Time – RaySafe Solo User Manual

Page 29

Advertising
background image

Figure 4. kV and kVp

Table: Active compensation on kV measurements

SENSOR

FILTRATION

kV/kVp

R/f low

Max. 15 mm Al

kV

R/f high RAd

Max. 15 mm Al

kVp (when signal level is high enough)

dent low

Max. 1 mm Cu or equivalent

kV

dent high

Max. 1 mm Cu or equivalent

kVp (when signal level is high enough)

Use a kVp delay on machines with a slow rising output. 150 ms on dental single phase machines and 1000 ms
on a fluoroscopy machine is recommended.
kV is available for R/f, MAM, RAd and dent detectors.

tIMe

the RaySafe Solo measures time from the start trig (may be adjusted with the trig level setting) until the signal
falls below 25 % of the peak (50 or 75 % if adjusted with the trig level setting). At low dose rates (about 1 %
of the max dose rate for the active sensor), the 25 % end level is changed to a low level (about the lowest
measurable dose rate for the active sensor).

If the radiation has a pulsed characteristic, the time is measured until the last pulse ends. the dead time
interval between pulses must, however, be less than the Calc. delay time (0.5, 2, 4, 6 or 7 s). the R/f low
or dent low sensor has an electrical bandwidth of 0.1 khz (slower rising and falling slopes), causing the
displayed exposure time to be a few milliseconds longer than for the R/f high or dent high sensor, which has a
bandwidth of 2.5 khz.

29

RaySafe Solo User Manual – Measurement definitions

Advertising