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Dimax 3 Sensors Ceph Beam Check
Beam Check Program
In order to do a beam check with a Dimax 3 sensor, you must have a minimum of 1.16.0 firmware. Additionally, Dimax 3 Sensors require a Windows PC for calibration. Mac computers do not have the appropriate software to perform these steps.
For Dimax 3 sensors, you will need to use the Beam Check program. This program is installed automatically when Didapi is installed. It should be located inside the Didapi folder. This program will be used for both Pan and Ceph beam checks.
Cephalometric Beam Check
Setup
Once the Beam Check application is open, you will need to navigate to Beam Check within the ProMax's iMenu. The Beam Check menu is found in i400 Special Functions→i470 Beam Check. From there, either select i47.1 for Panoramic or i47.2 for Cephalometric.
Within the Beam Check Application, select the appropriate option on the left, and press “Take the Image”
Capture
Now on the ProMax hit the “Ready” button within the beam check menu. Once the application says “Waiting for Exposure” hold the exposure switch until the results open on the computer screen. It should look something like the picture shown below.
Depending on the firmware of the ProMax, the beam check will either take 1 capture (older firmwares) or 3 captures (newer firmwares). Make sure all captures are finished before releasing the exposure switch.
The goal is for the left, center or right images are to have the entire length of the beam generally centered, with white on all 4 sides of the beam. The “Zoom” images are the top and bottom 10 pixels of the left images, we just need to make sure that there is something within those boxes.
A slight angle is alright, but if it is cutting the beam off, adjustments will need to be made. If you need to adjust the beam, follow our guide HERE
Once your beam is looking good, proceed onto our guide for Flat Fields
The top of the “Left” image shown above is missing the beam. This is normal if you still have a sensor attached on the panoramic side of the machine. If the panoramic side is empty, we would expect to see radiation in all sections of the beam check.