Course Outline

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

Tuition: $6995

Course Length: 1 Week

CEU's Awarded: 4 CEU’s

Dates:

  • Oct 2-6, 2023
  • Jan 29- Feb 2, 2024
  • May 20-24, 2024
  • Sep 23-27, 2024
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Course Outline

Day 1
  • Digital imaging process overview
  • Basic terminology
  • Definium system overview
  • Discovery system overview
  • Optima system overview
  • Definium system operation
  • Discovery system operation
  • Optima system operation
  • System specifications
  • Lab Activities
    • Basic system operation
    • AWS acquisition software
    • Image acquisition
    • Image viewer
    • Screen considerations
    • Technologist digital QC
  • System documentation overview Installation
  • Operations
    • Magic Workstation
  • Service
  • Schematics
  • Lab Activities
    • Annual physicist checks
    • Image quality
    • Signal to noise
    • Resolution
    • Contrast ratio
    • MTF
    • Flatfield/phantom IQ
    • AOP
Day 2
  • System service
  • Lab Activities:
    • Required tools and software Remove and replace covers and system panels
    • AWS
    • Gantry
    • Operators console
    • Generator
  • UNIX basics
  • AWS configuration
  • Site planning and installation
  • Network configuration
  • Ethernet config
    • RT Bus
    • ArcNet Bus
    • CAN Network
    • Troubleshooting Definium internal Net­works
  • System calibration
  • Functional checks
  • System backups
  • System restore
  • Lab Activities
    • Component location
    • Schematic location
    • Physical location
    • Connector locations
    • Fuse location/identification
    • UPS Battery check/replacement procedures UNIX Telnet session
Day 3
  • Preventive maintenance
  • Error codes
  • System diagnostics
  • Lab Activities
    • PM
    • Diagnostics
  • Image Chain – Image Detection
    • IDC
      • Bad Pixel correction
      • Flatfield correction
  • Detector Calibration
  • System service procedures
    • Software reload
      • ADS
      • Generator
      • Positioner
    • Troubleshooting
    • Options
    • Networking
    • Output devices
      • Laser printer
      • PACS
      • RWS
      • CAD
      • Media
    • Input devices
      • Modality worklist
  • Lab Activities
    • Load from Cold (LFC)
    • Configure and test output devices
    • Configure and test input devices
Day 4
  • Generator calibration
  • Lab Activities
    • AEC calibration
    • Beam alignment
    • Collimator format
    • Bad pixel
    • Detector gain
    • Positioner calibration – Table detector
    • Positioner calibration – Wallstand detector
Day 5
  • System schematics
    • AWS
    • Gantry
    • Generator
  • Troubleshooting
  • System diagnostics
  • Lab Activities
    • Review system diagrams and communication
    • Troubleshooting
    • System diagnostics
    • Access ADS Error logs
    • Access OS Error logs
    • Central Listing
      • Test Points
      • LED’s
    • Networking
    • Power Distribution/Supplies
  • Course review
  • Course evaluation
  • Final exam
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