HELICAL CT SCANNER

Product Data
No. MPDCT0256EAB
/VP

APPLICATION
AsteionTM/VP is a whole-body computed tomography (CT)
scanner that combines advanced acquisition with simple
operation. A unique and intuitive operation mode, Guided
Mode, is available.
The combination of high-end CT technology with ease of
operation and various applications for dose reduction
ensures exceptional image quality at low dose in all exami-
nations.
A high-performance CPU, 19-inch LCD color monitor,
hybrid keyboard, and advanced GUI are employed to
ensure an efficient operating environment.

FEATURES
High image quality
• High density resolution due to the use of a solid-state
detector.
• High temporal resolution due to a fast scan speed of
0.75 s/rotation*1.
• High CT number accuracy due to the use of 2-path BHC.
• Artifact-free images of the skull base due to the use of Compact and space-saving system
stack scan and 2-pass BHC in combination. • System comprising only
three units: Gantry, patient couch, and con-
High-performance helical scan sole.
• 0.6-mm resolution in the axial direction. • Compact system: Installation area of only 20 m2.
• Maximum continuous scan range of 1,340 mm. • Large gantry opening
diameter of 72 cm: Wide scanning range even
High patient throughput when the gantry is tilted at a
• Minimum reconstruction speed of 1 s/image*2. large angle (±30°).
• Maximum continuous helical scan time of 100 s*3.
Exposure dose reduction
Guided mode • Quantum Denoising Software (QDS) reduces exposure
• The operating procedures are displayed on the monitor by half while maintaining excellent low and high contrast
screen of the scan console. resolution.
• Examination can be performed by following the on- • The SUREExposureTM function automatically adjusts the
screen step-by-step instructions. tube current to the patient to reduce dose while maintain-
• A wide variety of languages are supported. ing image quality throughout the entire anatomical range
according to the noise level specified by the operator.
Higher performance console • Raster Artifact Suppression Protocol (RASP), adaptive fil-
• Excellent operability due to the incorporation of a new ter processing applied to raw data containing high levels
GUI. of noise due to the use of a low dose scanning tech-
• Full support of DICOM networking*1. nique.
• 152-Gbyte large-capacity hard disk.

*1: Option
*2: When the 0.75 s/rotation option is used.
*3: When the 3.5-MHU tube option is installed.
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COMPOSITION PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS

/VP Standard composition (TSX-021B/6) Scan parameters
• Gantry ................................................................................1 • Scan regions: Whole body, including head
• Patient couch......................................................................1 • Scan system: 360° continuous rotate/rotate
• Console ..............................................................................1 • Scan time
• Accessories – CT scan: 0.6 (partial), 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and
– Phantoms ..................................................................1 set 3.0 s (360°)
– Headrest ..........................................................................1 – Scanoscopy: Adjustable up to 14 s depend-
– Operation manuals....................................................1 set ing on the length of the scan
Note: The console desk is not included in the standard configu-
field along the patient axis.
ration. • Scan cycle time (for 1.0-s scan)
– SCAN & VIEW
mode: 3.2 s (minimum)
Optional items
– SCAN & SCAN
• Fly-through software*1 (CFT-03A)
mode: 2 s (rapid sequence)
• System transformer (CETF-004B)
Note: The scan cycle time refers to the time between the start of
• Quantitative bone mineral study system*1 (CBM-14A)
one scan and the next. SCAN & VIEW mode permits
• Display system for dental application (CDP-07A) immediate image display after acquisition of each individ-
• CBP-Study*1 (CSCP-002A) ual slice.
• Pediatric scanning system (CHKS-002A)
• Scan field
• Foot switch for patient couch (CAFS-004A)
– CT scan: ø180 mm (SS)
• Thin slice kit (CHSM-003A)
ø240 mm (S)
• Color printer interface (CCP-03A)
ø320 mm (M)
• DICOM Storage SCP (COT-30D)
ø400 mm (L)
• DICOM MWM (COT-32D)
ø480 mm (LL)
• DICOM MPPS (COT-33D)
– Scanoscopy:
• DICOM Q/R SCU (COT-35D)
• DICOM Q/R SCP (COT-34D) Lateral direction Axial direction
• DICOM storage commitment SCU (COT-41D) Adjustable from Adjustable from
• Fast scan kit (CGS-39A) 240 mm to 480 mm 200 mm to 1,390 mm
• X-ray high-voltage generator (X-ray power upgrade kit) Note: Scanogram table range does not match viewable range.
(CXGS-010A)
• 3.5-MHU X-ray tube (CXB-350A) • Slice thickness: (0.8)*, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 mm
• 3.5-MHU X-ray tube exchange kit (CXT-013A) • Number of slices: 1 slice/scan
• Diagnostic image display unit (CMCM-002A) • Gantry tilt angle: From forward 30° to backward
• Magneto-optical disk drive unit (CMO-13A) 30° (in 0.5° increments)
• FlashStart (CSRH-002A) Remote control from the console
is possible.
*1 Not available in the U.S.A.
• Tube position for
scanoscopy: 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°
• Gantry aperture: 720 mm in diameter

