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Easy & Fast X-ray Quality Control
Fast for Real
Everything happens in a flash! The Black Piranha is quick, Ocean software is quick and therefore your daily QA-work will go quickly. Ocean can perform instant real-time analysis during your measurements. Ocean also prepares a report in the background as you go. So when the work is done, if you want a complete report of your work – just press print!
Use your tablet/laptop as both an interactive display during the measurements and as a powerful analysis tool when you are back at the office. All your measurements, along with the result and the report will be stored inside your tablet or laptop. No unnecessary, time-consuming data-transfer at the end of the day.
Simply Plug n Play
Everything happens automatically – just plug n play. The Quick Check can almost feel what you are about to do. The Quick Check feature identifies your probe and selects the optimum Piranha settings for your measurements. It can also be programmed to always start with the kind of set up that you usually start your QA-work with. There is really not much you have to think about before you begin – sit back and let the Piranha do the work!
A Piranha Never Forgets
During the measurements you will only see the desired values on your tablet or laptop but since the Piranha continues to work behind the scenes, you always have access to all of the data from each measurement. This enables you to perform for instance trend analysis and study the history of each X-ray equipment – even months after you have completed your measurements.
A Complete QA Solution Instantly
The Piranha comes ready-to-use with everything you need included. It is really an all-in-one multifunction meter. Connect to your computer wireless or via USB and you have a complete QA-system! The number of Piranha models available ensures that you only pay for what you need. As your needs grow, you have unlimited ability to upgrade your Piranha.
Position Check
Piranha has a unique feature that makes it possible to check the position of the detector before measuring. By using the “Position Check” function, you can verify that the detector area is fully irradiated. Possible field inhomogeneities are also neutralized.
RTI Dose Probe
The RTI Dose Probe is an external dose probe, designed to perform very low dose rate measurements for instance on image intensifiers. To avoid or minimize interference with AEC (Automatic Exposure Control) on X-ray equipment, the probe is very small. This also enables to fit it into the table bucky. Since it is a solid-state detector, no corrections for pressure or temperature are needed. Neither is bias voltage. With the extra ordinary sensitivity of the external Dose Probe it is even suitable for scatter and leakage measurements.
Piranha Key Features
| All-in-one multifunction X-ray meter | Automatic recognition of external probes |
| One-shot HVL for Mammography, Radiography, CT, and Dental | Small, compact & robust – easy to place |
| Solid-state detectors = no need to compensate for temperature & pressure | Backscatter protected |
| Can measure on scanning beams as well as tomosynthesis | Long-lasting rechargeable battery |
| Optimized for X-ray equipment from a large number of manufacturers | Lead-free |
| Built-in energy compensation | Always free firmware upgrades |
| Can be used together with ion chambers | Firmware is easily updated via Internet or CD |
| Wide-range detection of total filtration | Upgradable to any model you want |
| 100 meters Bluetooth range | Up to 10-year warranty |
| Unique detector design to minimize position and rotation dependence | 2-year Calibration Cycle |
