Siemens Definition CT Family (AS, DS, Edge, Flash)
Overview
The Siemens Definition CT Family course is a skills development course designed as a continuation of the Principles of Servicing CT Systems course. Through attending this course, the service professional will become self-confident in working on the gantries, patient handling system, detector assemblies, DAS systems, image processing systems, X-ray control systems, rotor controls, and operator control systems of the Siemens Definition Family, which includes the Definition AS, DS, Edge, and Flash systems. Hands-on lab time is emphasized and makes up approximately 80%-90% of the overall course content.
Prerequisites
To attend this course, the service professional must have an extensive knowledge of CT physics, physical principles and service procedures gained through attendance at the RSTI Principles of Servicing CT Systems
course or equivalent training and experience.
Objectives
Following attendance of this course, participants will be able to:
- Perform scheduled maintenance on Siemens Definition Family CT systems
- Change the X-ray tube, realign and recalibrate the X-ray generator
- Calibrate, replace and align the collimator Calibrate, service, align, and use diagnostic tools to evaluate
performance of the DAS and detector assembly - Calibrate, replace and align the hardware associated with the gantry and patient handling system
- Diagnose and correct problems in the scanning sequence
- Troubleshoot gantry, patient transport and X-ray system problems
- Diagnose and correct problems in the digital acquisition system and detector array
- Diagnose and correct problems in the image generation system
- Troubleshoot the operator workstation problems
Tuition: $8,995
Course Length: 2 Weeks
Dates:
- Mar 18-29, 2024
- Aug 12-23, 2024
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Course Outline
- System introduction and overview
- Siemens CT models, history, and evolution
- Definition major components
- Control Room
- ICS
- IRS
- IES
- Exam Room
- Gantry
- PHS
- Equipment Room
- PDC
- Water Cabinet (option)
- Control Room
- ·Operation and power distribution
- Systems operational parameters
- Major system component identification
- System controls
- Safety
- Interlocks
- Patient registration/scheduling
- Exam/technique settings
- System architectures
- System block diagrams
- Power distribution
- Power distribution diagrams
- Main AC power
- Sub-system AC power
- DC power supplies
- Power distribution diagrams
- Service Access
- System Documentation
- Terms & Acronyms
Lab Activities
- Basic operation
- Username & Passwords
- Scheduling an exam
- Patient registration
- Selecting technique parameters
- Scout view
- Axial views
- Helical views
- QA Checks
- Component Identification
- Control Room
- ICS
- IRS
- IES
- Exam Room
- Stationary Gantry
- UMAS
- PDS
- Component Identification (continued)
- Rotating Gantry
- UMAR
- DMS
- UHR
- XGR
- XDC
- XTA
- TCO
- COC
- PDR
- PHS
- LMAS
- PMM
- Rotating Gantry
- Equipment Room
- PDC
- Water Cabinet (option)
- Local Service (service software) Access
- TuneUp
Lab Activities
- Gantry rotation
- Axial driver verification
- Rotational balance tests
- Axial driver verification
- Patient Handling System (PHS)
- Vertical movement
- Horizonal movement (Tabletop)
- Horizonal movement (Table Support
- Power Distribution
- System Communication Busses
- FL (FastLink)
- TCP/IP
- CAN
- CANOpen
- Geometry & Movements
Lab Activities
- Test communication busses
- Geometry calibrations
- X-Ray generation
- High voltage control
- Filament controls
- Filament drive
- Rotor controller
- Collimator controls
- Filter control
- Straton XTA tube change
- Tube selection
- De-install/install issues
- Required calibrations and alignment
Lab Activities
- Straton XTA tube change
- De-install procedures
- Installation procedures
- Calibration types:
- FRU Replace
- Auto-Complete
- Adjustments
- Table Generation
- Expert Mode
- Calibrations:
- Firmware
- Gantry Tilt
- Balance Gantry
- AnodeRotFreq
- GenOSC
- FocusSpot
- Filament Adapt
- Z Adjust
- Defective Channels
- DMS Signal Value
Lab Activities
- Calibrations:
- Module Z-Align
- Focus Alignment
- GenAdapt
- Air Calibration
- Channel Correction
- Spacing
- Beam Hardening
- Water Scaling
- Quality Constancy Ref
- Collimation
- Detector and DAS
- Detector architectures
- Maintenance issues
- Detector replacement
- DAS architectures
- Data transmission
- Fiber optics
- Slip ring data transfers
- Brushes
- RF transmitters
- Detector architectures
- Network & DICOM configuration
Lab Activities
- Calibration & Replacement
- Procedures (continued)
- Network & DICOM configuration
- Software & Computer Maintenance
- Backup
- Restore
- Software Reload
- ICS
- IRS
Lab Activities
- Backup
- Software Reload
- ICS
- IRS
- Restore
- PM
- Troubleshooting
Lab Activities
- System PM
- System Troubleshooting
- Error log analysis
- Common Failures
- First Visit Checklist
- Course review
- Final exam
- Course evaluation