Patient couch
• Vertical movement
System: Hydraulically driven
– Speed of vertical
movement: 16 to 35 mm/s
– Stroke: Approx. 610 mm
– Minimum couch-top
height: Approx. 300 mm
• Couch-top movement
System: Motor driven or manual
– Movement speed: 100 mm/s (fast)
10 mm/s (slow)
– Stroke: 1,820 mm
– Scannable range: 1,400 mm

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– Step feed pitch: 0.5 mm to 600 mm in 0.5-mm • FlashViewTM: 1.0 s/image

increments • FlashStartTM*
– Reproducibility: ±0.25 mm – Continuous
Repeatable to within ±0.25 mm scan time: Max. 50 s (with 2.0-MHU tube)
after 600-mm movement Max. 100 s
• Couch-top width: 470 mm (with 3.5-MHU tube)*
• Remote control from the console is possible. – Region of
Note: This function allows the user to check the image on the interest (ROI): Max. 3 ROIs
console and adjust the couch top without leaving the con- – CT number
sole. Adjustment can be made in 10-mm increments at measurement interval: 1.0 s
the console.
• Specification of
• Load limit reconstruction position: By entering the couch-top
– Max. allowable load: 205 kg (450 lb) position or using the scanogram
(in minimum increments of
Voice-recorded instruction and scan system 0.1 mm)
(VoiceLink) • Reconstruction method: 360° interpolation
• Voice instructions to the patient can be recorded elec- Opposed-beam interpolation
tronically by the operator and automatically played back Detail reconstruction
during scan sequences as part of the eXam Plan.
• Number Dynamic scan
of messages: Max. 32 messages • Scan time: (0.75)*, 1.0, 1.5 s/360°
• Number • Programmable time: Max. 1 hour
of seconds: Max. 128 s for a total of 32 mes- • Number of
sages programmable scans: Max. 100 scans
• Delay time setting: The delay time between the end • Continuous scan time: Max. 100 s
of the message and the start of (with 3.5-MHU tube)*
scanning can be set up to 10 s Max. 50 s (with 2.0-MHU tube)
in increments of 1 s. • Scan plan
– Scan interval: Min. interval 0 s
Helical Scan Setting is possible in increments
• X-ray tube rotation of 0.1 s.
speed: (0.75)*, 1.0, 1.5 s/360° Note: When a scanning mode with patient couch movement is
• Continuous scan time: Max. 100 s employed, the minimum scan interval is limited by the
(with 3.5-MHU tube)* time required for couch movement.
Max. 50 s (with 2.0-MHU tube) – Scan plan
• Scan start time delay: Min. 1 s programming: Up to 360 different sequences
Setting is possible in increments can be pre-programmed.
of 0.1 s. • Scan start delay time: Min. 0.5 s
• Scan field in the axial Setting is possible in increments
direction: Max. 1,340 mm/scan of 0.1 s.
Up to 10 scan plans are pro- • Scan rate: Max. 50 scans/50 s
grammable in one eXam Plan. (1.0-s scan, 50 rotations)
(Multiple and/or Multi-directional Max. 133 scans/100 s*
Helical) (0.75-s scan, 133 rotations)*
• Helical pitch: Setting is possible in the range • Image reconstruction
from 0.5 to 2.0 (in increments of – Full image: 1 image/360°
0.1). – Half image: 1 image/227°
• Couch-top speed: The couch-top speed can be • Partial image: Reconstruction is possible in
specified in the range from 0.5 increments of 0.1 s.
mm/s to 20 mm/s (depends on • Reconstruction time: 1.2 s
the helical-pitch and slice-thick- • FlashView: 1.0 s/image
ness settings). • Realtime reconstruction
• Real-EC: Function for continuously vary- rate: Image display is possible at a
ing the X-ray tube current to rate of 1 image/rotation in syn-
ensure the optimal X-ray dose chronization with scanning.
during helical scanning.
• Image reconstruction
time: Min. 1.2 s
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• Rapid sequence scan: Min. scan cycle time • Reconstruction