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Specifications
| Size | 133 x 75 x 26 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 400 g |
| Display | PC or Windows Tablet |
| Software | Ocean (Complete Software for QA) |
| Databas Support | Yes |
| Trend Analysis | Yes |
| Interface Type | Built-in bluetooth and USB |
| Detector Position Check | Yes |
| Simultaneous Dose Measurements | Yes (max 2 detectors) |
| Use of Dose Detecor with Active AEC | Yes**** |
| Bluetooth Range | 100 m (free-in-air) |
| USB Cables | Not needed but included |
| Power Source | Rechargable Li ion battery, ext. power supply |
| Battery Life | ~ 15 hours |
| Battery Tested | According to UN 38.3 |
| Exposures Needed for Measurement | One |
| Min. Exposure Time | 0.1 ms |
| Memory | Unlimited |
| Operating Temperature | -15–35°C |
| Storage Temperature | -10–50°C |
| Waveform Sampling rate | 4–2000 samples/s |
| Waveform Recordning time | 1024 ms–524 s |
| Backscatter Protection | Yes (both main unit and all detectors) |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Extended Warranty | up to 10 years |
| Calibration Cycle | 2 years |
| Standard | Complies with relevant parts of the standards IEC 61674 and IEC 61676 for Dosimetric instruments. |
| EMC Tested | According to IEC 61326-1:2012 |
| PTB Approval | 23.04 | 08.01 |
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Calibration Laboratory
| Tube Potential | Mam, R/F, CT, Dental |
| Dose | Mam, R/F, CT, Dental |
| Dose Area Product | R/F |
| Dose Length Product | CT |
| Tube Current and Charge | Mam, R/F, CT, Dental |
| Photometry | Luminance, Illuminance |
| Electrometers | Current, Charge |
Piranha Rad/Flu
| Included in main unit | Yes |
| Total Filtration | 60–120 kVp, 1–90 mm Al or 2 mm Cu |
| Auto Compensation | |
| Dose/Dose Rate | 50–150 kVp, 1–90 mm Al or 2 mm Cu |
| kVp | 50–150 kVp, 1–90 mm Al or 2 mm Cu |
| Dose | |
| Range | 0.1 nGy–1500 Gy* |
| Inaccuracy | 5% |
| Dose Rate | |
| Range | 1 nGy/s*–450 mGy/s |
| Resolution | 0.2 nGy/s* |
| Trig level | 40 nGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 5% or 0.25 nGy/s |
| kVp | |
| Range | 35–160 kVp |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.1 µGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 1.5% |
| PPV | Yes |
| HVL | |
| Range | 0.72–13 mm Al |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.1 µGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 10% or 0.2 mm Al |
| Quick HVL in one exposure | Yes |
| Total filtration | |
| Range | 1.0–90 mm Al |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.1 µGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 10% or 0.3 mm Al |
| Pulses | |
| Range | 1–9999 pulses |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.23 µGy/s |
| Minimum pulse width | 0.5 ms at 1.8 µGy/s |
| Pulse Rate | |
| Range | 0.5–180 pulses/s |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.23 µGy/s |
| Dose/Pulse | |
| Range | 1 nGy/pulse–3000 Gy/pulse* |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.23 µGy/s* |
| Time | |
| Range | 0.1 ms–2000 s |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | 1 kHz |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.5 ms |
| Effective time | Yes (Effective Exposure time) |
| Waveforms | |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth kV | ≤1 kHz |
| Bandwidth dose rate | ≤1 kHz |
Piranha CT
| Weight | 50 g** |
| Size | 12.5x12.5x210 mm** |
| Size ø | 12.5 mm** |
| Energy Dependence | Auto compensated |
|
Automatic environmental compensation |
Not needed |
| Spatial resolution** | 0.3 mm |
| Achievable parameters** | CTDI100, CTDIw, CTDIvol, DLP, FWHM, Geometric Efficiency |
