Vieworks Quick Start for DVR System Taking an X-ray Turn on the X-ray system by pressing the ON button (looks like a 1) Turn on the computer by pressing the button on the front of the unit Login into MaxxVue by typing ‘xray’ for the password and press return or click on the Login button Click on Exposure Register your patient Register Study a. ID number b. Name (Owners Last Name / Patient Name) c. Sex (M/F/O) d. Age (assumes years, unless you use “m” for months or “w” for weeks) • If you need to make changes select Modify View Information 6. Click on Register Step a. Select animal to x-ray (dog, cat, exotic) b. Select body part to x-ray c. Select orientation, LAT, DV, VD. (You will need to change this for each exposure for selected body part) d. Select Close 7. Go to Generator panel and turn on APR 8. Select same body part that you entered into the computer 9. Select centimeter range of body part 10. Adjust centimeter of body part by pressing either the up or down buttons 11. Adjust the collimator light field 12. Make the exposure – two position foot pedal Finding a patients X-ray Click on Database Adjust the year range by un-checking the “from box” Input Patient ID or Owners Last Name in name field Click Search a. By double clicking the thumbnail image(s) they are put into the “view box” (right side of screen) b. By double clicking the patient the patient is opened in the Viewer In VIEWER you can select the image or images you wish to view and/or adjust 5. Using the “view box” the images “opened” in order will be displayed side by side 6. Click on the user selectable format tool (next to the 3x3 tool) in the tool bar and select 1 column and 2 rows or 2 columns and 1 row Burning a CD Select the patient in Database and go to convert / export images Follow dialog box(s) commands Text in GREEN are changeable fields NOTE: un-check viewer for OFA CDs Transferring an image to your network or outside facilities Select DICOM transfer, select the site you wish to send images to and click Transfer , a gray triangle will appear in the lower left corner of the image, indicating that image has been transferred.