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DoseAwareBaseStationPackageInstructionsforUse

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TableofContents1Introduction ....................................................................................41.1IntendedUseoftheDoseAwareSystem ................................................... 41.2AbouttheDoseAwareSystem................................................................... 51.3AboutthisUserManual............................................................................. 61.4OtherUserManuals................................................................................... 61.5SystemRequirements................................................................................ 6

2BaseStationPackageInstallation ...................................................73UsetheBaseStation .......................................................................83.1Introduction............................................................................................... 83.2GettingStarted .......................................................................................... 8

3.2.1WallMountedBaseStation .................................................................................... 83.2.2MCSMountedBaseStation .................................................................................... 83.2.3Troubleshooting...................................................................................................... 8

3.3BaseStationFeatures ................................................................................ 93.3.1OnlineView–ViewCurrentDoseRates ............................................................... 103.3.2Walk‐UpView–ViewDetailedDoseData ............................................................ 123.3.3BaseStationSettingsView.................................................................................... 16

3.4ShutDowntheBaseStation .................................................................... 204UseDoseView ...............................................................................214.1IntroductiontoDoseView........................................................................ 214.2GettingStartedwithDoseView ............................................................... 22

4.2.1Troubleshooting....................................................................................................224.3HomeToolbarOverview.......................................................................... 234.4PDMPanel ............................................................................................... 24

4.4.1PDMInformation ..................................................................................................244.4.2DoseInformation ..................................................................................................254.4.3SelectionSummary ............................................................................................... 254.4.4ChangePDMOptions ............................................................................................ 25

4.5ViewDoseGraph ..................................................................................... 274.6ViewDoseTable ...................................................................................... 284.7SpecifyPasswordandLanguage .............................................................. 29

5PDM ..............................................................................................305.1Introduction............................................................................................. 305.2GettingStarted ........................................................................................ 30

6Cradle ............................................................................................316.1Introduction............................................................................................. 316.2GettingStarted ........................................................................................ 316.3Troubleshooting....................................................................................... 31

7Maintenance .................................................................................327.1CalibratingtheBaseStationScreen......................................................... 327.2CleaningtheBaseStationPackageComponents..................................... 327.3Disinfection.............................................................................................. 32

8ProductDisposal ...........................................................................33

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9TechnicalData...............................................................................349.1PDMRadiology ........................................................................................ 349.2PDMMemory .......................................................................................... 349.3BaseStationMemory .............................................................................. 349.4DoseDataTransferfromPDMtoBaseStation........................................ 359.5PDMandBaseStation/DoseViewMemories .......................................... 359.6TimeManagement .................................................................................. 369.7TechnicalSpecifications........................................................................... 36

9.7.1RadioCommunication........................................................................................... 369.7.2BaseStation .......................................................................................................... 369.7.3PDM ...................................................................................................................... 369.7.4Cradle .................................................................................................................... 37

10Safety ..........................................................................................3810.1Warnings................................................................................................ 38

10.1.1MaintenanceandFaults...................................................................................... 3810.1.2SafetyAwareness................................................................................................ 3810.1.3AdequateTraining............................................................................................... 3810.1.4SafetyDevices ..................................................................................................... 3810.1.5IntendedUseandCompatibility ......................................................................... 39

10.2ElectricalSafety ..................................................................................... 3910.3MechanicalSafety.................................................................................. 3910.4FireSafety .............................................................................................. 3910.5ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)................................................................. 3910.6ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC).................................................... 40

10.6.1PortableandMobilePhones............................................................................... 4010.7ModalitySpecificSafety......................................................................... 41

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1 Introduction

1.1 IntendedUseoftheDoseAwareSystemTheDoseAwareSystemisanelectronicX‐raydosemonitoringsystem.Theintendeduseistoimprovetheawarenessofpeople,whoworkwithorareinthepresenceofX‐Rayimagingequipment,abouttheiroccupationaldose(alsoknownasstaffdose).Theawarenessfocuseson:

• agraphicalvisualizationofthereal‐timestaffdoseratewhileworkingwithX‐Rayequipmentinexaminationroomsduringmedicalprocedures;

• instantaccesstohistoricalstaffdoseforreportingandanalysispurposes.

ThebenefitsoftheDoseAwareSystemareto:

• makepeopleawareoftheirreceivedstaffdoseduringclinicalworkwithX‐rayimagingequipment;

• instantlyvisualizetheresultofreducingmeasuresofoccupationaldoseby,forexample,changingaperson’spositionintheexaminationroom.

TheDoseAwareSystemmaynotbeusedasalegalstaffdoserecordingsolution.TheDoseAwareSystemisnotintendedforpatientuse.

NOTE:DonotexposethePDMsindirectX‐raybeam.Theyaredesignedtobeexposedtoscatteredradiationonly.

NOTE:TheDoseManager,DoseView,CradleandPDMRackarenotintendedtobeusedinsideexaminationrooms.

NOTE:TheDoseAwareproductisnotareplacementforaTLD(ThermoLuminescentDosimeter)orsimilarproduct.

ThecomponentsoftheBaseStationPackageareintendedtobeusedincombinationwithanumberofPDMs.Inthisconfiguration,theBaseStationPackageisdesignedasamonitoringaidforhospitalstaff.

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1.2 AbouttheDoseAwareSystem

Figure1DoseAwareSystemoverviewwithBaseStationPackagecomponentshighlighted

TheDoseAwareSystemconsistsof:

• PersonalDoseMeter(PDM)• BaseStations(displayunit)• DoseView(computersoftware)• DoseManager(computersoftware)• Cradle(dockstationusedtoconnectPDMsandcomputer)• PDMRack(PDMstorage)

ThecomponentsofthesystemaredeliveredintwomainconfigurationsandasseparatePDMs:

• BaseStationPackage,whichconsistsof:o BaseStation,poweradaptor,MCSbracketandwallmountkito DoseView(CD)o Usermanual(CD)o Cradle,USBcable

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• DoseManagerPackage(optional),whichconsistsof:o DoseManagerlicensedsoftware(CD)o UserManual(CD)o Cradle,USBcable

• PDMsinpackagesofone,threeortenunits• PDMRack,optional

1.3 AboutthisUserManualThisusermanualdescribestheBaseStationPackage.Inordertogetanimmediatehands‐onexperienceoftheBaseStationPackage,werecommendedthatyouinteractwiththeBaseStation,DoseViewandCradleinparalleltoreadingthisusermanual.

