Users Manual Part 1

IBA | 11-6 | Clinical User’s Guide
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
|Part II - Using Treatment Room Equipment Using the Remote Positioning Controls |
Stopping Movements
The following methods are available to stop movements of the Proton Therapy
System (PTS) equipment when using the remote positioning controls:
 Release the MOVE button on the remote positioning hardware console.
 Release the Motion Enable Button on the remote positioning hardware
console.
 Press an emergency stop button.
Release the MOVE Button
If the MOVE button is released during Patient Positioning Device (PPD) movement,
the PPD stops smoothly.
Release the Motion Enable Button
If the Motion Enable Button is released during Patient Positioning Device (PPD)
movement, the PPD stops immediately. If you release this button before releasing
the MOVE button, the motion stops abruptly.
The movement can be resumed by pressing the Motion Enable Button, followed by
the MOVE button.
Press an Emergency Stop Button
Note: Emergency stop buttons and TSS interlocks exist on a level local to your
treatment room and system-wide. The description in this section pertains to the local
level only.
WARNING If a patient is not safely secured to the PPS, the patient may fall off. Each
patient shall be safely secured before moving the PPS.
WARNING Emergency stop buttons shut off energy to most components in the
Proton Therapy System (PTS). However, the electrical power to some
components will not be interrupted, so be aware that electrical hazards
and faults (faulty parts made live or induced fire) may still be present.