Approx. 2 s at 10-mm pitch for filter functions: Support of 99 filter functions
1.0-s scan. Region
• Multi-position dynamic From FC01 Abdomen with BHC
scan: Max. 8 positions
From FC10 Abdomen without BHC
X-ray generation From FC20 Brain with BHC
• X-ray beam shape: Fan beam, fan angle 47.5° From FC30 Inner ear and bone
• X-ray exposure: Continuous From FC40 Brain without BHC
• X-ray tube voltage: 80, 100, 120, and 135 kV From FC50 Lung
• X-ray tube current: 30 mA to 200 mA (300 mA)*
FC70 Maintenance
(in increments of 10 mA)
• X-ray tube heat capacity: 2.0 MHU/3.5 MHU* From FC80 Super-resolution mode for the
• X-ray tube cooling rate: inner ear, bone, and lung
(max.) 336 kHU/min (2.0 MHU) FC90 High-resolution mode
735 kHU/min (3.5 MHU)*
• Focal spot size • Image reconstruction time (for 1.0-s scan)
– IEC standard, – Scanoscopy: Reconstructed and displayed
nominal (2.0 MHU): 1.1 mm × 1.3 mm (small) simultaneously with scanning
1.7 mm × 1.7 mm (large) (realtime reconstruction)
(3.5 MHU)*: 1.1 mm × 1.1 mm (small) – Helical scan: 1.2 s (minimum)
1.7 mm × 1.7 mm (large) • Data processor
– Central processing
X-ray detection unit: 64-bit microprocessor
• Detection system: Solid-state detectors – Magnetic disk unit: Storage capacity, 152 Gbytes
• Main detector: 640 channels – CD-R unit: Storage capacity, 650 Mbytes
• Reference detector: 1 set – Magneto-optical disk
• View rate: 1,200 views/s (max.) unit*: 5-inch type, 4.8 Gbytes
(double-sided)
Data processing
• Reconstruction matrix: 512 × 512 Data storage
• Picture element (pixel) size • System
– CT image: Unit: mm – Raw data: Max. 3,000 rotations
Scan field SS S M L LL – Image data: Max. 32,000 images
x to x to x to x to x to • CD-R: Max. 1,000 images
Pixel size • Magneto-optical disk*: Approximately 16,000 images or
0.35 0.47 0.63 0.78 0.94
3,600 raw image data per cas-
(x: depending on the Vari-Area or Zoom factor) sette (4.8 Gbytes)
Image display
– Scanogram: Unit: mm • Display monitor: 19-inch color LCD
Enlargement Display area comparable to that
Standard 2× 4× 8× 16×
ratio (area) of a 21-inch CRT monitor.
2.00 (LL) 1.41 1.0 0.71 0.50 • Monitor matrix: 1,280 × 1,024
Pixel size 1.00 (L) 0.71 0.50 – – • Image matrix: 1,024 × 1,024 (max.)
• CT number
0.50 (S) – – – – – Display range: From -1,536 to +8,192
Note: The CT number measurement range is from -32,768 to
+32,767.
• Window width/level: Continuously variable
(adjustable at variable speed)
• Preset window: Three types of window settings
can be preset for each image.
• Window types:
– Linear and nonlinear (3 types, including double win-
dows)
– User-programable nonlinear (6 types)

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• Image retrieval • Display of exposure

