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What types of generators are on mobile units?
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Battery operated
3 phase output Capacitor discharge Constant potential output |
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What are 3 important considerations when operating a mobile x-ray unit?
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1.Communication
Park mobile unit outside patient’s room Establish rapport Get patient’s permission to do the exam Explain the procedure Move items that will be in the way Incognizant patients Surgery/Emergency Room/ICU 2. Manipulating equipment Watch out for: Equipment power supplies Oxygen tubing Intravenous lines Catheters, etc. Don’t bump the bed or your head Radiographer’s responsibility to return all items to their original locations 3. Positioning and pathology Increased possibility of artifacts Remove all radiopaque objects Move lines from imaging field if possible Limit coverings to single, smoothed layer |
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What do you have to do to compensate for low mAs units?
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increase kVp to get proper exposure
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What is especially important in mobile radiography when setting up the tube position in relationship to the patient?
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Try your best to keep the IR and pt parallel and tube perpendicular to both
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