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X-ray tube replacement
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Delivery of new tube
art
re P
Spa
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Delivery of new tube
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Tube replacement jig
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New Tube Replacement Jig
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Remove 8 bolts
CAUTION
CAUTION
The
The tube
tube can
can move
move in-
in- or
or outwards!
outwards!
F/B
L/R
Tube
Tube change:
Remove marked
screws (8x)
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Remove F/B adjustment plates
remove
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Disconnect cooler hoses
• To disconnect cooler hose, put heat exchanger at
7’oclock position
– (if fluid leaks it will be to the bottom of the gantry)
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Move tube to 90° and insert pin
1) Remove Wedge
unit Shield Cover
2) Remove
Reference
Detector
(slide tube a
little out)
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X-ray tube replacement
• Move the tube to 90º (or 270º) position.
• Remove the relevant patient positioning laser assy.
• If tube on 270º: Remove the L/R alignment bracket from tube mounting plate.
• Mount the connection-plate for the Tube-replacement-cart
to the gantry.
• Mount the tube-supporting-base to the cart.
• Connect the cart to the connection-plate.
• Adjust the cart height to the tube position.
• Slide the tube on the tube-supporting-base.
• Make sure you have disconnected
the Ref detector
• Move the base backwards on the cart,
lower the cart, disconnect the cart.
• Change tube, follow procedure backwards.
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Mount cart-connection plate
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Adjust cart-height to tube
OLD TYPE
NEW TYPE
(more space
for hoses)
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Move tube on cart
Exchange mounting plate and
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X-ray tube F/B alignment 1/2
MultiSlice:without use of film
c With this method we use a 4x0.5mm X-ray beam on the
detector switched to 4x1mm (if row 1 and 4 give the same
values as row 2 and 3 → use detector 4x 2mm)
d The 2mm beam which is in practice more than 2 will in this
way also partly expose Row 1 and 4 .
e The amount of signal on Row 1 and 4 determines the tube
position.
f When the signal on Row 1 equals 4 the alignment perfect.
x-ray (4x 0.5mm)
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X-ray tube F/B alignment: screws
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X-ray tube L/R alignment.
• Use a pin-phantom (PX16-56067 Gr.3)
• Align the pin-phantom (Must be centered)
– horizontally with 90 º Scano (check with square ROI)
– vertically with 0º Scano (check with square ROI)
– center the pin using a FOV of 40mm (check with
centered circle ROI)
ROI
ROI
pin
ROI
1 Check
alignment
Correction
data limit
2 Register
correction
values
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X-ray tube alignment.
• Refer to figure 1.7.3-4 in the Service Manual for
the correct bolts to loosen.
If L/R alignment is difficult (tube does not
move), loosen also the middle F/B bolts.
(sometimes all F/B bolts must be loosened)
L/R alignment program → Gantry Power OFF
→ Move Tube → Gantry Power ON → make 1
rotation by KGTS Maintenance Panel
(otherwise: L/R alignment program: hang-up)
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X-ray tube L/R alignment: screws
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X-ray tube L/R alignment: adjustment
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Tube change Notes:
• Check tube anode rotation by sound or by touch
before exposure!
• System checks for over mA current flow to servo not current in
all three phases.
• With a faulty phase connection current will still flow in two
phases and no error indicated
• In the future system will check current limits
– Rotor cable may be misaligned
• (insert with care)
– Rotor cable may have a broken connection
• Do not push very hard on heat exchanger
connectors without supporting them. They can
break internally
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CXB-750: HV-connector
• Insert HV-connector carefully
– HV-connector has no key (as normal x-
ray tubes).
– feel pins entering connector
– Do not insert and rotate
• Do not apply too much grease
– Apply grease sparingly on sides only
– Silicone grease is only to allow cable
to slide in
– It may result in a cracked receptacle
• Tighten down connector all the way
– Tighten in star pattern
– If cable does not have 4mm of
compression pack with silicone grease
until you can replace cable
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Tube change Notes:
• Following replacement
– If adjust for 80kV and 100kV
• See If adjustment
– Season tube
• From menu (using menu there is a 30min wait until
SF scans, system has not hung up)
• From laptop SF scans must be done with gantry
rotation
– Check all If’s
– F/B alignment (while tube is cooling)
– L/R alignment (while tube is cooling)
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