1.4 OtherUserManuals• DoseManagerisdescribedinaseparateusermanual,whichcanbefoundon

theCDdeliveredintheboxtogetherwiththeDoseManagerpackage.• ThePDMsaredescribedinthePDMQuickGuide,aleafletthatisdeliveredin

theboxtogetherwiththePDM.

1.5 SystemRequirementsDoseViewhasthefollowingsystemrequirements:

• Operatingsystems:WindowsVistaorWindowsXP• .NET3.0• AtleastoneUSBportavailable• Atleast1GBofsystemmemoryavailable• Atleast40GBharddrivewithatleast15GBofmemoryavailable• Recommendedscreenresolutionatleast1024x768

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2 BaseStationPackageInstallationTheBaseStationPackageisinstalledandconfiguredbyaPhilipsserviceengineerandalocalapplicationspecialistaspartofdeliveryandhand‐over.Duringitsuseorduetochangesintheplaceofinstallation,modificationtotheBaseStationPackageoritsconfigurationmaybenecessary.AtrainedPhilipsserviceengineerwillcarrythisout.NOTE:Installationofthird‐partysoftwareintheBaseStationisprohibited.InstallationofsuchsoftwaremaycausetheBaseStationtomalfunction.

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3 UsetheBaseStation

3.1 IntroductionTheBaseStationisthedisplayunitfortheDoseAwareSystem.ItcommunicateswirelesswithPDMswithinradiorangeinordertocollect,presentandstorePDMdosedata.

3.2 GettingStarted

3.2.1 WallMountedBaseStation1. ConnecttheoutputconnectoroftheAC‐

DCadaptortothebackoftheBaseStation,ifneeded.2. ConnecttheinputconnectortoanACelectricaloutletsocket.Thiswillswitch

ontheBaseStation.APhilipsstartupscreenwillbedisplayedforafewseconds.TheOnlineViewwillbedisplayedandwithin30secondsamaximumof8PDMs(atatime)withinrangeoftheBaseStationwillappear.NOTE:TheBaseStationscreenisatouchscreen.OperatetheBaseStationbytappingbuttonsandgraphsonthescreen.

WARNING:DonotcovertheBaseStationtopreventexcessivetemperatures.

WARNING:BecarefulwhenmovingotherequipmentinthevicinityoftheBaseStation.

3.2.2 MCSMountedBaseStation1. SwitchontheX‐raysystemandtheBaseStationwillautomaticallyswitchon.

APhilipsstartupscreenwillbedisplayedforafewseconds.TheOnlineViewwillbedisplayedandwithin30secondsamaximumof8PDMs(atatime)withinrangeoftheBaseStationwillappear.NOTE:TheBaseStationscreenisatouchscreen.OperatetheBaseStationbytappingbuttonsandgraphsonthescreen.

2. PositiontheBaseStationsimilartotheothermonitorsintheMCSasmuchaspossible.

WARNING:DonotcovertheBaseStationtopreventexcessivetemperatures.

WARNING:BecarefulwhenmovingtheMCSorotherequipmentbecausetheBaseStationmaystickoutandcanbehit.

3.2.3 TroubleshootingIfaPDMdoesnotappearintheOnlineView,useDoseVieworDoseManagertocheckthatthePDM’s:

• batteryStatusisOK(seechapter4.4.4).• powerModeissetto‘On’(seechapter4.4.4).• BaseStationModeissetto‘Show’(seechapter4.4.4).

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3.3 BaseStationFeaturesTheBaseStationoffers:

• AnOnlineView(seechapter3.3.1)whereyoucan:o viewcurrentPersonalDoseRateinformationforseveralPDMsata

time.o accesstheWalk‐UpViewbytappingtheDisplayedNametagbuttonof

thatPDMintheOnlineView.• AWalk‐UpView(seechapter3.3.2)whereyoucanviewhistoricaldosedata

foraPDMchosenfromtheOnLineView.• ABaseStationSettingsView(seechapter3.3.3)foradministratorsettings.

Seechapter9fortechnicaldetailsabouthowtheBaseStationdisplaysdosedata.Inaddition,theBaseStation:

• ServesasaninterimstorageforthePDMs’dosedatatobefurtheranalyzedintheDoseManagerapplication.

• IsprovidedwithaUSBportfordosedatadownloadtoUSBmemory(seetheDoseManagerPackageusermanual).

NOTE:WhentheBaseStationmemoryisfull,theoldestdatawillbeoverwrittenwithnewerdata.Forstoragecapacityexamples,seechapter9.3.

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3.3.1 OnlineView–ViewCurrentDoseRates

TheOnlineViewdisplaysthecurrentpersonaldoseratesandpeakdoserateindicators,forupto8PDMswithinrangeoftheBaseStation.

TheiconintheupperrightcornergivesyouaccesstotheBaseStationsettingsview(seechapter3.3.3).

Figure3TheOnlineViewelements

TheDisplayedNamebuttonidentifiesthePDMs.BytappingtheDisplayedNamebuttonofaPDM,youwillentertheWalk‐UpViewofthatPDM.

Thedoseratescaleisdividedinthreezones:

• Greenzoneindicatesgoodworkinghabits.Properactionshavebeentakentoavoidexposureforunnecessaryradiation.

• Yellowzoneindicateshigherdoses,whichcanbeacceptableforshorterperiodsoftime,forexampleifyouneedtostandclosertothepatientduringaprocedure.Ifyouareexposedtoradiationintheyellowzonefrequently,youneedtotakeactionstominimizethedoseexposure.

Figure2TheOnlineView

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• Redzonedoseindicationsshouldnotoccurduringnormalprocedures.Ifyouareexposedtoradiationintheredzone,youneedtotakeactionstominimizethedoseexposure.

WhenaPDMmovesoutofrangeoftheBaseStation,itsbuttonwillremainvisibleintheOnlineViewfortwominutes.Thebuttonwillthenremaingrayedoutforanothereightminutesbeforeitdisappears.Thisfeatureallowspeopletotemporarilyleavetheroomwithoutloosingtheirpositioninthelist.Whenabuttonisgrayedout,itisnotpossibletoaccesstheWalk‐UpView.