– Method: On-screen menus and keyboard dose: CTDIvol (or CTDIw) /DLP/
– Mode: Image, series, and patient Geometric eff.
• Autoview function: Software control, function key
control 3D color image processing
• Multi-frame display: Reduction/cut-off display, ROI High-quality 3D images can be obtained very quickly with
processing easy operation.
• Inset scanogram display • 3D surface rendering
• Selective related information display – Clipping, texture or non-texture
• Cine display • 3D volume rendering
– Image display speed: Variable – Maximum intensity projection (Max-IP)
– Minimum intensity projection (Min-IP)
Image processing – X-ray volume rendering
• Scanogram processing – Intensity volume rendering
– Slice position display (display of planned slice, – Shaded volume rendering (an arbitrary opacity curve
preset slice, and last scanned slice) can be set)
– Anatomical scale (display of relative position, with any • Display/processing function
selected point specified as 0) Zooming, panning, measurement (distance, angle),
– Slice position setting annotation, cutting, drilling
– Enlargement (arbitrary size) • Cine display
• CT image processing • Segmentation
– ROI setting and processing Partial extraction can be performed
· ROI shape: Point, rectangular, polygonal, • MPR
elliptical, irregular 3 orthogonal planes/oblique image
· ROI processing: Mean value, standard deviation, Curved MPR
area, number of pixels
· ROI display: Ten ROIs can be displayed on Image transfer
an image. • 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
· ROI control: Size, position, rotation • Toshiba protocol
– Measurement of distance and angle between two • DICOM storage SCU
points • TIFF conversion
– Profile (oblique profile also available)
– Histogram Filming
– CT number display • Ethernet: Toshiba protocol
– Mark display (grid display, scale display) DICOM PRINT
– Volume calculation • Sheet editing function using virtual film
– Enlargement (arbitrary size) • T-mode: Related information items such
– Addition/subtraction between images as the patient name are dis-
– Band display (nonlinear windowing) played in the footer area using a
– Comment and arrow insertion larger font.
– Top/bottom, right/left, black/white reversal of image Note: To use T-mode, the laser imager must support
– Image filtering 2048 pixels x 2404 pixels for a 1 x 1 frame.
– Screen save
– High-speed axial interpolation • Auto filming in eXam Plans
– Quantum denoising software (QDS)
• Raw data processing
– Multi-zooming (processing of raw data for 4 ROIs and
multiple images)
– Protect/Unprotect
– Reconstruction queue priority adjustment
• System management
– Warm-up
– Calibration data acquisition
– Scanogram/CT image switching
– eXam Plan editing
– Examination record

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IMAGE QUALITY SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND THEIR