| CT dose profile | Yes** |
| Maximum beam width | Unlimited** |
| Dose | |
| Range | 1.8 nGy–22 kGy** |
| Inaccuracy | 5%** |
| Dose Lenght Product | |
| Range |
1.8 nGycm**–22 kGycm** at 10 mm collimation |
| Inaccuracy | 5%** |
| Dose Rate | |
| Range | 0.04 µGy/s–760 mGy/s** |
| Inaccuracy | 5%** |
| Time | |
| Range | 0.1 ms–3400s |
| Resolution | ≥0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | ≤1 kHz |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.5 ms |
| Waveforms | |
| Resolution | ≥0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | ≤1 kHz |
| kV | |
| Range | 45–160 kVp |
| Inaccuracy | 1.5% |
| PPV | Yes |
Mammography
| Included in main unit | Yes |
|
Tailormade calibrations for different manufactures |
Yes |
|
Full mammo range available without adding extra filters or repositioning or changing detector. |
Yes |
|
Auto Compensation |
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| kV/Dose/Dose rate & HVL | |
| Mo/Mo | 18–49 kVp |
| Mo/Rh | 22–46 kVp |
| Mo/Al | 18–49 kVp |
| W/Rh | 20–49 kVp |
| W/Ag | 20–40 kVp |
| W/Al | 20–48 kVp |
| W/Cu | 40–49 kVp |
| Rh/Rh | 25–49 kVp |
| Mo/Cu | 40–49 kVp |
| Rh/Cu | 40–49 kVp |
| Tailormade Calibrations | |
| kV/Dose/Dose rate & HVL | Fuijifilm: Amulet innovality |
| GE: Pristina | |
| IMS: Giotto | |
|
Hologic: Selenia, Selenia Dimensions, Affirm Prone |
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| Dose | |
| Range | 0.2 nGy–3000 Gy* |
| Inaccuracy | 5% |
| Dose Rate | |
| Range | 8 nGy/s – 900 mGy/s* |
| Inaccuracy | 5% |
| kVp | |
| Range | 18–49 kVp |
| Minimum dose rate | 0.2 µGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 1.5% or ± 0.7 kV for Mo/Mo |
| PPV | Yes |
| HVL | |
| Range | 0.19–4.0 mmAl |
| Minimum Dose rate | 0.2 µGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 10% |
| Quick HVL | Yes |
| Time | |
| Range | 0.1 ms–2000 s |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | 1000 Hz |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.5 ms |
| Pulses | |
| Range | 1–9999 pulses |
| Pulse Rate | |
| Range | 0.5–180 pulses/s |
| Dose/Pulse | |
| Range | 2 nGy/pulse–6000 Gy/pulse* |
| Minimum Dose Rate | 0.46 µGy/s |
| Waveforms | |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | 1000 Hz |
MAS-1
| mAs | |
| Range | 0.001–9999 mAs |
| Resolution | 0.001 mAs |
| Inaccuracy | 1% |
| mA | |
| Range | 0.1–3000 mA |
| Resolution | 0.01 mA |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.01 mA |
| Time | |
| Range | 0.1 ms–34000 s |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwitdth | 500 Hz |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.5 ms |
| Pulses | |
| Range | 1-65535 |
| Resolution | 1 pulse |
| Inaccuracy | 1 pulse |
| Pulse Rate | |
| Range | 0.5–100 Hz |
| Resolution | 0.5 Hz |
| mAs/Pulse | |
| Range | 0.001–9999 mAs |
| Resolution | 0.001 mAs |
| Inaccuracy | 1% |
| Waveform | |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | 0.5 kHz |
MAS-2
| mAs | |
| Range | 0.001–9999 mAs |
| Resolution | 0.001 mAs |
| Inaccuracy | 5% |
| mA | |
| Range | 10 mA–4000 mA |
| Resolution | 1 mA |
| Inaccuracy | 5% or 2 mA |
| Time | |
| Range | 0.1 ms–34000 s |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwitdth | 1 kHz |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.5 ms |
| Pulses | |
| Range | 1-65535 pulses |
| Resolution | 1 pulse |
| Inaccuracy | 1 pulse |
| Pulse Rate | |
| Range | 0.5–100 Hz |
| Resolution | 0.5 Hz |
| mAs/Pulse | |
| Range | 0.1–9999 mAs |
| Resolution | 0.01 mAs |
| Inaccuracy | 5% |
| Waveform | |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | 0.5 kHz |
Piranha Survey*
| Weight | 85 g |
