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Launching the IMS X-ray Imager application
The IMS XMSL software can be launched from the Windows Start menu or from the desktop icon (Figure 1).
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Each of the stacked images is taken with the exposure time, kV, and mA set in this window. To estimate the length of time it takes for each image at specific settings, multiply the exposure time by the number of stacked images.
Figure 3- XMSL Measurement Editor Window
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Figure 5- X-ray Status Window (left). As the source ramps up, the measured values will update. X-ray system not ready window (right). If the source is not ready to ramp up this window will be displayed. Normally, this indicates that a door is open. If the doors are not open, look at the values in the status displays and refer to the vendor’s manual to determine the issue. As soon as the issue is cleared, this window will close and the x-ray start process will resume.
Figure 6- IMS Display During Imaging. Main features of this window include: Abort button, raw image display, imaging parameters display, X-ray source temperature graph, histogram of pixel value and displays of the pixel values along the length and width of the image.
6. The Sample ID information window will reappear on the screen (Figure 7).
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When the imaging is complete, IMS will automatically process the raw images and output them to the AUX_DATA folder. These are not the primary processed images, but are available for quick image evaluation. The raw images output to the DATA > IN Folder. For more information on IMS image processing, see the Automatic Image Processing section in the user guide.
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X-Rays OFF
Figure 8 will be displayed when the X-ray Off command is sent to the CP120 source. The window will be displayed until the kV has been confirmed to be at zero.
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Figure 8- X-ray Off Status Window
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NOTE: During imaging, the user can use the software abort button to end the imaging process and ramp down the source. The abort button is available when the x-ray source is ramping up and during the imaging process.
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Stop and Do Nothing: Actuator will remain in place. Use this option if the section had jammed in the XMSL or is there is a hardware issue.
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Figure 9- Dialog when after user selects abort during imaging. The x-ray source will automatically ramp down once abort is selected. The section in the imager will need to be restarted from the beginning once abort is selected.