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General Descriptions
1.1 Equipment Characters
HMD-IB radiotherapy simulator is a more advanced design on the base of HMD-I unit, which has many of the
advantages of domestic and foreign simulator. It uses good controlling devices, including crystal operational
panel (Programmable Terminal, PT), programmable logic controller (PLC), inverter drive, and high
performance driving structure and parts, including ball guide screw and Germany produced SEW motor. The
system has the high performances of safety, stability, precision, intelligence, and long life, etc.

1.2 Work Conditions

1.2.1 Environments Conditions
(1) Ambient temperature: 10 0C～40 0C;
(2) Relative humidity: 30%～75%;
(3) Atmospheric pressure: 70kPa～106kPa.

1.2.2 Mains supply requirements

(1) Voltage 3φ,AC 380V±38V;frequence 50Hz±0.5Hz;Sine wave;
(2) Power supply impendence: less than 0.2Ω;
(3) Power capability: 55kVA, the auto-air switch that is used for equipment connected with
mains supply should be 60A.

1.2.3 Earth connecting requirements

(1) Earth way: single point;
(2) Earth impendence: less than 4Ω;
(3) Earth wire type: RV1×4mm2(yellow and green);
(4) Earth terminal: M4, copper screw (with earth sign).

1.3 Size and Weight

1.3.1 Geometrical Size
a) Main unit l×b×h: 2700mm×900mm×2500mm;
b) Treatment table l×b×h: 2300mm×1000mm×1600mm;
c) Control console l×b×h: 1280mm×850mm×1160mm;
d) Electric cabinet l×b×h: 650mm×350mm×1420mm;

1.3.2 Installation Size

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l×b×h: 4700mm×4800mm×2900mm;

1.3.3 Weight
The whole weight of this simulator is about 4000kg.

1.4 Safety Interlock Devices and Function

The machine provides the following interlock devices and functions to assure the safety and
avoid accidents.

(1) There are electric limiting devices and mechanical limit blocks for all movements to
prevent mechanical parts from moving over range and cause accidents.
(2) There are collision protective devices below the collimator and on the image intensifier
for preventing machine from damaging and avoiding patients injured.
(3) There is door interlock device to interrupt exposure and protect operator from irradiation.
(4) All movements is controlled by deadman switch (enable switch) for assuring the safety.
(5) All movements are interlocked, and only one movement is possible at any time, so the
operation is safe, and will not be collided each other caused by several movements.
1.5 Main technical specifications
1.5.1 Main unit
Precision of isocenter: ≤1mm
Isocenter to ground distance: <130cm
Range of gantry rotation: SAD≤100cm: ±1850
SAD>100cm: ±1250
Source to axis distance (SAD): 70cm～130cm
Range of collimator rotation: ±1000
Delineating field size at SAD=100cm: 0×0～40×40 cm2
Image receiver plane to axis distance: 15cm～50cm
Lateral range of I.I.: ±17cm
Longitudinal range of I.I.: ±17cm

1.5.2 Treatment table

Table isocentric rotation range: ±1100
Table top rotation range:±1800
Table vertical movement range: -45cm～10cm
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Lateral movement range: ±20cm

Longitudinal movement range: 0～80cm
Precision of isocentric rotation: ≤±1mm
Lag of table when loading weight 135Kg: ≤5mm

1.5.3 Control performances

Special position auto-stop function:
a) Gantry will stop two seconds automatically at position 00, 900, 1800 and 2700.
b) Upper arm will stop two seconds automatically at position 80cm and 100cm.
Auto protecting from collision.
Auto. zero-back of gantry, table lateral, and image intensifier.

1.5.4 Positioning parameters

Positioning parameters will be executed on treatment unit, and its accuracy will affect the
quality of treatment directly. The eight digital parameters readout in system are described in
table.

Position Parameters
Symbol Parameter Tolerance
X1 Size of delineator X1 ±1mm

X2 Size of delineator X2 ±1mm

Y1 Size of delineator Y1 ±1mm

Y2 Size of delineator Y2 ±1mm

GANTRY Gantry angle ±1°

COLLM． Collimator angle ±1°

SAD Source to axis distance ±1mm

RAD． Receiver plane of I.I. to axis distance ±1mm

1.5.5 Performance of X-Ray generator

HMD-IB is equipped with high frequency X-Ray generator, which at least has the following
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technical specifications. The actual specifications should refer to the equipped high voltage
generator and X-ray tube.
Fluoroscopy: KV: 40～125KV with 1KV steps
mA: 0.5～6MA with 0.1mA setps
Radiography: KV: 40～150KV
mA: 10～630mA
time: 2～6300ms

1.5.6 Image Television system

Including Image intensifier, CCD Camera and image monitor. It has at least the following
technical specifications for 12-inch image intensifier.
Image resolution is no less than 14LP/cm.
ABS

1.6 Equipment Characters

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GWXJ80 Co Teletherapy Unit is a kind of isocentric external radiotherapy equipment with isotope Co

sealed radioactive source. The distance from source to gantry axis is 80cm, namely normal treatment distance

(NTD) is 80cm. It is developed on the base of GWGP80 Unit. The unit is characterized with more reasonable

structure, more intelligent, higher precision, more functions, more safety devices, and higher performance. The

jaws of collimator can be moved symmetrically or asymmetrically. The system is mainly controlled by

computer and PLC(programmable logic controller). Movement speed is controlled by inverter drive. It
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provides four kinds of treatment mode, fix, rotate, sway, and skip. It provides perfect functions, such as

parameters self-adjust, auto positioning, and patient file management.

