Receives220VACto developanodemotordrivesignals.
HiqhVoltaoeGenerator
3.2.4 System DC
LowVoltaqePowerSupplv
A. From 120 VAC input,develops+5, +15, and -15 volt DC powerused by the
MicroprocessorBoard,the TubeControlBoard,and passedthrougha fuseblock
Board,then to the variousdetectioncircuits.
to the Microprocessor
Board
Microprocessor
TubeControlBoard
PowerControlBoard
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3.3 MICROPROCESSOR
BOARD
The Microprocessor
Boardfunctionscan be dividedintoeightgeneralareas:
1. Display/Updatethe CRT
2. DetecVRespond to KeyboardActivity
3. DetecURespond to C-armKeypadActivity
4. Controland MonitorExposure Sequence
5. DriveC-armAngleDisplay
6. ProcessC-armStatusInputs
7. ControlPrinter
8. RealTimeClock
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Figure3-1:M-lllCRTInterfaceSignalling
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KEYBOARD
50 PIN
RIBBON
CABLE
* ffii s a sornvaRETNTERLocK.
IT IS I'SED TO PREVEIITEXPOSURE
|F SOFTWAREMALFUNCNONS.
. EPOlSAII INTERLOCKTOENSURE
KEYBOARDHOOKUPFORPOWER
SOURCEOPERATION.
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COL_LAMP
COMP_REL
ROT_BRK_REL
COMP_DN
COMP_UP
CARM_DN
CARMUP
3.3.3.1 PowerControlBoardlnterface
3.3.4 ExposureControl(Figure3-3)
3 . 3 . 4 .1 PRE-EXPOSURE
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Keyboard
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AECSIGNAL
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Breast Tray
Amplifier
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llicroprocessor
Board
J310
DISABLES
ROTOROK
WHILEBRAKING
Tube Gontrol
o EITHER
= EXPOSURESTOP
MANUALORAECSIGNAL
o = BRAKESTOPS,
RETURNS
ROTOROK
TO PRE.EXPOSURE
O = SEQUENCE
STATUS.
Figure3-3:M-lllExposure
Sequence
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3.3.4.2 PREPPHASE(Fiqure3-4)
the X-raypushbutton
Pressing on thefrontpanelinitiatesthe exposuresequence.
The X-RAYpushbutton completes a circuitbetween15 voltsDC at J211-3and
J211-4.The 15 volt X-RAYsignalis droppedacrossresistorR18 to a level
compatiblewiththe digitalcircuitryand is placedon the databus by U5.The 15
voltX-RAYsignalalsoenergizes relayK1,whichconnects the signallinesXRAY1
and XRAY1RT that originateon the High VoltageGenerator.XRAY1 and
XRAY1RT providean interlock function.Unlessthe signalsare shortedtogether
throughK1, powerfrom the HighVoltageGenerator's on-board15 volt power
supplycannotreachthe generator's pulsewidthmodulator, and operationof the
HighVoltageGenerator is prevented. At anytimeduringan exposure, if Kl drops
outdueto the openingof the X-raypushbutton switch,theexposure willbe halted.
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DIAGRAM: 25 KV .5 SEC
WAVEFORM I,ARGEFS
SAMPLEPERIOD: Sms 5(X)ms/div
IIIAGNIFICAT|ON: 1X 5.000ms/clk
IvIAGNIFYABOUT: X 265.0ms x to tlme trig
CURSORMOVES: X 0.0psxto0
X-RAY
RESET
BOOST
ROTOK
HVEN
RUN
BRAKE
30-30 kv
HVCONT 2.5V
FILCUR 1.2V
FIL EN 5.0v
LG FS s.0v
KVSEN 0.0v
FILSEN 2.6 V
mA SEN 0.0v
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3.3.4.4 POSTEXPOSURE
PHASE
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Oncethemicroprocessor determines
C-Armangle,theangledatais latchedfromthedata
busby U56on the MicroprocessorBoardanddecodedinto18 activelowLEDdrivelines.
The 18 linesarepassedthroughJ212on the microprocessorto theAngleDisplayBoard.
On the Angle DisplayBoard,two 7-segmentLED arrays(unitsand tens) and one
S-segment (hundreds) a +5-voltsupplyvoltage.Eachinputsignal,when
anayarcsupplied
pulledlowby the Microprocessor
Board,lightsone LEDsegmentvia LEDdriverson the
AngleDisplayBoard.
