Course Outline
Servicing the Philips EasyDiagnost Eleva R&F Systems
Overview
The Philips EasyDiagnost Eleva training course covers Philips latest DRF (Digital Radiography/Fluoroscopy) system.
The EasyDiagnost course is a skills development course designed to provide the experienced service professional with the skills necessary to fully service and calibrate these CCD digital R&F systems. The EasyDiagnost Eleva product is built on the EasyDiagnost platform and has a Velara Generator. System components that will be covered in this course include:
- SC (Stand/R&F Table)
- CS (Ceiling Suspension)
- FS (Fixed Stand for X-Ray tube)
- VS (Vertical Stand)
- Velara Generator
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 EasyDiagnost & EasyDiagnost Eleva products
- Describe how factors are optimized to produce the highest quality digital R&F images
- Describe the function of the basic components of each EasyDiagnost unit
- 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
Tuition: $7995
Course Length: 1 Week
CEU's Awarded: 4 CEU’s
Dates:
- Aug 18-22, 2025
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Course Outline
Day 1
- Service Key access using AIAT
- Obtain service key
- Obtain service key reader
- Install IST
- Install and configure service key reader
- Charge & test service key
- Utilize student service key on training system
- Digital imaging process overview
- Basic terminology
- EasyDiagnost system overview
- Release Versions
- R1–R5
- FPD’s
- Fixed Detector (Trixell Pixium 4600)
- SkyPlate
- Release Versions
- EasyDiagnost system operation
- System specifications
- Lab Activities
- Basic system operation
- Eleva Workspot (Kontron PC & Sysco PC, Windows OS) workstation software
- Image acquisition
- Image viewer
- Screen considerations
- System documentation overview
- Operations
- Eleva Workspot Workstation
- Service
- Schematics
- Lab Activities
- Image quality
- Signal to noise
- Resolution
- Contrast ratio
- MTF
- Flatfield/phantom IQ
- AEC
Day 2
- Z1 Drawings
- System service
- Service software
- AGenT (Access Generator Tool)
- FSF (Field Service Framework)
- Service software
- Lab Activities:
- Required tools and software Remove and replace covers and system panels
- AWS
- Operators console
- Generator
- AWS configuration
- Site planning and installation
- Network configuration
- Ethernet config
- CAN Network
- Troubleshooting internal networks
- System calibration
- Tube Adaption
- Tube Conditioning
- Functional checks
- System backups
- System restore
- Lab Activities
- Component location
- B-Cabinet (Imaging Cabinet)
- DI
- E-Cabinet
- Velara Generator
- M-Cabinet
- RIO & CAN I/F
- Schematic location
- Physical location
- Connector locations
- Fuse location/identification
Day 3
- Stand/Table
- SC Rack
- Spider Gear
- II, CCD, & Optics
- Preventive maintenance
- Error codes
- System diagnostics
- Lab Activities
- PM
- OEM Preventative Maintenance Procedures
- Diagnostics
- PM
- Image Chain – Image Detection
- Detector Calibration
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- Detector correction
- Flatfield correction
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- Required Tools & Test Equipment
- System service procedures
- Software reload
- Troubleshooting
- Options
- Networking
- Output devices
- Laser printer
- PACS
- RWS
- Media
- Input devices
- Modality worklist
- Lab Activities
- Software Load
- OS
- Applications
- Configure and test output devices
- Configure and test input devices
- Backup/Restore
- Ghosting/Cloning procedures
- Software Load
Day 4
- Adjustments/Calibration
- CS
- WS
- Geometry
- II/TV
- Generator calibration
- Lab Activities
- AEC calibration
- Beam alignment
- Collimator format
- NICOL Collimator
- Detector gain
- Positioner calibration – Table detector
- Positioner calibration – Wallstand detector
Day 5
- System schematics
- Gantry
- Generator
- Troubleshooting
- System diagnostics
- Lab Activities
- Review system diagrams and communication
- Troubleshooting
- System diagnostics
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- Access Error logs
- Central Listing
- Test Points
- LED’s
- Networking
- Power Distribution/Supplies
- Course review
- Course evaluation
- Final exam