IfnoPDMhasbeenwithinrangeoftheBaseStationfor30minutes,theOnlineViewwillenterscreensavermode.InscreensavermodetheBaseStationdisplaysablackscreen.TheBaseStationscreenstartsupwhenaPDMconnectstotheBaseStationorwhentheusertapsthescreen.

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3.3.2 Walk‐UpView–ViewDetailedDoseData

Figure4PersonalDoseMeterInformationpanel

EntertheWalk‐UpViewofaPDMbytappingtheDisplayedNamebuttonofthatPDMintheOnlineView.OnthelefthandsideoftheWalk‐UpViewaPersonalDoseMeterInfopanelisdisplayed(seeFigure4).Itdisplays:

• FullName• DisplayedName‐thenamethatisdisplayedintheBaseStationOnlineView• ClinicalRole‐Doctor,Nurse,TechnicianorOther• PDMPosition‐Head,Torso,Hand,Belly,LegorOther• PDMID‐auniqueIDperPDM• Batterystatus

o 2‐4blocksindicatenormaluse.o 1blockindicatesthatyouneedtochangethebattery.

• ThePDM’sdateandtime

TheWalk‐UpViewalsoconsistsofthePersonalDoseOverview(seechapter3.3.2.1),whichisthedefaultWalk‐Upview.Ithastwosubviews:

o theAnnualPersonalDoseview(seechapter3.3.2.2)o thePersonalDoseHistoryview(seechapter3.3.2.3)

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3.3.2.1 PersonalDoseOverview

Figure5ThePersonalDoseOverviewview

WhenyouentertheWalk‐UpViewyouwillseethefollowinginformation(seeFigure5):

• TheAccumulatedPersonalDosesinceJanuary1stofthecurrentyear,orsincelastreset.Thisvalueisalsoshownasapercentageoftheyearlymaxdose.

• AccesstotheAnnualPersonalDosesubview(1),seechapter3.3.2.2.• DoseSession1and2values.UsetheDoseSessionstomeasuredosefor

specifictimespans,forexampleaspecificprocedureoraworkingday.ThevalueshowstheaccumulateddoseforasessionsincelastDoseSessionreset,measuredinSv.Usetheresetbuttons(2)toresetaDoseSessiontozero.InformationaboutdosesessionresetwillappearasaneventinDoseManager.

• TotalPersonalDosesincethelastDoseHistoryreset.• Thecurrentday’sPersonalDoseHistorygraph.Youcanalsoaccessthe

PersonalDoseHistorysubview(3),seechapter3.3.2.3.

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3.3.2.2 AnnualPersonalDose

Figure6TheAnnualPersonalDoseview

Inthisscreenyoucanfindthefollowinginformation:

• Today’sdate(whiteline).• Annualdoselimit(redline).SetthisvalueinDoseVieworDoseManager.• Theannualdoselimitdistributedoverthefullyear(dashedline).Aslongas

theaccumulateddosestaysbelowthisvalue,theannualdoselimitwillnotbeexceededforthefullyear.

• Accumulateddoseinrelationtotheannualdoselimitforthecurrentyear(blue/orangeline).Whentheaccumulateddoseexceedsthedistributedannualdoselimit,thecolorwillchangefrombluetoorangeinordertoalerttheusertotakeactions.

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3.3.2.3 PersonalDoseHistory

Figure7ThePersonalDoseHistoryview,withDayselected

Inthisview,youcanviewHour,DayandWeekoverviewsbytappingtherespectivebuttonsontopofthescreen.

Theviewletsyou:

• FortheHourtimespan:viewaDoseRategraphspanning½hours.Eachdatapointinthegraphrepresentsthemaximumdoserateduringthesurrounding15seconds.

• FortheDay/Weektimespans:viewaccumulateddosevaluebars.Eachbarrepresentstheaccumulateddoseduringone/fourhours,respectively.WithintheDayandWeektimespans,tappingadosebarinthediagramwillzoomintothelargerunderlyingtimescale(thatisWeek‐>DayandDay‐>Hour).

Withineachtimespan(Hour/Day/Week)youcanstepforwardandbackwardintimewiththearrowbuttonsonthebottomofthescreen.Bypressingandholdingthearrowbuttonsyouwillscrollalongthetimeaxiswithinthechosenzoomlevel.

• intheupperleftcornerofthechart,viewthevalueoftheAccumulatedDoseduringthechosentimespan

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3.3.3 BaseStationSettingsViewTheBaseStationSettingsViewiswhereadministratorsconfiguretheBaseStation.FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoentertheBaseStationSettingsView:

1. TapthesettingsmenusymbolintheupperrightcorneroftheOnlineView.2. Enterconfigurationvaluesbytappingthebuttonsintherespectivemenus.

InthelowerpartofBaseStationSettings,theBaseStationID/serialnumberandthesoftwareversionisdisplayed.Thisinformationcanbeusedasassistanceforsupportissues.

3.3.3.1 UserSettingsMenu

Figure8TheUserSettingsmenu

TheUserSettingsmenuconsistsofonescreen.

Adjustthebacklightlevelofthescreenbymovingthebarhorizontally.Thischangewilltakeeffectimmediately.

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3.3.3.2 AdminSettingsMenu

Figure9TheBaseStationNameandBaseStationLocationmenu.

TheAdminSettingsmenuconsistsoffourscreens.Accessthesescreensbytappingthearrowbuttonsinthelowerrightcornerofeachscreen.

BaseStationNameandBaseStationLocationMenuEnternameandlocationoftheBaseStation(seeFigure9).ThisinformationisusedtoidentifytheBaseStationsothatitcanbedetectedinDoseManager.

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Figure10TheReservedSlotsmenu.

ReservedSlotsMenuThisisanoptionalsetting,whichyoucanusetoreserveanumberofslotsintheOnlineViewfortheclinicalrolesDoctor,NurseandTechnician(seeFigure10).

Ifyou,forexample,havereservedthreeslotsforDoctorsbuttheBaseStationdetectsonlyone,therewillbetwoemptyslotsbeforethefirstNurseappears.

IfyouwanttoreserveslotsforNurses,youalsohavetoreserveslotsforDoctors.IfyouwanttoreserveslotsforTechnicians,youalsohavetoreserveslotsforDoctorsandNurses.