3.3.6 C-ArmStatusInputs
Digitalsignalinputsfromthe Localization
Tray DetectorBoard,overJ216,and fromthe
AccessoryDetectBoard,over J215,are placedon the data bus throughU3. Digital
signalsfromthe BeamLimitingAssembly viaJ204areplacedon the busthroughU4.U4
alsopassesthedetentsignalfromthedetentpositionswitchon theC-armpivot.Thetwo
analog inputs, variablevoltagesfrom the C-arm Angle potentiometer, and the
Compression Thicknesspotentiometerare convertedto the digitaldomainby analogto
digitalconverterU40,afterbeingselectedby multiplexerU38.
lntegrated
circuitU26is the realtimeclockdevice.A 3-voltbattery,81, is usedsolelyto
keepthetimeanddatecurrentwhenthe unitis shutoff.Therealtimeclockoperates from
a dedicatedcrystal,Y1.
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| .rssz C.ARMANGLEDISPLAY
isoR
MICFOPROCEI @
T
us6 RIBBONCABLE
_ t_ r ttttl
I tttttl
.-L J217
(DrsPLAYS
TO CRTASWELL)
DETENTSW
+5V
9
gt
6 2
o 5 Z DETENT 1
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(cLqsESWHEN
rNDETENT)
+10v
?L 2 1OVREG ROTATIONPOT
7
3
(UPDATES)
1 \ AGND 1
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3 . c ANGLE 2
uoat
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3.4 TUBECONTROLBOARD
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F2 PrP K2 !g 12
HV TOX.RAYTUBE
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3.4.2 Filament
Supply
supplyportion
Thefilament Boardperforms
of theTubeControl thesefunctions:
3.4.3 FilamentControlSignals(Figure3-7)
A. F ILC U R
frommicroprocessor
An analogcontrolsignaldeveloped digitaloutput,convertedbydigital
to analogconverterU45andsent from J206-5of the Microprocessor Boardto J310-5of
the TubeControlBoard.
B. F ILS E N S E
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X.RAYTUBE
SUITMING
COMPARATOR
{ll|tcBoPnocEssoF
ERROnCONTFOLI
Figure3-6: FilamentControlSignals
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c. MA S E N S E
D. LARGE
E. F ILE N
Digitalsignalthatenablesfilamentcurrentregulation
by the TubeControlBoard;latched
from data bus by U30 and exitsthe microprocessor
via JZO6-Z}.
3.4.4 FilamentRegulation
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3.5 HIGHVOLTAGEGENERATOR
(Figure3-8)
The220-voltinputalsopowersthehighvoltagegenerator's on-board
regulated
1S-volt
DCcontrol
powersupply.This voltagesourceprovidesthe inputpowerto the generator's fault latches
(therefore,
enablingor disablingthe system),and inputpowerfor the HV ENABLE,HV FAULT,
and RESETsignalling circuits(alsoenablingor inhibiting
systemoperation).
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o
o TO
G|
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TUBE
u6,u7,
u8ru9
FAULT
L/ATGHES
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The KV CNTLsignalis 1 volt tor 22 kV and increases.5 volt per kV to 7.0 voltsfor 34 kV. As
longas highvoltageoutputis withint12o/"of thevaluecommanded by the KVCNTLsignalvalue,
the HV ENABLEsignalis outputfromthe microprocessor.
to the generator
Outputhighsignalsfromthe Microprocessor are 10 volts;lowsignalsarezerc.
to the generator
The signalsthatcorrespond outputfor x-rayexposureare as follows.
MA SENSE KV SENSE
MPU(J207-5) HVG(J320-s) MPU(J207-3) HVG(J320-3)
OV = OmA OV = OkV
10v = 1 0 0mA 10v = 40kv
KV CNTL
MPU(J207-1) HVG(J320-1)
OV = 2 0 kV
10v = 4 0 kV
3.6 AUTOMATICEXPOSURE
CONTROLCIRCUIT(Figure3-9)
The AEC Sensor Board is poweredby +15 and -15 volt D.C. power from the
Board.The Sensor
Microprocessor
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3.6.4 AUTO-TIME
Mode ExposureTermlnation
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Figure3-9:AutomaticExposure
ControlSignals
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3.7 CIRCUITS(Figure3-10)
INTERLOCK
3.7.1 RadiationShieldlnterlock
3.7.3 Aperturelnterlock
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RADIATION
MICROPROCESSOR
SHIELD SWITCH
TOPOWERCONTROL BOAFD
ENABLBDISABLE
C.ARMON
(SEEACTUATOR
CONTROL}
MICROPROCESSOR SAFEWSWITCH
SAFETY SWITCH INTERLOCK
MICHOPROCESSOR
APERTUREII{TERLOCK
Figure3-10:lnterlockSlgnals
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SECTIONFOUR:
ELECTROMECHANICAL
THEORYOF OPERATION
4.1 C-ARMDRIVE,POWERCONTROLBOARD
4.1.1 LinearActuatorAssembty(Figure4-1)
Thelinearactuator,
locatedinsidethecontrolconsole,
movestheverticaltravel
assembly,
and thus the C-ARMUP and DOWN.The actuatoris controlledby any of the four 7
positionkeypadson the C-Armor the 3-position
keypadon the tubehead.
