HELIOS QA PHANTOM FOR CT SCANNER by GE Healthcare

Key Highlights

• The HELIOS QA Phantom is designed for high precision, ensuring a superior surface finish and product consistency, which is essential for accurate quality assurance in CT imaging.
• Manufactured from lightweight acrylic, the Phantom maintains excellent mechanical properties, including high tensile strength and impact resistance, ensuring durability and longevity.
• Each Phantom undergoes rigorous leak testing to guarantee it is free from any leakage, enhancing safety and reliability during use.
• The adhesive used in the construction is RoHS compliant and specially formulated for acrylic, ensuring strong bonding without excess adhesive, promoting safety and performance.
• With good dimensional stability and high corrosion resistance, the HELIOS QA Phantom is ideal for consistent performance in various clinical environments.

Compatible Systems & Use Cases

• BRIVO CT325
• BRIVO CT315
• LIGHTSPEED 1X

The HELIOS QA Phantom is suitable for use in quality assurance testing for various CT scanners, ensuring compliance with safety and performance standards. It is particularly beneficial in environments where precision is critical, such as hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers.

Technical Specifications

Parameter	Value
Material	Acrylic
Dimensions	Customizable based on scanner requirements
Weight	Lightweight for easy handling
Adhesive Compliance	RoHS compliant
Leak Testing	Passed

Clinical and Service Value

The HELIOS QA Phantom offers significant clinical value by ensuring that CT imaging systems operate at optimal performance levels. Its precise construction allows for reliable quality assurance testing, which is critical in maintaining diagnostic accuracy and patient safety. By integrating this Phantom into routine quality control protocols, healthcare facilities can enhance their imaging services and improve patient outcomes.

From a service perspective, the durability and lightweight nature of the HELIOS QA Phantom reduce the risk of damage during handling and transport, leading to lower maintenance requirements. The high corrosion resistance and fatigue endurance of the materials used ensure that the Phantom remains functional over an extended lifespan, minimizing the need for frequent replacements. This contributes to streamlined workflows and maximizes the efficiency of imaging departments.

Additional notes

The Helios QA Phantom is manufactured using high precision techniques which helps to achieve a very good surface finish as well as good product consistency. The high dimensional accuracy ensures a perfect fit of the Phantom in the required assembly. The acrylic material helps to make the Phantom light in weight without compromising on the integral strength of the component. The acrylic material has good mechanical properties like high tensile strength, impact and wear resistance which ensures a long-life span for the component. The bonded surfaces are exactly matched line to line with no excess adhesive beyond the bonding line. The Phantom is subjected to leak tests which ensures it is free of any leakage. The adhesive used for the Phantom is especially designed for the acrylic material and has excellent bonding properties. The Phantom is free from any burrs and sharp edges which enhances the safety aspect of the component. The adhesive used in the Phantom is RoHS compliant. The Phantom can be filled with a variety of solution which include bleach, degassed and distilled or deionized water. Good dimensional stability High corrosion resistance High fatigue endurance High strength and stiffness properties