Day 1 Orientation Introduction (1/2 day)

1. OHS and Radiation Safety Matters
2. Introduction to the XTE™
   • transferring the XTE standards around the examination facility
     • placing and removing the XTE test piece on the conveyor belt
     • safe storage of the XTE
   • making adjustments to the XTE
     • adjusting the plate angles
     • adjusting the elements of the penetration step wedge
3. Radiation safety (X-ray Safety.ppt)
   • radiation protection limits
   • safety instructions for usage (depends on the manufacturer’s instructions for the X-ray system and any local rules)

Day two (2) will include both theoretical and practical sessions

1. The design of the XTE standards
   • manufacturers’ specifications for X-ray examination system
   • definitions (wire resolution in air, Image Quality Index, Contrast sensitivity, spatial resolution, materials discrimination, penetration)
   • elements on the test piece; how these  relate to the definitions and to the manufacturers’ specifications
   • using the score sheets (recording the results on the X-ray facility’s computers depends of local IT procedures)
2. Making an examination
   • position the XTE™ on the conveyor belt
     • for horizontal view
     • for vertical view
     • check for clearance at entry points to the X-ray enclosure
     • check that start/stop sensors are operational
     • check that emergence safety stops are functional
   • Set up to test the horizontal view
   • For the horizontal view
     • take an initial scan and view the image (this will be displayed using what the manufacturer believes to be the best default setting)
     • store this image
     • use the score sheet to score the results
     • use the examination tools provided by the manufacturer to generate the best image of  each of the XTE
     • store all final images
     • enter the score on the test sheet
   • For the vertical view:
     • take an initial scan and view the image (this will be displayed using what the manufacturer believes to be the best default setting)
     • Store this image
     • use the score sheet to score the results
     • use the examination tools provided by the manufacturer to generate the best image of  each of the Test Objects on AUS1 and AUS2 (AUS1 has 5  test objects; AUS2 has 4 test objects)
     • store all final images
     • enter the score on the test sheet
   • Repeat these examination to establish that consistency exists in the data.
3. Completing the examination
   • return the XTE test piece to their travelling configuration and remove them from the conveyor belt
   • store the XTE test piece
   • archive all the images collected together with their score sheets.