| Controller |
Hand-held / 2-line x 20-Character Vacuum Fluorescent Display, with CONTINUE, UP Arrow, DOWN Arrow, and CANCEL buttons |
| Indicators |
X-RAY ON Visual, POWER ON Visual, and END OF SCAN Audible |
| Value Provided |
BMD (bone mineral density) g/cm 2 |
| Scan Site |
Heel (calcaneus) |
| Scan Resolution |
1.5mm (line) x 1.0 (pixel) |
| Region Scanned |
42mm Vertical Segment x (full heel width) |
| Region Analyzed |
Entire Scanned Region |
| X-Ray Source |
Tin Filtered, 60kV, Less than 0.3mA |
| Filtration |
1.5mm Aluminum Equivalent |
| Detectors |
Two Solid State |
| Scatter Resolution |
< 0.1 mRem/hr at 3 feet from Beam |
| Drive System |
Stepper Motors, Ball Bearing, Lead Screw Drives |
| Accuracy |
2% (calibrated to hydroxyapatite cylinders) |
| Daily QA |
Automatic, with Internal Phantoms (< 15 minute procedure) |
| Power |
120 V (standard U.S. outlet) 90-250 VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Operating Conditions |
50° to 90° F / 20% to 95% (non-condensing) Relative Humidity |
| Storage Conditions |
50° to 140° F / 20% to 95% (non-condensing) Relative Humidity |