Question
How does the setup of the Rotating Table work?
Answer
To setup the rotating table, carry out the following steps in the treatment room.
Step 1 Setup the Rotating Table on the couch
- Place the Rotating Table on the Patient couch, carrying handles facing to the lateral edges, the
adjustment know facing a longitudinal edge.
Step 2 Alignment of the Rotating Table’s cross hairs is at 0°
- Check that the rotating plate is set to 0°.
- Align the Rotating Table with the room lasers and/or the light field.
- Ensure that the carrying handles are NOT tilted upwards.
CAUTION: Upwards tilted carrying handles will interfere with the rotation of the water tank,
might change the position of the water tank on the rotating table, or damage the
equipment.
Step 3 Place the Blue Phantom COMPACT or Helix on the rotating table
- Cautiously place the Blue Phantom COMPACT or Helix on the Rotating table without changing
its position - Align the water phantom on the table so that the phantom’s bottom cross hairs are matching
Rotating Table’s.
Step 4 Blue Phantom setup
- Cautiously connect the water reservoir and fill the phantom with water and remove the water
hose after the filling process has been completed.
CAUTION: Not removing the water hose will interfere with the rotation of the water tank,
might change the position of the water tank on the rotating table, or damage the
equipment.
- Proceed with the complete setup of the water phantom. For further details see the
corresponding manuals. - Ensure that the chamber’s effective point of measurement is matching the beam’s central axis.