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WAPLATE MOUNTT
--\---.-
STOPNUT
LEAD SCRET1T
CLEVISMOUNT
Figure4-1:LinearActuatorAssembly
ISOLATTON
TRANSFORMER
Figure4-2: ActuatorControlSignals
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C-Armdriveis controlled
by the MicroprocessorBoard,withpowerswitchedby the Power
ControlBoard,as describedin the followingparagraphs.
(,
=
o
F
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FOLANON
TRAIISFONUER
Figure4-3:Compression
ControlSignals
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lf eitherof thetwoseries-wired
safetyswitchesis tripped,ACTU_OKwillbe pulledlowto
disabledown drive.The microprocessor detectsthe conditionand displaysan error
message.The actuatordrivesignalinputsto the PowerControlBoardare summarized
in the tablebelow.
The compression
systemis controlled
fromany 7-position
keypad,the COMPRESSION
UP and DOWNfootswitch,andthe Compression Releaseswitchon the frontpanel.The
majorelectromechanical
partsof the assemblyare:
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TimingBelt
Tray
Localization Tray
Localization
AojJiinint poi6ntiometer SensorBoard Assyto Unk Chain
Sprocket/Gear
(100ohml
FRONTVIEW
Flgure4-4:CompresslonCarrlageAssembly
4 .1.4 CompressionUp/Down/Release
SIGNAL MICROPROCESSOR
BRD PWRCONTROLBRD
COMP_MTR_DIR J205-1
1 J301-11
-COMP_MTR_EN J205-1
0 J301- 10
COMP_MTR_BRK J205-9 J301- 9
COMP_BRK_EN J205-8 J301- 8
COMP_MTR_CUR J205-25 J301-25
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MICROPROCESSOR
+10V
J?o1
CRT
u15
u16
9
(t
J218 COMP
o THICKNESS
1 V
1 1
POT
2 AGND
3 COMPTHICK
2
Figure4-5: CompressionThicknessInterfaceSignats
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4.1.5 CompressionDriveCircuitDescription
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4 .1.6 Compression
SignalTransitions
WhenCompression
Downis requested,
the followingsignaltransitions
occur:
A. COMP_MTR_DlR switcheslow.
B. COMP_MTR_CURR supplies analog signal proportional
to value set in
Microprocessor
Boardmemory.
c. COMP_MTR_BRK switcheslow.
.COMP_ENswitcheslow.
D.
E. COMP_BRK_EN switcheshigh.
WhenCompression
Up is requested,
the followingsignalstatesare in effect:
A. COMP_MTR_DlR switcheshigh.
B. COMP_MTR_CURR supplies anatog signal proportionalto value set in
MicroprocessorBoardmemory.
c. COMP MTR BRKswitcheslow.
.COMP_ENswitcheslow.
D.
E. COMP_BRK_EN stayshighif CompressionDownwas usedpreviously, or stays
low if Compression
Downwas not used.
r keepsthe.COMP:EN,,Signal',
microprocesso lffi ,
4 .1.7 GompressionThickness
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MICROPROCESSOR
BOARD POWERCONTROLBOARD
ROTREL
F POSmION
(PULLS
BRAKE
LOW)
ll ]SOLATK)N
TRANSFORTIER
$vDc
Figure4-6: RotationBrakeControlSignal
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AND SWITCHES
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Power
Conlrol Board
Switches
llicroproc€ssor Boatd
11 O VAC 13VACRETURN
tsoLATtol{
TRANSFORI'ER
Figure4-7: CollimatorLampSignals
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MAGATEREODEIECT BD
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Hicroprocesaor Board
IO-TURH PIOT
r +roonr GEAR
TIMIiIG BELT
lRear Viewf
C.atm Argle Detector
Figure4-9:C-ArmAngleDetector
Signats
4.2.2 G-ArmAccessoryDetectBoard(Figure4-10)
Small Large
(18x 24 cm) (24 x 30 cm)
(ACC4- 1) (ACel - 1)
'''':''':'
lf a Buckyis mounted,,an6,'pr:'bpeily',;,,1
nserfeA,.:::.a.:::'aUAily4
m:olo,i,rdrive.l-s!ghat.'..(BKYDR/MTRDn,....,UAOS;B}...iiS....oUteUt
durin0.,.the'time,..thet...th.U,.,.lf
direCtfY...to..the,:.,BUCky'device V
eNAeEEi..Sig
nel.. iom,,the.i.imi
iiS,oUtput,,,f
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IR BOARD
J 4t 5
YI Acc'
l'1'
i 6
2 ACC 2 5
3 ACC 3 4
u3 l nP u3t
ACCESSONY
4 ACC 4 3
DETECT B('ARD
-l ='
DGND
AccENI
Figure4-10:C-ArmAccessory
DetectSignals
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A. Presence
B. GridHomePosition
BUCKYDRIVEBD
-tsv +15V
Figure4-11:Bucky InterfaceSignals
4.2.2.2 BuckvCvcle
A. PresenceDetection
B. DriveHome
C. Exposure
ACCESSORY DETECTBO
ACCl-t4
J415 1+4
AUTOAPERTUREBD
+5V
FIXED
(NO EFFECTONAUTOAP) APERTURE
(sEE TNTERLOCKS)
LG+Slt)
Figure4-12:Auto-Aperature
DetectSlgnals
D. PostExposure
Afterthe exposure,
the Microprocessor reversesthe gridto returnit
automatically
to the Homeposition.