• Noise
FUNCTIONS
– Standard deviation: Less than 0.35% Gantry
– Scan parameters The scanner is composed of the gantry and the patient
· Tube voltage: 120 kV couch. The scanner uses a fan-shaped continuous X-ray
· Tube current: 200 mA beam to scan the region to be examined. Transmitted X-
· Scan time: 2.0 s rays are detected and converted into electrical signals by
· Reconstruction solid-state detectors.
function: FC41 The gantry includes the main body and its support mecha-
· Slice thickness: 10 mm nism. The X-ray tube and the detector are mounted facing
· Scan field: S each other on opposite sides of the gantry aperture, and
– Water phantom: ø240 mm the X-ray tube and detectors rotate continuously around
• Spatial resolution: 11 lp/cm at MTF 2% the aperture of the gantry. A slipring is employed to trans-
– Scan parameters mit power between the gantry and the rotating X-ray high-
· Tube voltage: 120 kV voltage generator assembly.
· Tube current: 200 mA The gantry can be tilted forward and backward in order to
· Scan time: 1.0 s perform tilt scanning. Three-dimensional alignment lights
· Slice thickness: 2 mm are provided for setting slice positions. Gantry and patient
· Scan field: S couch operating controls are provided on both sides of the
· Reconstruction front of the gantry housing. The patient guide display indi-
function: FC90 cates the scan status to the operator and the patient. The
– Phantom: ø16 cm CATPHAN X-ray high-voltage generator is built into the gantry, and
• High-contrast resolution the system employs a high-frequency inverter for generat-
– Super resolution mode ing and stabilizing the high voltage supplied to the X-ray
(FC90): 0.45 mm ± 0.05 mm tube. The generator includes electronic circuits for control-
– Standard mode ling the speed of the rotating anode in the X-ray tube. Use
(FC30): 0.65 mm ± 0.05 mm of a high-frequency inverter system results in high power
– Scan parameters output combined with excellent stability. In addition, the
· Tube voltage: 120 kV system is compact and lightweight.
· Tube current: 200 mA • Aperture: 720 mm
· Scan time: 1.0 s • Tilt: ±30°
· Slice thickness: 2 mm • Scan time: 0.6 s (Partial), 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 s
· Scan field: S (DFOV: 60 mm using VARI
Area) X-ray Generator
– Phantom: Toshiba standard This unit supplies stable high voltage to the X-ray tube unit.
• Low-contrast The high-frequency inverter method is employed, resulting
detectability: 2.5 mm at 0.25% or 3.0 mm at in a light and compact design. This unit is incorporated in
0.2% the gantry.
– Scan parameters • Max. power: 42 kW
· Tube voltage: 120 kV
· mAs: 300 X-ray Tube
· Resolution function: FC41 This is a large-capacity, high-cooling-rate X-ray tube that is
· Slice thickness: 10 mm able to withstand continuous operation as in helical scan-
· Scan field: S ning.
– Phantom: ø16 cm CATPHAN • Heat Capacity: 2 MHU, 3.5 MHU*
• CTDI (CT Dose Index) (mGy/100 mAs) • Cooling Rate: Max. 336 kHU/min,
– Head center: 18.5 735 kHU/min*
surface: 20.0
– Body center: 5.3 Patient couch
surface: 9.4 The patient couch is positioned in front of the gantry and
– Phantom: Dosimetry Phantom supports the patient. The entire unit moves vertically and
Head: ø160 mm the top moves longitudinally. In an emergency, the couch
Body: ø320 mm top can be pulled out manually with very little effort. The
couch top can also be lowered to a minimum height of
300 mm from the floor, facilitating transfer of the patient
from a low bed or stretcher.
• Table Feed: Max.100 mm/s
• Stroke: 1,820 mm
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Console
The console consists of the hybrid keyboard, mouse, moni-
tor, and Navibox. The console controls the entire system,
including power ON/OFF operations, and is used for
image display. Functions included in the console are as
follows:
• Selection of scan parameters
• Scanoscopy control
• Scan control
• Remote control of couch-top movement
• Remote control of gantry tilt
• Window level and window width adjustment
• Various other mouse-operated image processing func-
tions
CD-R unit
This unit can record images on CD-Rs in a format con-
forming to the DICOM 3.0 standards and play them back.
It also supports additional writing and secondary capture
image storage.
OPERATING FEATURES
Patient handling and positioning
• The couch top can be lowered to 300 mm from the floor,
making it easier to transfer the patient to and from a bed
or stretcher.
• Alignment lights are provided in the gantry aperture for
fast and accurate patient positioning.
• High-precision couch-top positioning is possible from the
integrated console or by manual operation from the con-
trol panel and clear digital readouts are provided on the
gantry.
• The couch top can be pulled out manually in an emer-
gency.
Scanning
• When Guided Mode is selected, the operating proce-
dures are displayed on the monitor screen of the scan
console. Examinations can be performed by following
the instructions.
• Toshiba's scanoscopy function provides a full-view image
of the patient for high-precision advance planning of the
slice positions.
• The axial length of the scanning field for the scanogram
can be adjusted up to 1,390 mm. Because the image is
reconstructed in realtime, the scan can be aborted at
any time, minimizing the patient exposure dose.
• The Auto Index function allows automatic incremental
couch-top movement based on the slice positions deter-
mined through the scanogram.
• The eXam Plan function allows simple selection of pre-
programmed scanning parameters for routine examina-
tions, maximizing patient throughput.
• The Vari-area function allows the user to pre-select a
region of interest for zooming using raw data, permitting
immediate post-scan analysis. Zooming using raw data
yields higher resolution than enlarging an image that has
already been reconstructed.
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• Helical Scan acquires raw data by rotating the X-ray tube
continuously while moving the patient through the scan-
ner at constant speed. The volume data acquired can
be used to reconstruct slices at any desired axial posi-
tions. This scan mode is best used for rapid patient
scanning during a single breath-hold and for high-defini-
tion three-dimensional and MPR imaging.
• The Real-EC function, which can be set in an eXam Plan,
automatically sets the optimal tube current for every
region, thus minimizing patient exposure.
• The FlashView function makes it possible to observe the
images being scanned in realtime at a maximum of 1
frame per second. This function shows any shift in the
slice position in realtime and allows the operator to check
the scan field on the image, the contrast study timing, the
presence of patient body motion, etc. The patient can
therefore be released immediately after scanning.
• The FlashStart function* allows the operator to start heli-
cal scanning at the timing of maximum enhancement in
contrast studies. FlashStart* monitors the scan from the
start of a contrast study at a certain slice position while
measuring the changes in CT number on the image dis-
played in realtime. When the contrast reaches the pre-
defined threshold, helical scan automatically starts. This
technique ensures optimal contrast enhancement inde-
pendent of individual differences in blood-flow velocity
and also minimizes the dose of contrast medium.
Data processing
• Rapid reconstruction reduces the reconstruction time to
as short as 1.2 second for 1.0-second helical scanning.
• A variety of reconstruction algorithms are available and
can be selected according to the anatomical region to
be examined and the clinical objective of the study.
These include algorithms for the abdomen, head, bone,
lung, small structures, soft tissues, etc.
Image display and processing
• Reconstructed images are automatically displayed
according to the window settings preset in the eXam
Plan.
• The window save function allows the user to store an
image with window settings different from the ones set in
the eXam Plan.
• Filter parameters can be customized through simple on-
screen menu selections. These parameters include the
number of filtering passes, matrix size, and filter coeffi-
cients.
• Images can be rotated and reversed either right/left,
top/bottom, or black/white.
• The Multi-frame feature allows up to 16 images to be
retrieved and displayed simultaneously on the screen.
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• The three-dimensional image display function* allows COMPLIANCE

