Siemens Perspective/Scope Course

Course Description:

Technical Prospects’ Siemens Perspective/Scope Training Course a 5-day comprehensive course designed to advance the knowledge, capabilities, and careers of field service and technical support personnel. During the course students will engage in discussions, peer learning sessions, and labs centered on system design and core principles. The course will also focus on advanced problem-solving techniques.

Prerequisites:

It is highly recommended that interested students have the following Knowledge/Experience;

• Completion of a Radiation Training
• 2+ years of industry/military experience working with CT equipment OR
• Attendance of an OEM’s Introduction to CT or CT Basics course (Certificate may be requested)
• Personal Dosimeter

Day 1:

• Introduction
• Course overview
• Eline- Perspective/Scope vs. Emotion product-line comparison
• SOMATOM Perspective/Scope- Overview: System Block Diagram and Components
• SOMATOM Perspective/Scope Xray Generation and Control
• X-ray generation flowchart: Understand the principle and function of the X-Ray system: Generator, Tube, Collimator
• X-ray control flow chart: understand the wiring diagram of the X-ray control signal flow
• Base Collimations E16, Scope, Perspective 16/32/128
• Tube Collimator Diagram: E16 SOMATON SCOPE
• Tube Collimator Diagram: Perspective 64/128
• Collimator Box Mechanics Perspectives 64/128
• Z-Adjustment and Collimator Box
• X-Ray Tube Flowchart and components
• HV-Tank Flowchart, Components and Introduction to HV error analysis
• HV Electronics and Signal flow

Day 2:

• CAN BUS Topology: The Control System of the SIEMENS SOMATOM and its specifics in the E-Line platform
• Control System flowchart: Understand the principle and the purpose of the control system
• Gantry MAS and MAR Functions
• Gantry-Rotating control system analysis and signal flow
• Gantry-Stationary control system analysis and signal flow
• The SOMATOM Bus system, MCB’s and CAN Interfaces
• The Control System software interface to Somaris (MSM) and E-Telegrams, Message Descriptions and introduction to Eventlog analysis for Control System Errors
• Control system Firmware: understand and Analyze FW Table State Diagram while understand the practical impact of FW update and Flash load

Day 3:

• Gantry Mechanics and interdependencies
• Gantry Cooling: The Common Frequency converter for Tilt/PHS-V/Cooling
• The NO-CAN communication flow
• Comparison between Colling systems for SOMATOM Scope and Perspectives
• Gantry Tilt system: Block Diagram, Signal flow, Collision Tilt-PHS and common field reported problems
• Gantry Rotation and Servo Controller: SOMATOM Perspective
• Gantry rotation Drive: Block diagram, signal flow and replacement example
• Tension wheel service and adjustment
• Lubricating of Gantry Bearing
• Patient Handling System (PHS) Block Diagram and Signal Flow
• PHS Vertical Drive Signal flow and function description and PHS1A analysis
• Adjustment of vertical Reference position PHS_1A obsolete
• PHS V-adjustment
• Lubrication of Vertical Spindle PHS_1A
• PHS horizontal Drive with Spindle
• PHS horizontal drive with Belt in PHS_1A
• System Power Supply (LCB) Overview
• LCB Block Diagram and Functional Description
• Line Connection Box Perspective/Scope comparison
• LCB Rev.05 – Perspective special LCB
• System Configuration without LCB E-Classics
• Stationary Power Distribution, Sliprings Power Distributions and UDC flowchart

Day 4:  

• Overview of Data Measurement system (DMS) components and operational comparison
• DMS P65 Perspective 64/128 block diagram and components
• PDR-DMS P65 control signal flow and functional description
• Control signals DMS P65
• Image Data Flow P65
• DMS P65-Multiplexing by DMS Controller- how to troubleshoot its artifact (introduction to advanced troubleshooting course)
• Defective Channel and how to avoid its impact on image quality (Introduction to Image quality course)
• Image reconstruction System and Image Control systems
• ICS Celsius M470, M470-2, M720, W550 overview
• ICS service concepts, software commands and Test tools
• IRS G1-Perspective Block diagram and functional descriptions
• IRS G2-Perspective/Scope Block diagram and functional descriptions
• IRS service concepts, software commands and Test tools

Day 5:

• Preventive Maintenance
• Understanding the Preventive Maintenance Protocol
• Overview of the Preventive Maintenance Procedure
• Detailed implementation of the Preventive Maintenance procedure
• Students demonstration of knowledge session
• System Tune up
• Overview of the system tune up
• Purpose of each tune up
• Quick overview of the Tune up implementation (an introduction to Advanced troubleshooting course
• Image quality
• Quality consistence and its implementation
• Customer level image quality testing vs. Service level Image quality testing
• ACR testing quick review (introduction to Advanced Image quality course)
• Image gray scale interpretation quick overview
• Image Artifact quick review, analysis and sources of artifact (introduction to Advanced Image quality course)