Equipment

The main design of equipment should consider:

• Safety of the Patient, staff and carers
• Patient comfort
• Ease of use

The tube should allow:

• Ease of movement
• A wide range of positions and angles
• Accurate positioning using locks

Table design should allow:

• A floating table top
• Vertical movement
• Carbon Fibre construction (strong and light)

Lead Screen should be:

• Lead equivalent of 2mm
• Allows clear visualisation of the patient

Control Console should allow:

• Setting of exposure factors
• Selection of correct x-ray tube
• Selection of bucky
• Control of automatic exposure control

Lead Protection for patients:

• Reduce Patient Dose
• Protect radiosensitive areas
• Reassurance that the patients safety is considered

Lead Protection for staff:

• Lead rubber aprons of 0.35mm (not for primary beam)
• Thyroid Collars
• Lead Glass Glasses
• Lead Gloves

Positioning aids can be used such as radiolucent foam pads and sandbags (radiopaque)