Thedefaultbehavior“Auto”isfirst‐come,first‐served,whichmeansthatPDMswillappearonthescreenintheordertheBaseStationdetectsthem,sortedaftertheirclinicalrole.

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Figure11TheNetworksetupmenu.

NetworkSetupMenuConfigurethenetworkconnectionbetweentheBaseStationandtheDoseManager(seeFigure11).Ifyouchangethisinformation,theBaseStationrequiresarestart.NOTE:NetworksetupisonlyapplicableifyouareusingDoseManager.

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Figure12TheTimeandDatemenu.

TimeandDateMenuSettime,date,timezoneandmanagedaylightsavingtimefortheBaseStation(seeFigure12).

Fordaylightsavingtime,youcanselecttomanageitmanuallyorbyselectingadaylightsettingsregionforyourtimezone.Thepossibleregionsavailablefordaylightsavingtimearedifferentdependingonyourcurrenttimezone.

Ifyouchoosetomanagedaylightsavingtimemanually,youcanchoosetosetittowintertime(+0hours)orsummertime(+1hours).Ifaregionisselected,thechangebetweenwinter/summertimewillbedoneautomatically.

3.4 ShutDowntheBaseStationForawallmountedBaseStation:

1. UnplugtheAC‐DCadaptor.

ForanMCSmountedBaseStation:

2. SwitchofftheX‐raysystemandtheBaseStationwillbeswitchedoff.

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4 UseDoseView

4.1 IntroductiontoDoseViewTheDoseViewapplicationletsyou,foronePDMatatime:

• viewthePDM’sdosehistory• changethePDMoptions,forexamplefullnameanddisplayedname

Figure13DoseViewoverview

ThefollowingitemsareavailablewhenyoustartDoseView: Item Description

1 Applicationmenu AccesstheDoseViewoptionsdialog,seechapter4.7.

2 Hometoolbar Accesstoolstonavigateindosegraphsanddosetables,seechapter4.3.

3 PDMpanel ShowandmanageoptionsforaPDMthatisplacedinaCradle.YoucanonlyaccessandchangePDMoptionswhenthePDMisinaCradle,seechapter4.4.

4 Dosegraph Viewthedosehistoryasagraph,seechapter4.5.

5 Dosetable Viewthedosehistoryasatable,seechapter4.6.

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4.2 GettingStartedwithDoseViewNOTE:DonotconnecttheCradletothecomputerunlessDoseViewandtheCradledriverareinstalledonthecomputer.

FollowthestepsbelowtogetstartedwithDoseView:1. StarttheDoseViewapplication.2. ConnectaCradletoyourcomputer’sUSBport.3. PutaPDMintheCradle.Withinafewseconds,DoseViewwilldetectthePDM.

ThisisindicatedatthetopoftheDoseViewwindowbyanote“ConnectedtoPDM100001158”,wherePDM100001158isanexampleofaPDMID.DoseViewwillstartloadingthePDMdosehistory.Thismaytakeuptoafewminutes.YoucanfollowtheprogressontheprogressbaratthebottomoftheDoseViewwindow.

4.2.1 TroubleshootingIfthePDMdoesnotappear:

• CheckthatthePDMiscorrectlyfittedintotheCradle.IftheCradleisnotdetected:

• ChecktheUSBconnectionbetweentheCradleandthecomputer.• InstalltheCradledrivermanually.Allthedriverfilesarelocatedonthe

installationCDinthefolder“CradleDriver”.ThesefilesarealsocopiedtotheapplicationinstallationfolderwhenDoseViewisinstalled.WhenWindowsdetectaconnectedCradleandthedialogaboutdriverinstallationisdisplayed,selecttousethedriverfileslocatedontheCDorintheapplicationinstallationfolder.

Ifyouhaveforgottenyourpassword:

• Contactyourlocaladministrator,whowillhavetore‐installthesoftware.

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4.3 HomeToolbarOverview

Figure14Hometoolbar

Thehometoolbariswhereyoufindtoolstonavigateindosegraphsanddosetables.Thefollowingitemsareavailableinthehometoolbar:Function Description

Navigationgroup Accesstoolsfordosehistorynavigation.

Undozoombutton Moveonestepbackinasequenceofzoomactions,showingthelastselectedtimerange.

Redozoombutton Moveonestepforwardinasequenceofzoomactions,showingthetimerangethatwasselectedbeforethelastundozoomaction.

Showallbutton ShowallavailabledatafortheselectedPDM.ThetimerangewillstartthefirstdateanyPDMbeguntomeasuredoseandstopthelastdateanyPDMwassynchronized.

Leftbutton Shiftthetimerangeonestepbackward.Ifyouhaveselectedyear/month/week/day,thetimerangewillmoveoneyear/month/week/daybackward.Ifyouhaveselectedanothertimerange,thetimerangewillmoveapproximately10%backward.

Rightbutton Shiftthetimerangeonestepforward.Ifyouhaveselectedyear/month/week/day,thetimerangewillmoveoneyear/month/week/dayforward.Ifyouhaveselectedanothertimerange,thetimerangewillmoveapproximately10%forward.

Daybutton Viewdosehistoryforthecurrentday.

Weekbutton Viewdosehistoryforthecurrentweek.

Monthbutton Viewdosehistoryforthecurrentmonth.

Yearbutton Viewdosehistoryforthecurrentyear.

Advancednavigationgroup

Starttimebutton Theviewedtimerangestartday.

Endtimebutton Theviewedtimerangeendday.

Datafiltergroup Selectwhichinformationtobevisibleinthegraph.

Accumulateddosecheckbox

Show/hidetheaccumulateddoseinthegraph.

Doseratecheckbox

Show/hidethedoserateinthedosegraph.

Showdetailscheckbox

Checked:Thegraphswilldisplaydoseratesamplesforeverysecond,wheresuchdataisavailable.

Unchecked:thegraphswilldisplaymeandoseratevaluesperhour.

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4.4 PDMPanel

Figure15PDMPanel

4.4.1 PDMInformationThefollowinginformationisvisiblewhenaPDMisplacedintheCradle:Item Description

Fullname FullnameofthepersonusingthePDM.

Displayedname ThenamethatisdisplayedintheBaseStationOnlineView.

Clinicalrole OneofDoctor,Nurse,TechnicianorOther.

PDMID AuniquePDMserialnumber.

