Solving Power Quality Issues in Radiology Equipment: Key Solutions

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Solving Power Quality Issues in Radiology
Equipment Key Solutions
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By Vikki Harmonay
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One of the most common reasons for equipment
failures at healthcare facilities is insufficient
power quality. Power quality problems wreak Power
Quality havoc on computerized tomography
(CT),magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
mammography, ultrasound, general X-ray equipment
PACS systems and bone densitometry. It can result
in downtime, repairs and even imaging equipment
replacement. It also has a negative effect on
patient care, schedules, appointments and
customer satisfaction. Worst of all, equipment
failures caused by power quality problems arent
usually covered by warranties or service contract.
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The most common power quality issues include
improper grounding connections, loose
connections, and unusual transformer wiring. Add
in the general infrastructure aging, weather and
wear and tear and power quality issues can easily
arise. Thats why its wise to thoroughly check
the health of your power systems annually.
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• Grounding issues can cause the following
  problems
• System lock-ups that result in the need for a
  technician to reboot or reset the equipment
• Randomly appearing or intermittent software
  errors
• Hardware failures
• Random imaging artifacts that can come and go in
  frequency and intensity
• Interference from or interaction with unrelated
  imaging systems in your facility
• Failure of a variety of software, boards, parts,
  computers, peripherals and components at once,
  that can result in service technicians spending
  hours diagnosing and repairing equipment
• Transformers can be another problem area.
  Annually, your technicians should examine your
  transformer to make sure it is installed
  correctly. Be sure to check all terminals,
  fittings and connections and make sure they are
  tight and installed correctly.

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questions about choosing the right medical
imaging equipment for your facility, selecting
the right warranties and service contract or
other issues, talk to the experts at Atlantis
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