color three-dimensional and realtime MPR images to be
generated from the volumetric scan data acquired by
helical scanning. This results in higher definition and
image quality than images reconstructed from conven-
tional single-slice scanning. This is because helical
scanning provides superior data continuity along the
patient axis compared with conventional scanning.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDC ACT 510)
Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR)
807/1010/1020 (1996)
Council Directive 93/42/EEC
Concerning Medical Devices (Medical Device Directive)

Image storage and archiving • IEC: IEC 60601-2-44: 2001

• The system is provided with a 152-Gbyte magnetic hard IEC 60601-1: 1988
disk as standard, permitting on-line storage of approxi- IEC 60601-1 Amd.1: 1991
mately 32,000 images and 3,000 rotations of raw data. IEC 60601-1 Amd.2: 1995
• A 650-Mbyte CD-R unit is provided as standard. The IEC 60601-1-1: 2000
image storage capacity of the CD-R is up to 1,000 IEC 60601-1-2: 1993
images per disk. IEC 60601-1-3: 1994
IEC 60601-1-4: 1996
Image filming IEC 60601-1-4 Amd.1: 1999
• Filming of images can be performed manually or auto- IEC 60601-2-32: 1994
matically from the console.
• Automatic filming sends an entire study to the laser DIMENSIONS AND MASS
imager. Filming is performed in background mode so
that other scans and image processing functions can be Net
performed without interruption or delay. Unit Dimensions L × W × H Mass
• When T-mode is used, related information items dis- mm (in) kg (lb)
played together with an image (surrounding the image, in
Gantry 860 × 1,970 × 1,760 1,300
a small font) are displayed in the footer area using a larg-
(33.9 × 77.6 × 69.3) (2,866)
er font, permitting not only easier reading but also sim-
pler film management. Patient couch 2,390 × 620 × 390 330
Note: To use T-mode, the laser imager must support
(94.1 × 24.4 × 15.4) (728)
2048 pixels × 2404 pixels for a 1 × 1 frame. Console 620 × 340 × 665 100
(24.4 × 13.4 × 26.2) (220)
Patient throughput
Patient throughput and cost effectiveness were major SITING REQUIREMENTS
objectives in the design and production of the Asteion CT
scanner. Power requirements
• The system incorporates a 2.0-MHU (3.5-MHU)* X-ray • Phase: Three-phase
tube with a very fast cooling rate of max. 336 kHU/min • Voltage: 200 V*1
(max. 735 kHU/min)*. • Frequency: 50 Hz or 60 Hz ±0.5 Hz
• High-speed scanning can be performed in as little as • Capacity: 50 kVA (75 kVA)*2
0.75 second* per scan. Routine scanning can be per- • Voltage fluctuation
formed as quickly as 1.0 second per scan. due to load: Less than 5%
• Realtime reconstruction is possible in scanoscopy. • Power voltage
• CT images can be reconstructed in 1 second* for 0.75- fluctuation: Less than 10%*3
second* routine scans.
• The routine scan cycle time is as short as 2.0 seconds* *1 Please consult Toshiba for other voltages or for excessive
power fluctuation.
(Conventional Scan & View mode).
*2 When a X-ray power upgrade kit (option) is used.
• Ease of operation is ensured by the incorporation of a
*3 This represents the total of voltage fluctuation due to load
hybrid keyboard, mouse-driven menus, and a large color and line voltage fluctuation.
LCD screen.
• The couch top can be lowered very near the floor, simpli- Grounding
fying patient transfer. Electrical grounding must be provided in accordance with
all applicable legal requirements for medically used electri-
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Ambient conditions • The ceiling should be at least 2,500 mm high to permit

