Course Description
This intensive five-day course provides service engineers with comprehensive technical knowledge to maintain, troubleshoot, perform preventive maintenance, and repair the GE Optima 640 Hybrid imaging system. Engineers will learn system architecture, power distribution, gantry and table mechanics, X-Ray tube operation, and data acquisition electronics. My curriculum combines classroom theory with extensive hands-on labs, including system mechanical calibrations, preventive maintenance, imaging calibrations, and Daily QC procedures. By the end of the week, engineers will be equipped to efficiently diagnose and repair system faults, while maintaining compliance with GE service standards and radiation safety protocols.
Training duration: 5-Days
Course Design:
This one-week course is designed to take field service engineers from a beginner to intermediate level of knowledge of the system. This will always depend of the level of knowledge the engineer comes into class with already. Training has been designed to empower the engineer with specific training to know where to find answers and not just have all the answers. This kind of training increases system uptime and labor costs. Thus, engineers maintain system uptime by; performing proper preventive maintenance, FRU replacement procedures, software diagnosis, servicing the CT gantry, and most service calls. Training is approximately 30% classroom-based and 70% hands-on equipment.
Pre-Requisites:
- Recommended to have a basic knowledge of molecular imaging
- Recommended to have a basic knowledge of CT functions
- Two-year electronics degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Basic understanding of Radioisotopes and safety procedures
*Students will be working around radioisotopes and must always wear their dosimeters while attending class. Students who are not familiar with Radioisotopes will need to complete an online course before attending.
Course Syllabus & Objectives:
- Acquiring all necessary service documentation and manuals
- System safety and Identification of system models
- Learning how to navigate service manuals with expert guidance
- Learn all hardware components and identify them
- Learn the communication chain of the subsystems
- Learn to operate OS software and application software
- Learn to install system software and perform LFC procedures
- Learn to remove all NM gantry, CT gantry, and table covers and replace them
- How to be effective with all Preventive Maintenance procedures
- Learn how to diagnose system faults and replace FRU’s
- How to perform all motion and detector calibrations
- Learn how to run daily QC and X-Ray Daily QC and inspect image quality
Training Facility:
Probo Medical- SLC Facility
7172 Airport Rd. West Jordan, Ut 84084
Contact Person/Class Instructor: Gregg Grant
Phone: 385.315.1808
Hotel Location:
Residence Inn at Jordan Landing
7558 S Plaza Center Dr
West Jordan, UT 84084
Facility Layout:
All students must enter the SLC Probo facility using the double doors located on the east side (front) of the building. If there is no one at the front desk, press the doorbell located on the corner of the counter, and someone will assist you.
Restaurant and Entertainment locations The hotel is walking distance to Jordan Landing, a local shopping center, which has a variety of shopping and dining options to choice from.
Training Schedule:
Day 1:
- Learning the GE Doc Portal and acquiring all required service manuals
- System safety procedures and environmental conditions
- Understanding the sub-systems of detectors, gantry, CT gantry, table, acquisition cpu
- Touching all the sub-systems of detectors, gantry, CT gantry, table, acquisition cpu
- Pre-programmed positions
- Cover Removal and Replacement Procedures- On System
- Separation of CT gantry and CT covers removal
- Collimator exchange procedures
- Software Overview and functions
Day 2:
- Application Software Review (Hand On)
- CT software information and Review (Hands On)
- Definitions of Acronyms
- Motion Calibrations and Tests
- PM Procedures sheets and scheduling
- PM Procedures walk-through- On System
- Backup and Restore Procedures
- Understanding License Key functions
Day 3:
- Firewall and Networking Settings
- LFC (Load From Cold) Procedures
- Networking Lab
- Flashing of all hardware and boards
- Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Procedures
- Common Service Desktop
- Instrument Panel Breakdown
- Parts FRU Service Manual
- Parts Replacement Procedures
Day 4:
- Detector Calibrations and Maps Procedures
- COR (Center of Rotation)
- QC Procedures
- Quick Tune vs Full Tune Procedures
- Using the Static PHA Utility
- CT Calibrations
- CT Tools and Troubleshooting
- Cleaning and Servicing CT Gantry
Day 5:
- Review of the week
- Q and A Session
- Final Test
- Head Home
Low Enrollment
- Probo Medical reserves the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment
- Classes with low enrollment 14 business days prior to the scheduled date will be cancelled
- When Probo Medical cancels a class, tuition will be refunded in full, or may be applied to the cost of another class scheduled to take place within 12 months of the original class.