PDMposition OneofHead,Torso,Hand,Belly,LegorOther.

Batterystatus ThePDM'sbatterystatus:

• Green:normaluse.• Yellow:normaluse.• Red:thePDMneedtobereplacedin4‐6months.• Crossedbattery:thereisnobatteryleft.ThePDMdoesnot

measureradiationandwillnotcommunicatewithBaseStations.

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4.4.2 DoseInformation

Accumulatedpersonaldose

ThePDM’stotaldosemeasuredthisyearorsincelastreset,measuredinSv.

Percentageofannualdose

ThePDM'saccumulatedannualdosemeasuredthisyearorsincelastmanualreset,measuredinSv.

DoseSession1and2 Tripmeterfordosevalues.TheaccumulateddoseforasessionsincelastDoseSessionreset,measuredinSv.Youcanalsoresetthesevalues.NOTE:DosesessionresetdoneinDoseViewwillnotappearasaneventinDoseManager.

Totalpersonaldose ThetotaldoseexposureforaPDMsincelastdosehistoryreset.

4.4.3 SelectionSummaryViewasummaryofthedosedataselectionyoumighthavedoneeitherinthedosetableorinthedosegraph(seechapters4.5and4.6).Youcanalsoclearthecontentsoftheselectionsummaryfieldbytappingclearselection.

4.4.4 ChangePDMOptions

Figure16PDMOptionsdialogbox

FollowtheinstructionsbelowtochangePDMoptions:

1. MakesurethataCradleisconnectedtoyourcomputer’sUSBslot.2. InsertaPDMintheCradle.ThecomputerwilldetectthePDMautomatically

andthePDMinformationwillappearinDoseView.3. AccessthePDMoptionsdialogbyclickingthePDMoptions(seeFigure16).

ThePDMoptionsdialogconsistsoftwotabs,seebelow.NOTE:Ifapasswordhasbeenset(seechapter4.7),accesstothePDMoptionsdialogboxwillbepasswordprotected.

IntheInfotabyoucan:

• EditPDMinformation(fullname,displayedname,PDMposition,clinicalrole,andannualdoselimitvalue,seechapter3.3.2)andselectadisplayedsymbol,

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whichisdisplayedintheBaseStationinterface.ThedisplayednameisusedtoidentifyaPDMintheBaseStation.Thenameislimitedto16characters.However,intheBaseStation’sonlineview,thedisplayednamemaybetruncated.NOTE:ThedosemeasurementforaPDMdependsonfactorssuchaswhereonthebodythePDMispositionedandifx‐rayprotectiondevices(forexamplealeadapron)thatshieldthePDMmeasurementsareused.Thesefactorsneedtobeconsideredfortheannualdoselimit.

IntheSettingstabyoucan:

• ViewandsynchronizethePDM’sclockwiththecomputer’sclock.WARNING:Makesurethatthecomputer’sclockiscorrect,otherwisethedosehistorydatawillbeshiftedintimeandthereforenotaccurateanymore.NOTE:Ifyouneedtochangehour‐portionoftime,thedosehistorywillhavetobereset.Thisisdoneautomatically;youjustneedtoconfirmtheaction.WhenyousynchronizePDM’stimetheinternalclockwillbesynchronizedtothesametimeasthehostPC,includingtheWindowstimezonesettings.IfyouareusingmultiplePDMs,itisimportanttosynchronizetimeforthePDMswiththesamePC,becausetheywillhavethesametimereference.

NOTE:Ifyouneedtochangethetimebackwardstowherethereisdosehistorystored,thedosehistorywillhavetobereset.Thisisdoneautomatically;youjustneedtoconfirmtheaction.NOTE:ThesynchronizationtakesimmediateeffectandyoudonotneedtopresstheSavebutton.

• SetBaseStationModetoShow/Hide,whichmakesthePDMtobeshown/notshownonaBaseStation.

• TurnPowerModeOn/Off,whichputsthePDMinoperatingorpowersavingmode.Inoperatingmode,communicationwithBaseStationswilltakeplaceandregistrationofdosedatawilloccur.InpowersavingmodenocommunicationwithBaseStationswilltakeplaceandnoregistrationofdosedatawilloccur.

• ResetthePDM’sDoseHistory.NOTE:ThiswillpermanentlydeletethePDM’sentiredosedata

• ViewBatteryStatusandFirmwareVersion.

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4.5 ViewDoseGraph

Figure17DoseGraphwithselection(verticalreddottedlines)

Usethedatafilterpanelinthehomemenutoolbartoselectwhichinformationtobevisibleinthegraph:

• AccumulatedDosegraph–bluegraph• DoseRategraph–orangegraph,displaysdoseratesamplesforeverysecond,

wheresuchdataisavailable• Showdetails

Checked:Thegraphswilldisplaydoseratesamplesforeverysecond,wheresuchdataisavailable.Unchecked:thegraphswilldisplaymeandoseratevaluesperhour.

Thegraphsarecoveringatimespanthatyouchoose,either:• fromtheAdvancedNavigationpanel,• fromtheNavigationpanel,• orbyleft‐clickinganddragginginthegraph(zooming).

YoucanalsoselectatimespantobesummarizedintheSelectionSummaryfieldofthePersonalDoseMeterpanel.Youdotheselectionbyshift‐left‐clickinganddragginginthegraph.Twored,dottedverticallinesinthegraphwillindicatetheselectedtimespan.

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Figure18DoseTablewithselection

IntheDoseTabletab(seeFigure18)youcanviewatableof• AccumulatedDosevalues• DoseRatevalues

Thetablesarecoveringatimespanthatyouchooseeitherfromthe:• Navigationpanel,• ortheAdvancedNavigationpanel.

YoucanalsoselectoneorseveralrowstobesummarizedintheSelectionSummaryfieldofthePersonalDoseMeterpanel.

WiththeShowdetailscheckboxchecked,thetablewilllistseconddata,wheresuchdataisavailable.

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4.7 SpecifyPasswordandLanguage

Figure19ProgramOptionsdialogbox

IntheApplicationMenu‐>ProgramOptionsdialogbox(seeFigure19)youcan:• specifyapasswordtoprotecttheaccesstothePDMoptionsdialog.The

passwordisonlyusedwhenyouaremakingPDMoptionschanges.OtherscanstillviewthePDMdata.NOTE:Contactyourlocaladministratorforpasswordguidelines.NOTE:ifyouhavelostyourpassword,contactyourlocaladministrator,whowillhavetore‐installthesoftware.

