Patient Positioning - VATECH Green18 Handbuch

5. Acquiring CBCT Images
5.3

Patient Positioning

Getting prepared
1. Let the patient remove all the metal objects (glasses, earrings, hair pins, braces, false
teeth, etc.). Metal objects may induce ghost images and lower the image quality.
2. Have the patient wear a lead apron to protect themselves from residual radiation.
3. Use the Column UP/DOWN button or switch option to adjust the equipment to match
the height of the patient.
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Have patients (especially pregnant women and children) wear a
lead apron to protect themselves from residual radiation.
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Be careful not to shine the laser beam directly into the person's
eyes. Doing so may result in vision loss.
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Correct posture reduces the shadow casted by the patient's
cervical spine and allows clear image acquisition.
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Metal implants or bridges may reduce the quality of the images.
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Be sure to adjust laser beam correctly. Otherwise, the quality of
images can be lower due to ghost images or expansion / reduction
of the images.
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