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Huestis•Cascade NT™ — Technical Overview

Huestis•Cascade NT™ simulator Huestis•Cascade NT™ combines easy, affordable installation with impressive features. Quick and easy to install because it's freestanding, there is no floor pit required as with other, more expensive simulators. Compact in size, it is ideal for rooms where space is at a premium. Independent field wires and WindowsNT® lead the array of flexible, reliable positioning features. Accurate, reliable and very affordable, Huestis•Cascade NT™ offers unmatched simulator performance and value.

Features

Systems	Specifications
Rigid Gantry Freestanding pedestal and gantry supports the X-ray tube, collimator, and image intensifier. Rigid design provides proper alignment with the central axis of the X-ray beam and the gantry's axis of rotation.	Isocentric accuracy ± 1 mm (at 100 cm) Variable SAD 80 - 120 cm SSD range: 60 - 200 cm SID range: 87.5 - 200 cm Motorized rotation: ± 185° Simultaneous motions: variable, ramped speeds Anti-collision systems: patient and unit Digital display of rotation and SAD on local/ remote controls
Versatile Patient Support Freestanding design does not require an expensive pit in the floor. Rugged, electric scissor vertical drive will elevate and hold up to 500 lbs. (226 kg) yet lowers to 70 cm for easy patient access. Carbon-fiber top is radiolucent to help prevent image degradation.	Free standing design: no floor pit required High capacity: 500 Lbs. (226 kg) Easy patient access: couch lowers to 70 cm Radiolucent: Carbon-fiber top prevents image degradation Motorized movement: x, y, z, axes Free float of lateral/ longitudinal motions Remote hand control pendant Strategically placed emergency switches
Precision Collimator Motorized collimator rotation of ± 95° facilitates simulation of half-blocked fields for field matching of your therapy unit. Field size delineator wires define maximum field sizes providing a visible margin around the largest treatment field.	Motorized rotation: ± 95° Mechanical resolution: ± 1.0° Motorized collimator blades: 0 x 0 cm - 55 x 55 cm at 100 cm Grid tray: 1 cm array accuracy ± 1 mm at isocenter Field delineator wires: 0 x 0 cm - 45 x 45 cm at 100 SAD Optical distance indicator: SSD range 60 - 200 cm (± 2 mm)
High Frequency X-Ray Generator Constant potential, high frequency X-ray generator utilizes self-diagnostic circuitry and is controlled by multiple microprocessors to ensure consistent and repeatable X-ray operation. Efficient X-ray tube endures multiple exposures without overheating.	50 kW/ three-phase input power Optional: 40 single, 65 or 80 kW three-phase Self-diagnostic circuitry Multiple microprocessor control Automatic line voltage compensation Automatic brightness system for fluoro
High Resolution Image Intensifier Motorized movement in x, y and z axes includes auto-centering, lateral and longitudinal movement, and anti-collision protection. This high contrast, high resolution intensifier includes a Cesium Iodide I.I. tube, and covers a large X-ray field.	Auto-centering Tri-field 9”, 6”, 4.5” (22.8,15.2,11.4 cm) Optional: 12”, 9”, 6” (30.4, 22.8, 15.2 cm) “S” distortion correction feature Last image hold on CCD TV camera Noise reduction in fluoro: 4x sampling Easy loading, rotating cassette holder: 35 x 43 cm (14” x 17”) accepts radiation grid to absorb scatter radiation
Custom Features Unmatched price/ performance and value with a wide array of included features. Optional accessories include: cassette adapter inserts, additional block tray adapter, and lasers.	Fluoroscopic capability included Diode line lasers: (4) included Custom block tray adapter: matches your treatment unit Grid trays: (2) included (80 cm, 100 cm) Customized indicators: (digital or mechanical) Huestis installation options

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Systems

Specifications

Rigid Gantry

Freestanding pedestal and gantry supports the X-ray tube, collimator, and image intensifier. Rigid design provides proper alignment with the central axis of the X-ray beam and the gantry's axis of rotation.

Versatile Patient Support

Freestanding design does not require an expensive pit in the floor. Rugged, electric scissor vertical drive will elevate and hold up to 500 lbs. (226 kg) yet lowers to 70 cm for easy patient access. Carbon-fiber top is radiolucent to help prevent image degradation.

Precision Collimator

Motorized collimator rotation of ± 95° facilitates simulation of half-blocked fields for field matching of your therapy unit. Field size delineator wires define maximum field sizes providing a visible margin around the largest treatment field.

High Frequency X-Ray Generator

Constant potential, high frequency X-ray generator utilizes self-diagnostic circuitry and is controlled by multiple microprocessors to ensure consistent and repeatable X-ray operation. Efficient X-ray tube endures multiple exposures without overheating.

High Resolution Image Intensifier

Motorized movement in x, y and z axes includes auto-centering, lateral and longitudinal movement, and anti-collision protection. This high contrast, high resolution intensifier includes a Cesium Iodide I.I. tube, and covers a large X-ray field.

Custom Features

Unmatched price/ performance and value with a wide array of included features. Optional accessories include: cassette adapter inserts, additional block tray adapter, and lasers.