• changeapplicationlanguage.• viewtheDoseViewprogramversion.

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5.1 IntroductionThePDMisanactivedosemeterdesignedformaintenance‐freeusagethroughoutitslifetime.

YoucanpersonalizethePDM’sappearancebyattachingoneofthe8inlaysofdifferentcolor,whicharedeliveredtogetherwiththePDM(seethePDMQuickGuide).

TheintendedPDMpositionisoutsidetheleadapron.Ifitisusedundertheleadaprontherecordeddosewillhavetobeadjusted.

5.2 GettingStartedFollowtheinstructionsbelowtostartusingyourPDM:

1. MakesurethatthePDM’spowermodeissetto“on”,seechapter4.4.4.2. AttachthePDMonyourclothes,usingthemetallicclip,whichislocatedon

thebackofthePDM.ThePDMnowrecordsdosevaluesandtransmitsthemtoBaseStationswithinrange.YoucanalsoreadouttherecordeddosevaluesbyusingDoseViewviatheCradle(seechapter4.2).

Seechapter9tolearnmoreaboutPDMmemoryanddatatransferbetweenPDMandBaseStations.

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6.1 IntroductionTheCradleisadockstationthatletsyouconnectaPDMtoacomputerfordatareadoutaswellasPDMOptionswritingintothePDM.UsetheCradleincombinationwiththeDoseViewand/orDoseManagerapplications.

6.2 GettingStartedNOTE:DonotconnecttheCradletothecomputerunlessDoseViewandtheCradledriverareinstalledonthecomputer.

1. StarttheDoseViewapplication.2. ConnectaCradletoyourcomputer’sUSBport.3. PutaPDMintheCradle.Withinafewseconds,DoseViewwilldetectthePDM.

ThisisindicatedatthetopoftheDoseViewwindowbyanote“ConnectedtoPDM100001158”,wherePDM100001158isanexampleofaPDMID.DoseViewwillstartloadingthePDMdosehistory.Thismaytakeuptoafewminutes.YoucanfollowtheprogressontheprogressbaratthebottomoftheDoseViewwindow.

6.3 TroubleshootingIfthePDMdoesnotappear:

• CheckthatthePDMiscorrectlyfittedintotheCradle.IftheCradleisnotdetected:

• ChecktheUSBconnectionbetweentheCradleandthecomputer.• InstalltheCradledrivermanually.Allthedriverfilesarelocatedonthe

installationCDinthefolder“CradleDriver”.ThesefilesarealsocopiedtotheapplicationinstallationfolderwhenDoseViewisinstalled.WhenWindowsdetectaconnectedCradleandthedialogaboutdriverinstallationisdisplayed,selecttousethedriverfileslocatedontheCDorintheapplicationinstallationfolder.

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7.1 CalibratingtheBaseStationScreenIfthetouchscreendoesnotrespondcorrectlytouserinteraction,atouchscreenre‐calibrationmaybeneeded.Followtheinstructionsbelowtoperformare‐calibration:

1. TapandholdonthePhilipsstartupscreenthatappearsduringBaseStationstartupuntiltheSetupviewappears.

2. Followtheinstructiononthebottomofthescreenandthesubsequentinstructionsinthenextviews.

7.2 CleaningtheBaseStationPackageComponentsCleanthecomponentsoftheBaseStationPackagewhennecessary.

WARNING:Alwaysisolatethecomponentsfromthemainselectricalsupplybeforecleaningtopreventelectricshocks.WARNING:Neverallowwaterorotherliquidstoenterthecomponents,sincethesemaycauseelectricalshort‐circuitsormetalcorrosion.

CleantheBaseStation,Cradle,PDMs,PDMRackandconnectingcablesinthefollowingway:

1. Wipeenameledpartsandaluminumsurfacescleanwithadampclothandmilddetergent.

2. Rubdownwithadrywoolencloth.

7.3 DisinfectionDisinfectthecomponentsoftheBaseStationPackagewhennecessary.DisinfecttheBaseStations,Cradle,PDMs,PDMRackandconnectioncablesinthefollowingway:

1. Switchofftheequipmentandallowittocool.Thispreventsconvectioncurrentsdrawingdisinfectantmistintotheequipment(thisconcernsonlytheBaseStation).

2. Wipethecomponentwithaclothdampenedwithdisinfectant.

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8 ProductDisposalFinaldisposaliswhentheuserdisposesoftheDoseAwareproductsinsuchawaythatitcannolongerbeusedforitsintendedpurpose(s).IntheEuropeanUnion(theWEEEdirective),thislabel

indicatesthattheproductshouldnotbedisposedoftogetherwithhouseholdwaste.Itshouldbedisposedofatanappropriatefacilitytoenablerecoveryandrecycling.WARNINGDonotdisposeofanypartsofthisproductwithindustrialordomesticwaste.IncorrectdisposalofDoseAwareproductsmayleadtoseriousenvironmentalpollution.

NOTE:Makesurethatthepowermodeissetto“off”whenreturningaPDM.

NOTE:PDMsandBaseStationscontainpersonaldata.Removeordisablethisdataforthirdpartiestoreadbeforeremovalofthepartwhenitisnolongerused(end‐of‐lifeorbroken).Philipssupportsusersin:

• Recoveringreusableparts• Recyclingofusefulmaterialsbycompetentdisposalcompanies• Safeandeffectivedisposalofproduct

Foradviceandinformation,contactyourPhilipsServiceOrganization.

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9.1 PDMRadiology Characteristic MeasureOperationalQuantity* Hp(10)Reproducibility 5%or1µSvDoseRateRange 40µSv/h–500mSv/hEnergydependenceX‐/g‐rays +/‐30%withinN40–N120Angulardependence +/‐5%within+/‐5°

+/‐30%within+/‐50°+200%/‐100%within+/‐180°

Temperaturedependence +/‐5%within20‐26°C+/‐25%within15‐35°C

Batteryvoltagedependence +/‐1%fromfullychargeduntillowbatteryshutdown

Responsetime Lessthan1sabove100µSv/h,lessthan4sotherwise

Positiononbody** Ontorsooutsideleadapron*)Hp(10):Personaldoseequivalentatadepthof10mmaccordingtoISO4037.