| Size | 45x19x7 mm |
| Standard | Complies with IEC standard EN 60601-1-3 |
| Active compensation | (Air kerma) No active compensation required. RTI Dose Probe auto–compensate. |
| Trig Models | |
| Manual | Yes. Manual start / stop of measurement |
| Auto | Yes. Trig with threshold 40nGy/s |
| Air Kerma | |
| Range | 1 nGy/s–150 mGy/s |
| Resolution | 0.2 nGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 5% or 0.25 nGy |
| Air Kerma Rate | |
| Range | 1 nGy/s–150 mGy/s |
| Inaccuracy | 5% or 0.9 µGy/h |
| Mean Energy | |
| Range | 18–160 keV |
| Inaccuracy | 5% |
| Minimum dose rate | 4 mGy/h |
| Time | |
| Range | 0.1 ms–2000 s |
| Resolution | 0.5 ms |
| Bandwidth | ≤1 kHz |
| Inaccuracy | 1% or 0.5 ms |
| Waveform | |
| Resolution | 0.5–64 ms |
| Bandwidth | ≤1000 Hz |
| Minimum dose rate | No limitation |
Piranha Light
| Weight | 190 g*** |
| Size | 79x47x29 mm*** |
| Luminance | |
| Range | 0.04–128000 cd/m2 |
| Resolution | 0.5 mcd/m2 |
| Aperture Angle | 3.6° |
| Measurement Area | ø 7 |
| Inaccuracy Illuminant | 5% |
| Illuminance | |
| Range | 0.014–48000 lux |
| Resolution | 0.2 mlux |
| Uncertainty illuminant A | 5% |
| Deviation from human eye (λ) (f1’) | See figure |
| Cosine deviation (f2) | <3% |
* RTI Dose Probe
** CT Dose Profiler
*** RTI Light Probe
**** RTI T20
Specifications are based on a Piranha model 657.
Article Nr (Piranha 657): 9729657-00
Specifications_Black Piranha.pdf
Black Piranha Selection Guide.pdf
Accessories
CT Dose Profiler
A Pioneer at Measuring CT Dose. It also has the ability to further analyze the result.
CT Phantom Set
Phantoms for dose measurements on CT scanners. The phantom set consists of one 16 cm head phantom with 5 holes, and a 32 cm body annulus with 4 holes.
RTI Mover
In situations when the CT has a fixed patient table, the Mover helps the CT Dose Profiler to slide through the CT X-ray field at a constant speed.
RTI Dose Probe
The RTI Dose Probe is specially designed for low dose rate measurements.
T20 Dose Detector
T20 dose detector is small enough to leave the X-ray system's output undisturbed.
MAS-1
The simple way of invasive measurements. Together with Piranha or Cobia Sense direct reading of mA and mAs as well as waveform are obtained.
MAS-2
The simple way of non-invasive measurements. Safe and easy to use.
CT Ion Chamber 10 cm
Measure CT dose together with the Piranha, Cobia or Barracuda.
CT Ion Chamber 30 cm
The CT Chamber 30 cm is specially developed for free in air measurementson wide beam CT scanners.
Magna 1 cc
Designed especially for mammographic measurements.
Chamber Adapter
The Chamber Adapter makes it possible to use Ion Chambers with the Piranha.
BNT and TNT Adapters
Connect various types of chambers to Piranha and Barracuda.
Piranha Panoramic Holder
The Piranha Panoramic Holder is specially designed for attaching the Piranha to dental panoramic equipment.
MPD Panoramic Holder
Panoramic Holder makes the positioning of the detectors very easy for measurement on panoramic (OPG) systems.
HVL Stand and Filters
Measuring half value layers for Rad and Mammo. Holder and filters.
Piranha Premium ALU Case
Made of light-weight aluminum, the Piranha Premium ALU Case is attractive and just “the right size” to provide a space for the Piranha and all its accessories included in the popular Piranha Premium Kits.
RTI Soft Shell Case
RTI's soft shell case is a perfect solution for storage of your Cobia or Piranha. The soft shell case fits perfectly for the Cobia Smart or Piranha and is smooth, easy and safe.
Piranha Outdoor Case
A tough, dent-resistant, transport for your Piranha Premium System.
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