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Protocol Check and Change Procedure

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Protocol Check and Change Procedure

Introduction
It has recently come to our attention that a discrepancy in the protocol name and the patient position
indicated exists in the first protocol in the Adult Orbit area on some LightSpeed CT systems. The
issue relates to an incorrect patient position setting. This issue may or may not be present on your
system currently, depending if this standard default protocol has already been user modified on
your system.

Procedure
To determine if your system currently has this issue please check the first protocol in the Adult Orbit
area to insure that the name of the protocol and the patient position indicated in this protocol are
consistent:
1.) Click on 'Protocol Management' at the bottom of the left screen.
2.) Click on 'Protocol Management' on the pop up box that comes up.
3.) On the list of protocol groups that comes up, click on the second group (2.x)
4.) Check the first protocol name that comes up in the resulting list. If the name of the first protocol
in this 2nd group list contains the word 'Supine' then continue on with the next step. If the first
protocol name here does not contain the word 'Supine' then you can stop as your system does
not have this issue.
5.) If the first protocol name in the 2nd protocol group list contains the word 'Supine' then click on
this protocol to highlight it and then click the 'Edit' button at the bottom of the list.
6.) On the first scan series screen that comes up, check the Patient Position setting. If it is set to
Supine then continue to the next step. If it is not then click above the patient icon at the top left
until the Patient Position changes to Supine.
7.) Click the 'Next Series' button near the bottom of the screen.
8.) On the second scan series screen that comes up, check the Patient Position setting. If it is set
to Supine then continue to the next step. If it is not then click above the patient icon at the top
left until the Patient Position changes to Supine.
9.) Click the 'Accept' button at the bottom right of the screen to save the protocol settings.
10.) Exit out of the Protocol Management function and locate your system save state MOD or other
MOD that is used to backup your scan protocols and insert it into the MOD drive.
11.) Select the 'Service' desktop icon on the right screen.
12.) Select 'PM' on the service desktop.
13.) Select 'System State'.
14.) Click on 'Protocols', then click on 'Save'.
15.) After the save function completes, click on the 'Dismiss' button.
16.) You can then eject the system state MOD and switch out of the service desktop.

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