ProcedureSoftware / AlignmentAdjust
Adjust left/right X-ray tube alignment with air + pin phantom
Adjust the CT X-ray tube's left/right position by running the automated air-and-pin-phantom measurement sequence, repeating until the calculated movement distance is below 0.05 mm, then register the correction data.
Applies to
Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) — Software volume, source 2D260-074, section 3.3 (Left/Right Alignment)
Personnel
1 technician · Intermediate — reading the Alignment interactive window (reached via Utility > Engineering > password), setting up a pin phantom, running the automated Scan Air & Pin to calculate the alignment sequence, judging the Ratio=1 pin-position check and the Measurement Data/Message-area readouts, and manually repositioning the X-ray tube between iterations until the movement distance is below the specified 0.05 mm value; no electrical measurement or disassembly is described for this section (skill assessment derived from procedure content — not an OEM-stated skill level)
Steps
10 steps
Source
2D260-074E*B p.41-44
Full step-by-step for Adjust left/right X-ray tube alignment with air + pin phantom
All 10 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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View all Aquilion 16 (TSX-101A) guidesSource: 2D260-074E*B p.41-44. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.