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Breathhold Scan with Anzai Job Aid SOMATOM go.Sim and SOMATOM go.Open Pro Please note: DirectBreathhold simplifies CT acquisition by automatically triggering the prospec- tive scans. 1. Connect the respiratory gating system to the CT system (4). 2. Switch your respiratory gating system to the breathhold mode: 3 Anzai: 2 4 Switch the HOST COM. switch of the sensor port to the USB side. Make sure that you connect the Anzai laptop. 3. Position the patient on the patient table and … Anzai: Position the respiratory belt with the load cell on the patient. Connect the cable to the sensor port. 4. Practice the correct breathing / breathhold with the patient. 5. Adjust the thresholds at the gating device. 6. Practice holding the breath again and check that the patient’s breathhold remains within the threshold. 7. At the syngo Acquisition Workplace, register the patient for the examination. 8. From the Radiation Therapy Planning (RTP) Folder, select and apply the RTP Breast protocol. 9. Answer all questions about the decision tree and select the breathhold option in myExam Compass. 10. Confirm the patient's position. The respiratory gating device is not active during measurement! X-ray is not, or only partially, usable. Before scanning, make sure that the respiratory gating device is ready for use. SIEMENS Unrestricted Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 Master Template Effective Date: 05 Mar 2020 | HOOD05162003074494 Healthineers Job Aid Effective Date: 16 May 2024 I QR700007625 Job Aid | Breathhold Scan with Anzai Effective Date: 22 July 2024 | QR700010384 11. Acquire the topogram. 12. Plan the recon ranges. 13. Press and hold the MOVE key to move the table to the scan start position. 14. Activate the tomogram scan. The DirectBreathhold scan range is loaded. Is the scan range configured with automatic patient instruction? Yes No Press START-Key Press START-Key and instruct the patient to breathe in and out and to hold their breath. 15. The X-ray acquisition will start when the trigger signal is received from the gating device. (This is when the patient reaches the threshold). 16. Proceed with reconstructing the images. Caution: The respiratory gating must be configured. If not, contact your clinical administrator. The loaded scan range is aborted automatically in case the trigger is not received within 60 sec. SIEMENS Unrestricted Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 Healthineers Master Template Effective Date: 05 Mar 2020 | HOOD05162003074494 Page 2 of 3 Job Aid | Breathhold Scan with Anzai Effective Date: 22 July 2024 | QR700010384 Please note this learning material is for training purposes only. For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use the Operator Manual or In- structions for Use (hereinafter collectively “Operator Manual”) issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is to be used as training material only and shall by no means substitute the Opera- tor Manual. Any material used in this training will not be updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the latest version of the software and hardware available at the time of the training. The Operator Manual shall be used as your main reference, in particular for relevant safety infor- mation like warnings and cautions. Please note: Some functions shown in this material are optional and might not be part of your system. Certain products, product related claims or functionalities (hereinafter collectively “Functional- ity”) may not (yet) be commercially available in your country. Due to regulatory requirements, the future availability of said Functionalities in any specific country is not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers sales representative for the most current information. The reproduction, transmission or distribution of this training or its contents is not permitted without express written authority. Offenders will be liable for damages. All names and data of patients, parameters and configuration dependent designations are fic- tional and examples only. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design, are reserved. Siemens Healthineers HQ I Siemens Healthineers AG Siemensstr. 3 91301 Forchheim Germany Phone: +49 9191 18-0 siemens-healthineers.com Unrestricted Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2024 SIEMENS Master Template Effective Date: 05 Mar 2020 | HOOD05162003074494 Page 3 of 3 Healthineers