Servicing the GE Definium Family: Definium 6000/8000, Discovery XR650/XR656 Optima XR640/XR646

Overview

The GE Definium Family training course covers a wide variety of GE’s latest DR (Digital Radiography) systems.

The Definium Family 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. All Definium family products are built around the JEDI generator platform. Systems that will be covered in this course include:

• Definium 6000
• Definium 8000
• Discovery XR650
• Discovery XR656
• Optima XR640
• Optima XR646

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 Definium family products.
• Describe how factors are optimized to produce the highest quality digital images
• Describe the function of the basic components of each GE Definium family digital radiographic unit
• Demonstrate an understanding of the installation procedures associated with the GE Definium
• Perform the necessary digital performance monitoring and quality assurance procedures utilizing the GE Definium
• 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