What is RAD Confirm?

X Job Aid Template (SH-Bree- LUMINOS Q.namix R What is RAD Confirm? Headline 36pt R236, G102, B2) RAD Confirm is a low-dose preview on your LUMINOS Q.namix R system, which helps you with positioning your patient and the region of interest (for example, the knee or the lumbar spine). Prior to taking the radiography image (RAD), you can use the RAD Confirm function to check that the region of interested is positioned correctly. It’s very important to understand that RAD Confirm is not the same as a Fluoroscopy. The main difference between these two modes is described in the table below. SIEMEN Footswitch Multifunctional wireless footswitch During a radiographic examination, you can perform RAD Confirm by pressing the release button on either footswitch. SIEMENS Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2025 Healthineers Master Template Effective Date: 13 Mar 2025 | QR700020888 Job Aid Effective Date: 13 Jun 2025 | QR700023704 Job Aid | What is RAD Confirm? What is the difference between RAD Confirm and the fluoroscopy mode? RAD Confirm Fluoroscopy A support functionality to check and correct the Mode for dynamic examinations, such as Barium target position and region of interest, before an Swallow or Arthrography. RAD Exposure. The result of RAD Confirm is a sequence of a The result of the fluoroscopy is a fluoroscopic limited number of frames, which shows you loop or a Last-Image Hold (LIH). the current position. Limited to a maximum number of images. Not limited to a maximum number of images. Always in full-view format. Different formats are available: F15, F23, F30, F43 Fixed pulse rate (p/s) Flexible to change the pulse rate from 0.5 p/s to 32 p/s How to set up RAD Confirm: RAD Confirm must be set up in the Clinical Protocol Editor for each individual Clinical Protocol Step (CP-Step.) In this example, you will set up RAD Confirm for a Knee a.p. clinical protocol step. ✓ You’re logged in with a user, who has permission to enter the Clinical Protocol Editor. 1. Select the Radiography tab. 2. Open the Clinical Protocol Steps tab card. 3. Search for the “Knee a.p.” in the list of the clinical protocol steps. 4. Click on the ... button to access the settings of the “Knee a.p.” clinical protocol step. ... 5. Open the Exposure Parameters tab card with the CP-step. 6. For each age variant, you must decide if you want to use RAD Confirm. In our case we only want to use it for the Adult age variant. 7. In the last column, select the checkbox and enable RAD Confirm for the age V variant Adult. 8. Click on Save Rad to store your changes. 9. Exit the Clinical Protocol Editor. 10.Now, you can use RAD Confirm for Knee a.p. exposures immediately. Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2025 SIEMENS Master Template Effective Date: 31 Mar 2025 | QR700020888 Job Aid Effective Date: 13 Jun 2025 | QR700023704 Healthineers Page 2 of 3 Job Aid | What is RAD Confirm? Please note that 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 Headquarters Siemens Healthineers AG Siemensstr. 3 91301 Forchheim Germany Phone: +49 9191 18-0 siemens-healthineers.com Published by Siemens Healthineers AG | © Siemens Healthineers AG, 2025 SIEMENS Master Template Effective Date: 31 Mar 2025 | QR700020888 Job Aid Effective Date: 13 Jun 2025 | QR700023704 Healthineers Page 3 of 3