M-lllAuto-Aperturetnput
Signalsto the Microprocessor APIN APOUT
SmallAperture L
LargeAperture L H
Aperturein transit H H
M-lllAuto-Aperture
Output
Signalsfrom the Microprocessor APDRl APDR2
ExtendSmallAperture
RetractSmallAperture
Stop Drive
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Microprocessor
Board MagTray DetectBoard
+5v
MAGTRAYSENSOR
LEFTMAGSLOT
FORWARDSENSOR
* HIGH=ON
Figure4-13:MagTray DetectSignals
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The Magnification Tray DetectBoard insidethe left side mag tray slot detectsthe
presenceof the magnification trayor StereoLoc usingphotointerrupter
integrated
circuits.
lf a magnificationtray is inserted,the front sensorof the Mag Tray DetectBoardis
bfockedanda statussignalMAGTRAYis sentfromJ419-2to themicroprocessor J2164.
lf a StereoLocis inserted,bothsensorsof the MagTray DetectBoardare blockedand
a statussignalSTEREOis sentfromJ419-1to the microprocessor, J216-3.
4.2.5 RadiationShieldSwitch(Figure4-14)
Microprocessor
Board
J?t3
+5V
Figure4-14:RadiationShieldSwitchSignal
SECTIONFIVE:
REMOVALAND REPLACEMENT
PROCEDURES
5.1 GENERALINFORMATION
5.2 CONTROLCONSOLECABINETLAYOUT
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Printer
Assembly
illllili:::
Peripheral
lnterface
Board Low Voltage
PowerSupply
Keyboard FuseBlock
Microprocessor
Figure5-1:ControlGonsolePCBand PrinterLocations
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Board
TubeControl
Board
High Voltage
Generat
Actuator
Input Power
lsolation Panel
Transformer
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Rear vTA
Panel
.. ,,
/\ ta
,' t'
,,
PushbarPan€l
and PJlnterAssembly
I
Keyboard Panel
l ri
ltl
ti
a,
li
ti
at
|'i
il
- Right side i
, Panel i
| ------'-
l-";-
Figure5-3: ControlConsoleComponenVCover
Removal
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CRTAssembly
CableEnclosure
,-
SliderBase
/ Fasteners
.-.---- i l l
.----fl"
Hole Plugs
RightSi
-it1 la - --------
t /4 -Turn
tl
i
: hasteners
L________r________
Left Side
!
Panel
Flgure5-4:ControlConsoleComponenUCover
Removal(continued)
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B. Gentlypry off the two decorativehole plugs and releasethe two 1/4-turnscrews
counterclockwisebeneaththe plugs.
C. Tiltthe top of the panelawayfromthe unit,thenpullup off the locatingpinsat the base
and pullthe panelaway.
5.3.4 RearVerticalTravelAssemblyCoverPanel
B. coverpanelupward.
Slidethe single-piece
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A. Removethe leftsideconsolecover.
B. Removeall electricalconnections
fromthe Low VoltagePowerSupply,the uppermost
boardon the leftside.
A. Removethe leftsideconsolecover.
B. Removeallelectrical
connections
fromthePowerControlBoard,locatedbeneaththe Low
VoltagePowerSupply.
A. Removethe leftsideconsolecover.
B. Removeall electrical
connections
fromthe TubeControlBoard.
5.3.11 MicroprocessorBoard
B. Notethepositionsof thecableconnections
to theMicroprocessor
Board.Thendisconnect
all powerand controlconnectors.
5.3.12 PeripheratInterfaceBoard
Followthe instructions
for removing
the Microprocessor
Board.
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c. Stand behindthe CRT screen and removethe CRT monitorfrom the assembled
baseplates
on the innerconsoleshelfby turningthe brassconednut counterclockwise
beneaththe sliderbase.
5.3.14 lnputPowerPanel
A.
A
Removethe leftsidepanelfromthe ControlConsole.
