Servicing the Philips DigitalDiagnost & BuckyDiagnost Systems

Overview

The Philips DigitalDiagnost (and BuckyDiagnost) training course covers Philips latest DR (Digital Radiography) system as well as the Bucky-based BuckyDiagnost system.

The Diagnost course is a skills development course designed to provide the experienced service professional with the skills necessary to fully service and calibrate these single & dual detector systems. The DigitalDiagnost product is built on the BuckyDiagnost platform and can have a Optimus Generator or an M-Cabinet CXA Generator. System components that will be covered in this course include:

• TH (Height Adjustable Table)
• CS (Ceiling Suspension)
• FS (Fixed Stand for X-Ray tube)
• VM (Vertical Bucky, moveable)
• VS (Vertical Stand)
• M-Cabinet CXA (Generator, 65kW or 80kW)
• Optimus Rad (Generator, 65kW or 80kW)

Prerequisites

To attend this course, the service professional must have a good understanding of the principles gained through attending Phase II or two years equivalent experience in servicing RAD equipment.

Objectives

• Understand the similarities & difference between the DigitalDiagnost & BuckyDiagnost products
• Describe how factors are opti­mized to produce the highest quality digital images
• Describe the function of the basic com­ponents of each DigitalDiagnost digital radio­graphic & BuckyDiagnost radiographic units
• Perform the necessary perfor­mance monitoring and quality assur­ance procedures
• Perform all system calibrations and ad­justments to maintain the highest qual­ity images
• Evaluate circuit functions to facilitate troubleshooting
• Perform a complete and thorough pre­ventive maintenance inspection on the unit