Topic ID: id_11038921
Version: 5.0
Date: Feb 4, 2020 1:40:47 AM

Fast Calibration

Prerequisites

Table 2. Safety

caution

Remove any objects from scan window area which may interfere with the rotating gantry.

caution

No personnel or patients should be in the area of the gantry while scanning without adequate radiation safety precautions being utilized.

Table 3. Required conditions
Condition	Reference	Effectivity
Recommend procedure completion by GE Service trained personnel.	-	-
Gantry covers and scan window installed.	-	-

Fast Calibration ensures consistent image quality and radiation exposure by correcting for channel gain differences in the detector, detector drift correction resulting from radiation damage, imperfection in the bowtie filter, and removal of bowtie shape from the data.

Procedure

Move table to longitudinal home position.
Click DAILY PREP.
Click FAST CALIBRATION.
Press START on SCIM when it flashes.
Click QUIT in Daily Preparation window.

Finalization

note: If this procedure has been done as part of Tube Replacement procedure, return to Tube replacement procedure for remaining steps.

No finalization steps.