5.3.15 PrinterPowerSupply
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3+OSmON 7-POSmON
CARMSWIICH CARMSWITCH
X-RAYTUBEHEAD
f\4AGTRAYATEREosLoTs
COMPRESSION \
DEVICE
\ -\\
CONNECTOR
II4AGERECEFTOR
TI?AY
7-POSmON
C{RM SWITCH
Figure5-5: C-ArmAssemblyLocation
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5.4.1 X-RayTubeheadAssembly
5.4.2 CompressionDevice(Figure5-5)
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Chain Tensioner
Compression
Cornpression
Motor Brake
Lead Counterweight
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L'
an electromagneticcompression forcebrake.The compression carriagealsocontainsa
sprocketand idlerthioughwhicha stationarytimingbelt is threaded.As the carriage
movesup and down,the sprocketturnson the stationary timingbelt.A potentiometer
attachedto the sprocketsuppliesa variablevoltageto the microprocessor whichusesit
to determinecompression thickness.The LocalizationTray Sensor,a sensordevice
behindthe frontwallof the compression carriage,
detectsa reflective
labelon the LORAD
LocalizationCompression Tray and communicates its presenceor absenceto the
microprocessor.
5.4.3 lmageReceptorTray
5.4.4 Switches
5.4.5 MiscellaneousC-ArmComponentLayout
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B. Removethe fourdecorative
plasticholeplugs;two on eachsideof the patienthandle.
5.5.4 G-ArmUpperRearCover
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Hendle
.--.-..-Hole Plugs
1/4-20Socket
Head Cap Screwg
Nl_,if"'epruss
\-
Garm Top Panel
UpperTube....---.._-_
^
q4 /'t,tU
1._U-,."'
1/4-20Socket
HeadCap Screws
_-------a'
HeadEnclosure -*"Lf_
_.. i
LowerTube
HeadEnclosure
,- Garm Lower
'/- RearCover
Garm Side Panel _
Figure5.7:C-ArmComponenUCover
Removal
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C. PullouttheC-Armlowerrearcoverfromtheassembly
sideflanges,andremovethecover
by slidingit down.
5.5.6 CompressionCarriageCovers
5.5.7 TubeheadEnclosureCovers
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c. (Section
Usingthe chaintensionadjuster 9.1),makethe chainslack.
D. FrombehindtheC-Arm,loosenandremovethesinglesocketheadshoulderscrew(screw
A, Figure5-6)thatholdsthe compression
motorbraketo the siderail.
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X-RAYTUBE
AUTOAPERTURE
COMPRESSIONTHICKNESS
IVIAG/STEREO
SENSOR POTENTIOMETER
AND
TIMINGBELT
ITVIAGE
RECEPTOR
TRAYCOVER - DETECTPCB
ACCESSORY
AEC POSITION
DETECTOR AND
AMPLIFIERLOCATION
NEEDLELOCTRAYSENSOR
AND POTEMIOMETER
Figure5-8:C-ArmComponent
& DetectorBoardLocailons
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C. Frombeneaththe tubehead,removethe four socketheadcap screwsthat securethe
BeamLimitingAssemblyto the tubeheadframe.
B. Removethe metalplateby removingthe six screwsthat holdit to the frameand lift the
plateoff.
D. Removethe remaining
6 4-40screwsthatsecurethe AECamplifier
boardto the bottom
slidemount.
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A. Removethe imagereceptortraycoverandmetalplateunderneath
(Sections
5.5.10and
s.5 .11 ).
t. Afterreinstalling
the x-raytube,verification
or adjustment of the lightfietd(Section6) as
welfas adjustment of the x-rayfieldis required(Section2.22.3orSection7.1).
A. Removetheupperandlowercoversfromthetubehead
enclosure
as described
in Section
5 .5 .7 .
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C. Disconnectthe electricalconnection,
and removethe two recessedsockethead cap
screwsto detachthe circuitboardfromthe backingplate.
5.5.17 RotationSensors
5.5.17.1 DetentPositionMicroswitch
A. Removethe rearVTAcover(SectionS.3.4).
A. Removethe rearVTAcover(SectionS.3.4).
D. potentiometer
Removethe 1/2-inch nutandthe potentiometer.
F. Disconnect
the detentmicroswitch.
G. the potentiometer
Whenreinstalling leavethe clampscrewloose.
t. With a bladedscrewdriver,
turn the pot fully clockwise;then back off 1l6-turn
counterclockwise.
J. Tightenthe clampscrew.
K. Reconnect
the detentmicroswitch.
Repowerthe machineand test.
POTENTIOMETER
CTAMPSCREW
IIII
\
\
SPROCKET
CTAMP
Figure5-9: RotationAnglePotentiometer
7/64-tNCH
HEXHEAD
SCREW
CLAMPSCREW
POTENTIOMETER
WHITE
SPROCKET
CI.AMP
Figure5-10:RotationPotentiometer
Assembly
5.5 . 1 8 CompressionSensor
D. Removethe 1/2-inchpotentiometer
nut and removethe pot.