**)Positiononbody:TheHp(10)measurementisonlyvalidforapositiononthetorsooutsideanyleadapronorotherprotection.(Toestimateeffectivedosetoauser,onemustuseothermeanstoestimatethingsliketheenvironmentalradiationsituationandtheeffectivenessofprotection.)

9.2 PDMMemoryThePDMhastwodosedatamemories:

• Theaccumulateddosememory,wherethePDMstoresaccumulateddosevalueseveryhourfortheentirelifetimeofthePDM.

• Thedoseratememory,wherethePDMstoresdoseratesamples.Whentheradiationexceeds40µSv/h,thePDMstoresonesamplepersecond.Thismemoryislimitedto3600second‐samples.NOTE:Whenthedoseratememoryisfull,theoldestdatawillbeoverwrittenwithnewerdata.

9.3 BaseStationMemoryTheBaseStationstoresdoseinformationandPDMInfoforPDMsthathavebeenconnectedtoit.

AstheBaseStationdoesnothavealimitationof3600sforthedoseratememory,theinformationtransmittedfromthePDMwillbemoredetailed.WhenaPDMisconnectedtoaBaseStation,itcontinuouslytransmitsitsmeasureddoseexposures.

NOTE:WhentheBaseStationmemoryisfull,theoldestdatawillbeoverwritten.

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ThecapacityoftheBaseStationdependsonthenumberofPDMsthathavebeenOn‐Lineandthenumberofdoseratesamples.Storagecapacityexample:

• 290hoursofdoseexposurefor50PDMseach

9.4 DoseDataTransferfromPDMtoBaseStationWhenaPDMgetswithinrangeofaBaseStation,itwilltransferdatatotheBaseStation(theaccumulateddosevaluesthePDMhascollectedsincelasttimeitwaswithinrange.IfaPDMiswithinrangeofaBaseStationwhenitisexposedtoradiation,thePDMwillalsostartsendingdoseratesamplestotheBaseStationeachsecond.

9.5 PDMandBaseStation/DoseViewMemoriesDoseratesamplesthathavebeenoverwritteninthePDM’sdoseratememorymaystillbeavailableintheBaseStation.

IftherearenodoseratesamplesneitherintheBaseStation,norinthePDMdoseratememory,theBaseStationandDoseViewwillinsteaddisplaymeandoseratevaluesbasedonaccumulateddosevalues(seeFigure22).

LackofdoseratesamplesintheBaseStationand/orDoseViewmemoriesoccurswhenthe:

• PDMisnotwithinrangeoftheBaseStationwhenitisexposedtoradiation.• doseratesamplesinthePDMdoseratememoryareoverwritten.

Figure22DoseViewchart.Inlackofdoseratesamples,theyellowcurvedisplaysmeandoseratevaluesperhourcalculatedfromtheaccumulateddose(bluecurve).

NOTE:ThesameeffectasillustratedinFigure22isalsoobtainedbyun‐checkingtheShowdetailscheckboxintheDatafilterpanel(seechapter4.5).

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9.6 TimeManagementThePDMlogsdosehistoryinlocaltimewithnodaylightsavingtimeadjustments.DaylightsavingtimeadjustmentisdoneintheBaseStation,DoseVieworDoseManagerwhenthedosehistoryispresented.

Thefollowinghappenswhenthedaylightsavingtimeischanged:

• Whengoingtosummertime,oneextrahourwithnodosedatawillbeaddedtothedoselog.

• Whengoingtowintertime,twohoursofdosedatawillbemergedintoonehour.Thishourcontainsnodoseratedetails. Whenchangingfromsummertimetowintertime,dosedatedetailsinthetwomergedhourswillnotbedisplayed.

9.7 TechnicalSpecifications

9.7.1 RadioCommunication• ThecommunicationrangebetweenaPDMfacingaBaseStationandtheBase

Stationisatleast10metersinopenairinsideanoperatingroom.• Communicationradio,Europe,complieswith1995/5/ECRadioand

TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipment(R&TTE)• Communicationradio,US,complieswithFCCDeclarationofConformity

9.7.2 BaseStation

Characteristic Measure

Weight 1.45kg(3,2lb)

Dimensions 297x243x51mm(WxHxD)

Display 10.4”touchscreen,640x480pixels,65000colors

Powersupply 12V,2A

Memory 512Mb

Storage Approximately290hoursofdosehistoryforeachof50PDMs

Backlightlifetime Approximately50000hours

Maximumheatdissipation 25W

Network Ethernet10/100

USB 1.1hostforUSBMassStorageDevice

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Logmemory1 5yearsAccumulatedDosewith1hourresolution,cyclicallyoverridden

Logmemory2 3600DoseRatesampleswithone‐secondresolution,cyclicallyoverridden.DoseRateisonlymeasuredabovea40µSv/hthresholdlimit

Timeresolution 1second

Timeaccuracy Maximumerror2seconds/24hrs

Powersupply viatheCradlewhenconnectedtoacomputerviaUSB

Expectedbatterylife Atleast4yearsbasedon“normaluse”,whichisdefinedastheoperatingconditionsundernormaluseare8hoursperday,5daysaweekand52weeksperyearatanambienttemperatureof20°C.

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10.1 WarningsIftheDoseAwaresystemisnotfunctioningcorrectordamageisvisible,informaPhilipsserviceengineer,whichwilltakeappropriateactionsinordernottoharmpersonnelorpatients.

Handlethehardwareandsoftwarewithcare.Makesurethatthehardwareandsoftwareisusedandstoredinasecuredenvironmenttopreventunauthorizedaccess.

10.1.1 MaintenanceandFaultsDonotusetheproductforanyapplicationuntilyouaresurethattheuserroutine‐checkshavebeensatisfactorilycompleted,andthattheperiodicmaintenanceoftheproductisuptodate.Ifanypartoftheproductisknown(orsuspected)tobedefectiveorwronglyadjusted,DONOTUSEtheproductuntilarepairhasbeenmade.Operationoftheproductwithdefectiveorwronglyadjustedcomponentscouldexposetheuserorthepatienttosafetyhazards.Thiscouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.

