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Plane of Rotation (POR) Alignment

Prerequisites
Table 1. Personnel requirements
Required persons Preliminary requirements Procedure Finalization
1 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable

Table 2. Tools and test equipment

Item Quantity Effectivity Part number Manufacturer
Alignment JIG Holder 1 - -
– see Figure 2 5371128

Alignment JIG – see 1 - -

Figure 2 5371129

Table 3. Safety

CAUTION

NO PERSONNEL OR PATIENTS SHOULD BE IN THE AREA OF THE GANTRY WHILE SCANNING WITHOUT
ADEQUATE RADIATION SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BEING UTILIZED.

Table 4. Required conditions

Condition Reference Effectivity
- -
Recommend procedure completion by
GE Service trained personnel.

- -
The positioning lights must be OK be-
fore POR alignment.

Overview

Last Revised: 06 July, 2017

The purpose of Plane of Rotation measurement/alignment is to put the X-ray tube in the correct physical relationship to
the detector and verify it. This is normally only necessary when the X-ray tube has been replaced or moved.

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Figure 1. POR Flowchart

Figure 2. POR JIG

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1 Preparation

Procedure
1. Move the cradle OUT to its fully retracted position (farthest from gantry).
2. Remove the gantry left side cover.
3. Turn OFF “Axial Enable”, “HVDC” and “120VAC” switches on the service switch panel.
4. Remove the gantry covers as required.
5. Turn ON “Axial Enable”, “HVDC” and “120VAC” switches.
6. Remove the Bowtie filter assembly.

2 JIG Installation and Adjustment

Procedure

1. On the upper right corner of the Desktop, click to select Service Mode, then select Calibration –> POR
Alignment to enter ‘Plane of Rotation’ UI.
2. Click Scan to start Air Scan.

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NOTE: Hint information ‘Air scan succeeded.’ displays on the screen.

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3. Install and adjust the POR JIG by referring information displayed on the screen.

a. Place the JIG onto the JIG holder and insert it into the cradle.

Align the localization light along the two middle windows as shown in Figure 3.

NOTE:
Pay attention to the JIG direction on the JIG holder if screw is not on the JIG.

Figure 3. POR JIG Installation

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b. Press External Landmark button to position the positioning light to the 0.

Figure 4. External Landmark

c. Click Scan to start 180 Degree Scan.

NOTE:
If the tube temperature is higher, the following hint information displays: Tube temperature is higher
than expectation. Please wait for tube cooling down and [Scan] button being

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activated.

d. Hint information ‘180 degree jig scan succeeded.’ displays on the screen.
e. Click Calculate to verify the position of JIG.
i. If it is in specification, the following information displays: 180 degree JIGshift is 0.xxxxxmm. It is
in specification.
ii. If it is out of specification, the similar information displays: 180 degree JIGshift is —1.970411mm. It
is out of specification. Please move JIG 1.970411mm to gantry side and try again.

Adjust the JIG position by using adjuster (See Figure 3):

If JIGshift is positive, turn adjuster CW, toward the table

If JIGshift is negative, turn adjuster CCW, toward the gantry.

Repeat Step 3.c to Step 3.e until the calculate result is in specification.

4. Continue the following steps for Tube Adjustment.

3 Tube Adjustment

Procedure
1. Click Scan to start 0 Degree Scan.
2. Click Calculate to start Calculate the amount of tube movement.

a. If it is in specification, the following information displays:

The shift of tube is xxxxx mm.

It is in specification: +/-0.0860 mm.

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No need to adjust the position of the tube.

b. If it is out of specification, the following information displays as shown in figure:

3. Adjust the tube position.

a. Rotate the gantry until the tube reaches about 12 o’clock position.
b. Turn OFF “HVDC”, “Axial Enable” and “120VAC” switches on TGPSV Board.
c. Loosen the four M10x40 mounting bolts and two M10x20 supporting bolts that secure the tube. (1/2 turn out is
all that’s necessary, and not any more.)

Figure 5. Tube Mounting Bolts

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d. Adjust the tube position in Z-Axis by turning Nut A&B adjuster according to the calculative result displayed on
the monitor screen.
If tubeshift is positive, turn adjuster CW
If tubeshift is negative, turn adjuster CCW

Figure 6. Tube Adjustment

4. Secure four M10x40 mounting bolts and two M10x20 supporting bolts to pre-load torque specification as shown
below.

Table 5. Pre-load Torque Specification

28.32 ft.-lbs 38.4 N-m 339.8 in-lbs 391.5 kg-cm

5. Turn ON “Axial Enable”, “HVDC” and “120VAC” switches.

6. Click Restart to repeat POR procedure by referring to Step 2 to Step 2.

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7. Click Save Log, then click Dismiss to quit POR.

8. Apply final torque on all M10 bolts according to the values specified in Table 6.

Table 6. Final Torque

28.32 ft.-lbs 38.4 N-m 339.8 in-lbs 391.5 kg-cm

CAUTION

ATTENTION: THIS BOLT IS SAFETY BOLT. PLEASE ENSURE THE FOLLOWING:

Torque applied is 38.4 NM +/- 10% for all 4 bolts. Ensure the correct bolt part# 1006–M10C040–04 is
being used, which is supplied as accessories.
Verify if the length is 40mm. Bolt type: Hexagon head.

9. Restore the gantry to original configuration.

4 Finalization
No finalization steps.

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