Temperature (*1) Humidity Heat generation the use of a contrast medium injector.
• Wiring pits and ducts are required for routing the cables
Scan room
that connect the various units.
Gantry 20°C to 26°C 40% to 80% Approx.
Tolerance: ±2°C No 9,720 kJ/h (*2) Operator’s room
condensation 32,070 kJ/h (*3) • An observation window is required for monitoring the
scan room. X-ray shielding of the window glass must be
Patient couch 20°C to 26°C 40% to 80% Approx. provided in accordance with all local requirements and
Tolerance: ±2°C No 1,080 kJ/h (*2) regulations. The bottom of the window frame should be
condensation 1,800 kJ/h (*3) 90 cm from the floor.
Operator’s room • Wiring pits and ducts are required for routing the cables
that connect the various units.
Console 16°C to 28°C 40% to 80% Approx.
No 9,720 kJ/h (*2) • The operator’s room should be provided with entrances
condensation for access to the corridor and the scan room.
*1: When the system is not operating: 0°C to 40°C
*2: When scanning is not performed. Cable connections between units
*3: When scanning is performed continuously at the maximum • Without system transformer
rated output of the system.
Speaker
(scan room) 17
2
A minimum area of 20 m is required 17
Gantry Console
for installation Navibox
Patient
12 18 9
couch

Speaker
q Breaker (control room)
box
4,800

Unit: m
• With system transformer
6,400

Speaker
(scan room) 17
17
w Gantry Console
Navibox
Patient 12 System 18
couch transformer 9
e
1,600

12 5 18
Speaker
Breaker (control room)
box
3,150 Unit: mm Unit: m

q Gantry e Console Checks before bringing in the unit

w Patient couch • Confirm in advance the widths of corridors and the
entrance and the dimensions and maximum allowable
Room layout example load of the stairs and elevators to ensure that it is possi-
ble to bring in the unit without difficulty.
• The minimum dimensions of the entrance used for bring-
Installation requirements ing in the unit are as follows:
Width: 980 mm (38.6 in)
Scan room Height: 1,860 mm (73.3 in)
• Before installing the gantry, confirm the maximum per- • The corners in corridors should be as illustrated below.
missible floor load. • Elevator maximum load: 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)
• The scanner emits X-rays. X-ray shielding must be pro-
vided around the scan room and the entrance in accor-
dance with all local requirements and regulations. W > 1,400 mm (55.2 in)
W
W

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Gantry and Patient Couch

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OUTLINE DRAWINGS

960
(37.8)
860
(33.9)

330 530
(13.0) (20.9)

30° 30°
(TILT ANGLE)

(74.8)
1,900
(69.3)
1,760
(35.8)
910

1,970
(77.6)

Gantry

(18.5)

(24.4)
470

620

1,820 2,000
(71.7) (78.7)
Couch-top stroke

1,490 2,390
(58.7) (94.1)
Stroke

(22.4)
570
(34.3)

(37.8)
870

960
(15.4)
390
(11.8)
300

Patient Couch

Unit: mm (in)

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(49.4)
1,255

(31.5)
800

(26.2)
665

340 620
(13.4) (24.4)

Console

Note: The console desk is not included in the standard configuration.

Some of the units shown in the photograph on the front page differ from those shown in the drawings above.

Unit: mm (in)

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