10.1.2 SafetyAwarenessDonotusetheproductforanyapplicationuntilyouhaveread,understoodandknowallthesafetyinformation,safetyproceduresandemergencyprocedurescontainedinthissafetysection.Operationoftheproductwithoutaproperawarenessofhowtouseitsafelycouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.

WARNING:DuringcommunicationbetweentheBaseStationandPDMs,personaldataistransmittedinopenair.

10.1.3 AdequateTrainingDonotusetheproductforanyapplicationuntilyouhavereceivedadequateandpropertraininginitssafeandeffectiveoperation.IfyouareunsureofyourabilitytooperatethisproductsafelyandeffectivelyDONOTUSEIT.Operationofthisproductwithoutproperandadequatetrainingcouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.

Donotoperatetheproductwithpatientsunlessyouhaveanadequateunderstandingofitscapabilitiesandfunctions.Usingthisproductwithoutsuchanunderstandingmaycompromiseitseffectivenessand/orreducethesafetyofthepatient,youandothers.

10.1.4 SafetyDevicesNeverattempttoremove,modify,orover‐rideorfrustrateanysafetydeviceontheproduct.Interferingwithsafetydevicescouldleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.

Changesormodificationsontheequipment,notexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance,couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

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10.1.5 IntendedUseandCompatibilityDonotusetheproductforanypurposeotherthanthoseforwhichitisintended.DonotusetheproductwithanyproductotherthanthatwhichPhilipsHealthcarerecognizesascompatible.Operationoftheproductforunintendedpurposes,orwithincompatibleproduct,couldleadtofatalorotherseriousinjury.

DonotmoveaPDMtoanunknownenvironment(forexampleanotherhospital).Ifyouarevisitingunknownenvironments,thereisariskthatpersonaldataisregisteredthere.Forcorrectregistrationofstaffdosedata,onlyusethePDMwithindesignatedenvironment.

10.2 ElectricalSafetyWARNING:Donotremovecoversorcablesfromthisproduct.Dangerouselectricalvoltagesarepresentwithinthisproduct.Removingcoversorcablescouldleadtoseriousorfatalpersonalinjury.

Coversorcablesshouldonlyberemovedbyqualifiedandauthorizedservicepersonnel.Usethisproductinroomsorareasthatcomplywithallapplicablelaw(orregulationshavingtheforceoflaw)concerningelectricalsafetyforthistypeofproduct.

Electricallyisolatethisproductfromthemainselectricalsupplybeforecleaningordisinfectingit.

10.3 MechanicalSafetyWARNING:Donotremovecoversfromthisproduct.Removingcoverscouldleadtoseriousorfatalpersonalinjury.

Coversshouldonlyberemovedbyqualifiedandauthorizedservicepersonnel.Inthiscontext,qualifiedmeansthoselegallypermittedtoworkonthistypeofmedicalelectricalproductinthejurisdiction(s)inwhichtheproductisbeingused,andauthorizedmeansthoseauthorizedbytheuseroftheproduct.

10.4 FireSafetyUseofelectricalproductinanenvironmentforwhichitwasnotdesignedcanleadtofireorexplosion.

Fireregulationsforthetypeofmedicalareabeingusedshouldbefullyapplied,observedandenforced.Fireextinguishersshouldbeavailableforbothelectricalandnon‐electricalfires.

WARNING:Onlyuseextinguishersonelectricalorchemicalfires,whicharespecificallylabeledforthosepurposes.Usingwaterorotherliquidsonanelectricalfirecanleadtofatalorotherseriouspersonalinjury.

Ifitissafetodoso,attempttoisolatetheproductfromelectricalandothersuppliesbeforeattemptingtofightafire.Thiswillreducetheriskofelectricshocks.

10.5 ElectrostaticDischarge(ESD)CAUTION:AlwayswaitatleasttensecondsaftertheproductisswitchedOFFbeforeswitchingtheproductbacktoON.

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CAUTION:Alwaysuseproperstaticprocedures,protection,andproductpriortoopeningandduringhandlingofthisproduct.Thisproductcontainscomponentsthatareelectrostaticsensitive.FailuretouseESDproceduresmaycausedamagetothesecomponents.SuchdamagetocomponentsisnotcoveredbyPhilipswarranties.

ConnectionstosensitivepartsareidentifiedbytheESDwarningsymbolasshown.

Electrostaticdischarge(ESD)canamounttoasignificantvoltage,whichmaycausedamagetoPCBsorothersystemcomponents.

ESDdamageiscumulativeandmaynotbeapparentatfirst,asindicatedbyahardfailure,butcancausedegradedperformance.Therefore,alwaysuseproperESDhandlingprocedures.ESDcanresultfromlowhumidityconditions,useofelectricalequipmentoncarpeting,linens,andclothing.

10.6 ElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)ThisPhilipsproductcomplieswithrelevantinternationalandnationallawandstandardsonEMC(electro‐magneticcompatibility)forthistypeofproductwhenusedasintended.Suchlawsandstandardsdefineboththepermissibleelectromagneticemissionlevelsfromproductanditsrequiredimmunitytoelectromagneticinterferencefromexternalsources.

OtherelectronicproductsexceedingthelimitsdefinedinsuchEMCstandardscould,underunusualcircumstances,affecttheoperationoftheproduct.

MedicalelectricalproductsneedsspecialprecautionsregardingEMC,andneedstobeinstalledandputintoserviceaccordingtoEMCinformationprovidedintheaccompanyingdocuments.

Theuseofaccessoriesandcablesotherthanthosespecified,mayresultinincreasedemissionordecreasedimmunitylevels.

Theproductshouldnotbeusedadjacenttoorstackedwithotherproductsandthatifadjacentorstackeduseisnecessary,itshouldbeobservedtoverifynormaloperation.

TheBaseStationandPDMcomplywithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

10.6.1 PortableandMobilePhonesCAUTION:PortableandmobileRFcommunicationscanaffectelectricalequipment.Usecautionwhenusingsuchcommunicationdeviceswithinthespecifiedrangeofelectricaldevices.

WARNING:Non‐radiationsources,forexampleamobilephone,mayinfluencethemeasurementofdata.

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10.7 ModalitySpecificSafetyBecarefulwhenusingaPDMwhilebeingnearapatientandmakesurethatthePDMdoesnotfallorcomesincontactwithotherequipment(suchasacatheter)toendangertheprocedure.

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