E. Desolderthethreewireconnections
(white,red,andblack)fromthe pot;thenreplacethe
pot.See Figure5-12.
F. Reinstalleverything
in reverseorderexceptfor the clamp.Leavethe clampscrewloose;
an adjustmentmustbe madebeforeit is tightened. See Section9.
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HARNESS
GUIDE
\
[1u
BRACKET
MOUNTING
scREws7/6+!NCH
HEX HEAD
Figure5-11: Compressionpotentiometer
7/64-tNCH
HEX HEAD
SCREW
CLAMPSCREW
POTENTIOMETER
W--l
rffi
CLAMP
SPROCKET
Figure5-12:CompressionPotentlometer
Assembly
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5.5.19 Board(Figure5-8)
Auto-Aperture
A. Removethe BeamLimiting
Assembly
fromthe tubehead
(Section
5.5.9).
C. Disconnect
the two frontelectrical
connectors
on the Auto-Aperture
Board.
D. Notetheconnectionsfromthecircuitboardto theaperturemotor,thenunsolder
the motor
wiresfromthe board.
E. The Auto-Aperture
boardshouldnowbe free.
B. Locatethe Localization
TraySensorPCBat the frontcenterof the compression
cariage
assembly,and removethe four4-40panheadscrews,roundspacers,lock-internaltooth
washers.
C. Detachthe3-wireelectrical
connector
to the Localization
TraySensorboardand remove
the board.
5.5.21 LEDAngleDisplayBoard
A. Removethe upperfrontVTApanel(Section
5.3.5)andlocatethemountsforthe rightand
left LEDdisplays.
C. Disconnect
the ribboncableto eachLEDdisplayboardto liftthe boardoff.
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5.6 FUSELOCATIONS
AND RATINGS(Ftgure5-13)
Tube GontrolBoard:
Hlqh VoltaoeGenerator:
Input PowerPanel:
(Fr)2.0A
LVPS= (120V) (208V),
/ 1.0A S.8.250V
(Fl)sAS.B.
FB=
LVPS (F3)1AS.B.
(F2)1AS.B.
PCB= (F1)3AS.8
3AS.B. (F2)15AS.B. (F3)
2AS.B.(F4)5AS.B.(Fs)3AS.8.(F6)
.
(Fr)8AN.8.(F2)8AN.8.(F3)&qN.B.
4AS.B.
TCB= (F4)
HVG=lsA600V(F1)1/32AS.B.(F2)
10As00vs.B.(F3)10A500v s.B.(F4)
rPP= (Fl)o.1A
0.1AS.8. S.B.(F2)
Access
Flom
0pposite
Side
Figure5-13:FuseLocationsand Ratings
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SECTIONSIX:
CHECKINGAND ADJUSTING
LIGHTFIELD
6.1 GENERALINFORMATION
The x-ray beam bordersare controlledby the apertureused and the positionof the single
collimatorblade.Aperturesare suppliedto correspondwith focal spot size and cassettesize.
Threeaperturesare usedwiththe M-lll unit:the 18 x24/24 x 30 centimeter auto-aperture,
the
D-shapedspotaperture,andthe coned-down aperture.
A. lnsertthe largeauto-aperture
(24x 30 cm) intothe slidesbelowthe tubehead.Slidethe
rear edgeplatecontrolknoball the way back(towardsthe C-Arm).
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Figure6-2:Coned-DownFixedAperture
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6.3 LIGHTFIELDALIGNMENT
CERTIFICATTON
To performthistest,the followingequipment
will be necessary:
1. 24 x 30 centimeter
cassetteand film/screen:
3. FrontLoading24 x 30 cm cassetteholder.
B. Insertthe Coned-Down
SpotAperturepicturedin Figure6-2.
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(l 5. 2 c m |
4"
( l 0 .2 cm )
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G. lf the Light Fieldbordersare more than one centimeteraway from the x-ray beam,
adjustment per Section6.4 is indicated.
5.4 LIGHTFIELDALIGNMENT
PROCEDURES
B. Insertthe Coned-Down
SpotAperture(Figure6-2).
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'.,,*oRNtNG
-
i,,
ObServe..'.atf,1..S'at.etyp-recautiohs,',,,i,
:
while.maklhQ...X:nay
exposUie.,,,,,.,::,
Examinethefieldanddetermine
whichaspectof the LightFieldpatternmustbe changed:
Size- overallarea(combined
lengthandwidth)of pattern.
LateralPosition- alignment
of leftand rightedges.
Longitudinal
Position
- alignment
of top andbottomedges.
Figure6-4:CollimatorLightAlignmentSample
LATERAL
POSITION (screws"B" and "C" in Figure6-5) - Looseningthe screwsand
movingthe lamptowardsthe rightmovesthe LightFieldareato the
left;movingthe lampto the leftmovesthe LightFieldto the right.