All performance, including technical specifications and safety, conform to the relative requirements of IEC

standards.

1.7 Type and its meaning

G W X J 80
Source to Axis distance (SAD) is 80cm
Computer controlled
Moving beam treatment 60Co teletherapy Unit
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Co teletherapy Unit
Manufactory of NPIC

1.8 Work Conditions

1.8.1 Environments Conditions
(4) Ambient temperature: 10 0C～35 0C;
(5) Relative humidity: 30%～75%;
(6) Atmospheric pressure: 70kPa～106kPa.

1.8.2 Mains supply requirements

(4) Voltage 1φ,AC 220V±22V;frequence 50Hz±0.5Hz;Sine wave;
(5) Power supply impendence: less than 0.4Ω;
(6) Power capability: 4kVA.

1.8.3 Earth connecting requirements

(5) Earth way: single point;
(6) Earth impendence: less than 4Ω;

Main functions and properties

The main performances are showing in the following table.

No. Item Main performance

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1 SAD Source to Axis Distance (SAD): 800mm.

2 Treatment timer Dual-timer control, one is in computer, the other is in

PLC.

3 Continue At any situations, if the treatment is interrupted, the

treatment interrupted time will be remembered in the computer,
and the unfinished time will be loaded for continuing
treatment automatically in the next time.

4 Treatment Mode 1) Fix treatment;

2) Rotate treatment;
3) Sway treatment;
4) Skip treatment.
5 Speed control Speed is controlled by Inverter drive.
Low speed, high speed, and grade-free control by
potentiometer.
6 Radiation field Symmetrical field or asymmetrical field. Four jaws
can be operated respectively.
7 Parameters Mechanical scale indicating, and digital display on
indicating computer and in treatment room.
8 Parameters self- All parameters can be adjusted automatically by
adjust program, no need to be adjusted by expert technician.
9 Auto-positioning All movements can be controlled on computer via pre-
set.
10 Patient files Patient file can be created according to treatment plan.
management Control Program will execute treatment according to
the file, and record the treatment results. The executed
results can be looked up in management program at
any time.
11 Safety devices Door interlock;
Air pressure interlock;
Table-lock interlock;
Wedge filter interlock;
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Ready interlock;
Key switch;
Emergency stop;
Return source automatically when power off;
FSB device;
Deadman (enable) controlling;
Mechanical tools for pushing source by hand
12 Power supply 1P,AC220V±20V, 50HZ±1Hz;
Maximum power consumption: 4KVA
13 Safety class Class I, type B
Main Technical Specifications
The main specifications are showing in the following table.

No. Item Main specifications

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1 Co Radiation
Source
2 Isocenter Precision
3 Field size
4 Radiation Head
5 Collimator
6 Gantry
7 Treatment bed
8 Counterweight
Rated Activity:8000Ci,Max Activity 12000Ci
Overall source Size: Φ23 × 33mm.
1mm.
SSD=80cm: 25mm × 25mm ~ 350mm × 350mm;
Digital display: tolerance  1mm
Construction: Steel Structure containing lead and
tungsten shielding;
Rotation:  90 O clockwise or counterclockwise.
Rotation range:  100 0 ;
Digital display: tolerance  1 0.
Parallelism and orthogonality of collimator jaws:
tolerance 10
Rotation angle: 0 ~ 360 O;
Digital display: tolerance  1 0
Vertical movement: above isocenter ≥50mm,
below isocenter ≥450mm
Longitudinal movement: 0cm～ 80cm
Lateral movement: ±20cm
Table top rotation angle: ±1800
Isocentric rotation angle: ±900
Precision of Isocentric rotation: ±Ø3mm
Moving or fixed
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9 SSD Range of optical distance of SSD: 600 ~

1000mm, error tolerance: 2mm.
10 Collimator rotation axis indicator: Tolerance 2mm.

11 Congruence of light field axis with radiation beam axis:

Tolerance 2mm.
12 Congruence of light field with radiation field
Tolerance 2mm.
13 Penumbra of The penumbra is not more than 10mm at
radiation field SSD=80cm.
14 Symmetry of Symmetry of the applicable Kerma rates in the
radiation field
irradiation field is not less than 5%.
15 Homogeneity of Homogeneity of radiation field is not more than
radiation field
6%.
16 Treatment timer Timing range:999S, Accuracy of timer: 1%.
17 Radiation 1) When beam off, air kerma of radiation head
Protection
leading dosage.
b. Radiation exposure Reading at 1M from
the head: tolerance 20 µ Gy/h.;
c. Reading at 5cm from the head: tolerance
200 µ Gy/h.
i. When beam on, air kerma of radiation head
leading dosage.
Any location 1m from the source, leakage
dosage ratio outside of the radiation beams is
no more than 0.05% when activity of source is
no more than 185TBq; leakage dosage ratio
outside of the radiation beams is no more than
0.1% when activity of source is more than
185TBq.
3) Leakage radiation through the collimator is no
more than 2%.
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Dimensions and weight

Equipment dimensions and installation dimensions
Equipment dimension:
main unit (gantry) l×b×h 2950mm×2400mm×2400mm
treatment table: l×b×h 2300mm×720mm×8700mm
Installation dimensions:
l×b×h 4840mm×4580mm×2400mm
Notes: length 4840mm takes the table moving out into consider; wide 4580 takes the tabletop
rotation ±900 into consider.

Equipment weight
The net weight of GWXJ80 teletherapy unit is about 14000kg.