Preventative Maintenance For Your X-Ray Equipment

Title: Preventative Maintenance For Your X-Ray Equipment


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Preventative Maintenance For Your X-Ray Equipment
By Vikki Harmonay
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X-ray equipment isnt cheap. And if youre like
most medical imaging departments, when one goes
down, its a pain. You have to X-Ray maintenance
reschedule patients, find an available technician
and hope that it can be repaired quickly. Thats
why its so important to have routine maintenance
performed on your X-ray equipment (and all
medical imaging devices) on schedule. Its the
best protection against mechanical failures. So,
what happens during routine maintenance on X-ray
equipment? There are three different preventative
maintenance areas functional verification,
interior cleaning and testing. Lets take a
closer look at all three.
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Step 1 Functional Verification The first step
of preventative maintenance for your X-ray
equipment is to verify whats working and whats
not. Your technician will look at movement, X-ray
production and image acquisition in order to get
a baseline for your systems current performance.
The technician will do an image quality check
with a phantom or known reference object. After
going through all the performance steps, the
technician will perform a second quality check to
make sure that the image is as good as the first
test or better. In addition, tube and detector
alignment will be tested, adjusted and optimized
as needed.
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Step 2 Interior Cleaning Your X-ray systems
needs regular cleaning in order for it to achieve
optimal performance. The technician will clean
the inside of the system, removing debris and
dust that can interfere with cooling, affect
movement and show up in patient images. Your
X-ray tube will also be wiped clean. In addition,
O-rings will be replaced. Your high voltage
cables will also be inspected, cleaned and
re-greased. Lint and dust will be blown out of
all electronic components. In addition, the rails
and gears that help move the tube, collimator and
table top will also be thoroughly cleaned and
lubricated.
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Step 3 Electrical and Mechanical
Testing Testing all mechanical and electrical
components during preventative maintenance is
key. Your technician will test the safety
interlock, warning lamp and sensors. He or she
will also inspect and verify secure mounting
hardware and wire terminations. If your system
has motion manipulation, your technician will
verify the motion control operation. Each axis
will be taken to its home position and crash
limits will be set accordingly. The technician
will also adjust limit sensors, motors and
encoders.
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Workstation functions will also be tested. If
needed, DR applications may be updated, software
patches may be installed and files could be
backed up. As your technician moves through each
stage of routine preventative maintenance, they
will also look for potential issues and
deteriorating parts that could possible fail
before the next scheduled maintenance visit. Your
report might suggest that parts be replaced, or
that you keeps certain parts on hand just in case.
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Talk To An Expert
If you have any questions about routine
preventative maintenance for radiology equipment,
talk to an expert at Atlantis Worldwide. For more
than 28 years, weve been helping hospitals,
clinics, urgent cares and medical imaging
operations find refurbished and used medical
imaging equipment that can deliver both
performance and cost savings. For more
information, contact Atlantis Worldwide today!
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