LONGITUDINAL
POSITION(screw"D" in Figure6-5) -Loosening the screwand raisingthe
positionof the lamp movesthe LightFieldarea forward(towards
the patient);loweringthe lamp positionmovesthe Light Field
towardthe C-arm.
Inabilityto accurately
alignthe LightFieldwith the x-rayimagearea indicatesthat the
apertureplatemay requireadjustment.
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ROTATEFOR
SHARPEST "4"
SCREW
EDGEDEFINITION
EXPANDS
/
t"NrRAcrs
o
"D"
SCREW
LAMP
L,#f;ELD
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LIGHT
FIELD
SECTIONSEVEN:
X.RAYFIELD
A L IGNM ENT
PROCEDURE
7.1 ALIGNMENT
OF X-RAYBEAM
Thisprocedure
mustbe performed
if the x-raytubeis replacedin the field.
To performx-raybeamalignment,
the followingequipment
is necessary:
1. Fleflective
tape,aluminum
foil,or mirror;
2. LORADFieldAlignment Template;
3. FluorescentScreenMaterial.
A. Thetubehead enclosure
coversmustbe removedaccording to Section5.5.7to permitany
adjustmentof thebeamlimitingassembly. Fourbuttonhead screwson eachaperturemust
be loosenedalso:fourbuttonhead screwson the small(18 x 24 cm) auto-aperture and
fourbuttonhead screwson the largefixed(24 x 30 cm) auto-aperture.
D. Openthe beamdepthslidecompletely.
E. Makethe DATAPORT
selections
as follows:
SPOTSIZE: . LARGE
E XPM ODEI..
.,.. .. MANUAL
On the DATAPORT
Exposure
TechniqueDataLine,set kVpto 25 and EXPTIMEto 1
second.
Ois'erve:,4!lii b,nS;',.;...,.;.1.:
jiS.erety..ip'te.cautf
:,
while making.tix.
Rat,i.,e'ipOdil
iei.:.1..,.....
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H. Movethe rightauto-aperture
leadto matchthe rightsideof the LORADtemplate(Figure
7-2).
Prepareto make two x-ray exposureswith the same settingsof step E. This time,
comparethe fieldpatternat the leftand rearedgesof the 18 x 24 centimeter
pattern.
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Flush Agelnrt C{rir
ttxr.Gil+-o-
zaxto
Figure7-1: LORADFieldAlignmentTemptate
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Figure7-2:BeamLimitingAssembly,Including
the M-lll18 x 24 cm Auto-Aperture
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o. Openthe beamdepthslidecompletely.
R. Makethe DATAPORT
selections
as follows:
SPOTSIZE: LARGE
E XPM ODE: MANUAL
On the DATAPORT
Exposure
TechniqueDataLine,set KVPto 25 and EXPTIMEto 1.
U. Movethe rightauto-aperture
lead of the fixedapertureto matchthe rightside of the
LORADtemplate (Figure7-3).
.wARN!*c'.-..,.'.''...................',...',
,,,
Observe'all,safety:predaution5,
whilemaking
X-Ray'exposUie,'
l' 'i '
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RIGHT
LEAD
LEFT
LEAD
(BOTTOM
V|EWI
Figure7-3: M-lll 24 x 30 cm FixedAuto-Aperture
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SECTIONEIGHT:
M.IIIELECTRICAL
CALIBRATION
PROCEDURES
D) Closethebeamdepthslidein thebeamlimitingassembly
completely,
andturnthesystem
oN.
E) Set the systemfor a 2 second,22 kV exposurein Manualmode.
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F) Whilemonitoring
themeterfrombehindtheprotective shield,pressandholdthe
radiation
X-Raypushbuttonto makean exposure.
J) Whilemonitoring
themeterfrombehindtheprotective shield,pressandholdthe
radiation
X-Raypushbuttonto makean exposure.
N) Selectintermediate kVsettings,
andconfirmthatthemeterreadingsarewithin2Y"ottheir
kV settingsdividedby 10,000(usinga 10,000:1 divideQor dividedby 1000(usinga
1 0 0 0 :1d i vi d e r).
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8.3 FILAMENT
CALIBRATION
4. TurnpowerON,andpressthe ENTERkeywheninstructed.
Selectoption1. 'FILAMENT
CALIBRATION"fromthe menu.
7. Disconnect
the meter.
Trigger: Channel1
Vertical: DCVolts0.1/division(forSmatlFocalspottests)DC
VoltsO.2/division
(for LargeFocatSpottests).
Horizontal: 50 milliseconds
SingleSweep.
Setthe unitfor 1 second,22kv, manualmode,andsmallfocalspot.Pressthe X-RAybuttonand
examinethe acquiredwaveform. An exampleof the idealwaveformis shownin Figure8-2.
