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Final gantry-couch relationship check, system test and calibration data

Close out the Aquilion 16 install by proving the gantry and couch don't interfere with each other under their permanent covers, exercising gantry/couch/ScanoPlan/emergency-switch operation from the console, and handing off to the 3-hour wait that gates calibration data acquisition.

Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — Installation volume, source volume 2C201-160, Sections 21 through 23 ("Checking the Relationship Between the Gantry and Couch" / "Overall System Test" / "Acquiring Calibration Data"), p.135-137
Personnel
Intermediate — run a test rotor from the KGTSM maintenance panel while visually checking three separate cover/mechanism interference points, verify a gantry-couch position interlock stops the system cleanly (cross-referencing subsection 28.7), operate gantry tilt/slide from the console keyboard and confirm the full ±30° tilt range, perform a ScanoPlan slice-plane check that involves taping solder wire to an S phantom, running scanoscopy/scan, and adjusting both an internal and an external projector until their beams align with the solder, read the OLP indication on the S-CON screen and confirm it is 20% or less before pressing all three emergency switches (two on the gantry, one on the keyboard) and confirming gantry power drops each time, and recognize the 3-hour post-power-on wait before starting calibration data acquisition (the acquisition procedure itself lives in section 28.8, not reproduced here). No electrical test equipment is called for beyond console operation and the phantom/solder setup. (Skill assessment derived from procedure content — not an OEM-stated skill level.)
Steps
14 steps
Source
2C201-160E*F p.135-137

Tools & parts

ItemPart numberQty
KGTSM maintenance paneln/a in source1 (built-in)
S phantomn/a in source1
Solder (piece/wire)n/a in sourcen/a in source
Internal projectorn/a in source1 (built-in)
External projectorn/a in source1
Water phantom + phantom holdern/a in source1

Safety

NOTICE

Hazard: Turning the power switch OFF while the X-ray tube is still hot (OLP above 20%), before confirming OLP during the operational check of the emergency switches (§22.3)

Consequence: The X-ray tube will not cool sufficiently, which may result in damage to the X-ray tube

Avoidance: Before starting operational checks of the emergency switches, confirm on the S-CON screen that the OLP is 20% or less. (Source labels this call-out CAUTION; reclassified NOTICE here — the only stated consequence is equipment damage to the X-ray tube, not personal injury.)

NOTICE

Hazard: Starting calibration data acquisition before waiting at least 3 hours after system power-ON for the detector to stabilize (§23)

Consequence: The acquired images may contain ring artifacts

Avoidance: Wait at least 3 hours after the power is turned ON to allow stabilization of the detector before performing calibration data acquisition. (Source labels this call-out CAUTION; reclassified NOTICE here — the only stated consequence is image/data quality, not personal injury or equipment damage.)

Full step-by-step for Final gantry-couch relationship check, system test and calibration data

All 14 steps are documented in the FSELIB Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.

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Related Installation guides

Bring the patient couch and console into position9 stepsChecks before turning on the power7 stepsBasic disassembly and carrying-out of the system13 stepsIntegrated test — scan operation and image quality6 stepsPre-delivery: mount couch accessories, clean and fill the QC sheet10 stepsRun the console malfunction-diagnosis program (hwtest)0 steps
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Source: 2C201-160E*F p.135-137. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.