Manual

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 5
Versions ........................................................................................................... 5
THE RAYSAFE XI .................................................................................................... 6
The RaySafe Xi Detectors ............................................................................... 6
The RaySafe Xi Base Unit ................................................................................7
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................8
Keys on the RaySafe Xi Base Unit ...................................................................8
Transfer data to a computer ........................................................................... 9
Battery and Charger ....................................................................................... 9
R/F MEASUREMENT ..............................................................................................11
MAMMOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT ....................................................................... 14
Special measurement cases ......................................................................... 14
TRANSPARENT MEASUREMENT .......................................................................... 18
CT MEASUREMENT ............................................................................................. 20
How to measure CT dose ............................................................................. 20
How to measure CT kVp ................................................................................ 21
LIGHT MEASUREMENT ........................................................................................ 23
SURVEY MEASUREMENT .................................................................................... 26
mA/mAs MEASUREMENT .................................................................................... 29
Passive mAs .................................................................................................. 32
MEASUREMENT DEFINITIONS ............................................................................ 33
Dose ...............................................................................................................34
Dose Rate ...................................................................................................... 35
kV/kVp ........................................................................................................... 35
Time ............................................................................................................... 36
Pulse ............................................................................................................... 37
Frame rate ......................................................................................................37
Dose per Frame ............................................................................................ 38
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