C. lf the currentmeasured
is stable,butnot at thespecified
levelfor the givenspotsizeand
kV,adjustR82(mASenseCal)on the HighVoltageGenerator andtrytheshotagain(CW
lowerscurrent;CCWraisescurrent).
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Note:
Wave forms rhown ate for
8O mA. Adjust orcillircope
accordingly lor other mA levels.
ADJUSTMENT COBRECT
aO mA
30 nA
.|o ir^
20 m
Oh
.1 .2
3.c tc
Figure8-2:WaveformPatterns
LARGESPOT SMALLSPOT
kVp DAC mA DVM DAC mA DVM
Thiscompletes
filamentcurrentcalibration.
Turnpoweroffandreturnthemainoperating
program
EPROMto the Microprocessorboardfor the nexttest.
2. 4 and 7 cm thickacrylicattenuators
(forMin-RE T FILMTYPEselection:
T-MatFilm).
3. (forall otherFILMTYPEselections).
3 and 7 cm thickacrylicattenuators
4. F.limdensitometer.
To readjustdensity,followthe procedure
below.
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D. Makean exposure;
then,removethe cassetteand developthe film.
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8.5 COMPRESSION
TRAY
8.5.1 CompressionForceCalibration
Forthistest,turnthepowerOFFandinstalltheCalibration
EPROMin the Microprocess
Boardin placeof the normaloperatingsystemEPROM.Turn the unit backon. Press
Enterwheninstructed, and selectoption#1: coMpRESStoNFoRcE cALtBRATto
fromthe menu.
8.5.2 CompressionThicknessCalibration
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c. Aftercalibration,
the displaymay togglebetween0.0 cm and UNCALIBBATED. This is
due to slightvariationsin the voltagereadby the positionpotentiometer
and is normal.
Thistogglingshoulddisappearif the compression deviceis movedupwardslightly.
8.6 BUCKYCALIBRATION
B. lf it is outsidethespecified
"window",
a messagewillappearon thescreeninstructingthe
operatorto adjustthe gainaccordingly.The messagewill read,"Gaintoo high,turn R3
CCW"or "Gaintoo low,turn R3 CW".
D. Whenthegainis adjustedproperly,
a message
willinformthe operator
thatthe calibration
is complete.
8.7 ACCESSORY
DETECTCALIBRATION
Thistestindicates
whetherthe Accessory
DetectBoardis calibrated
properlyor if an adjustment
is necessary.
A. material(e.9.,cardboard
Tapea reflective coveredwithaluminum
foil)overtheAccessory
DetectWindowat the
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8.7.1 AccessoryDetectCalibrationprocedure
A. With the CalibrationEPROMin place, and power ON, select Option#4 from the
Calibration
Menu.
E. in Sectiong.7.
Reset.theAccessoryDetectfunctionas statedpreviously
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M-IIIMECHANICAL
CALIBRATIONPROCEDURES
9.1 COMPRESSION
TRAYCHAINTENSIONADJUSTMENT
B. Movethe compression
carriageall the way up.
D. Adjust the two hex nuts of the chain tensionassemblyto raise or lower the tension
sprocket.
CONTINUOUS
UNK
CHAN
| 2-TOOTH
SPROCKET SPRINGCIUTCH
SPROCKET/GEAR
ASSEMBLYTO
LJNKCHAIN
WRAPSPRING
BRAKE
DC MOTOR
SRAKE
sottNotD
Figure9-1:Gompresslon
TrayChainTensionAdjustment
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9.2 COMPRESSION
SENSORADJUSTMENT
sensorpotentiometer
lf the compression has beenreplaced,
the followingadjustment
mustbe
madebeforethe compression carriageis reassembled.
A. the potentiometer
Reinstall mounting
bracketdisassembled
in Section5.5.18.Leavethe
clampscrewloose.
E. Movethe compression
deviceall the way downto the imagereceptortray.
G. Finally,tightenthe clampscrew.
CcoDns{orCanlaoe
$t.nDlt [IoDUrul
BnedIn,
llel llrwl
Potentiometer
Figure9-2:Compression Adjustment
Location
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ROTATION
SENSORADJUSTMENT
Referto Section5.5.17.2.
LOCALIZATION
TRAYSENSORADJUSTMENT
A. Removethe compression
carriagecoversas describedin Section5.5.6.
B. Locatethe Localization
Tray SensorPC Boardat the frontcenterof the compression
carriageassemblyand potentiometer
R1 on it (Figure4-4).
C. Placea needlelocalization
tray(complete
withthe reflective
tag beneaththetray)intothe
compressioncarriageassembly.
D. AdjustR1 untiltheSetupColumndatalinecalledCOMPRELEASEreadsLOCKEDOUT.
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