GE Healthcare-Company Information-Pet LightSpeed Training requirements

PET Advance (Class/Lab)
R0301PT 36 Hours $12,255.00

Prerequisites:

Executive Summary:
The PET Advance course consists of a 9-day inresidence class with labs. It is intended for Service Engineers who are servicing PET Advance or Discovery LS systems. It will equip the Service Engineer with system and subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the PET Advance family of scanners. Field engineers who are servicing Discovery LS systems also need to take the appropriate CT course(s).

Course Competencies:

Identify required tools and documentation for system service.
Work safely in the PET Advance NXi environment 100% of the time
Identify FRU part numbers, and replace common FRUs
Identify the installation steps and resources required for system installation
Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification
Troubleshoot image quality issues
Perform system alignments and calibrations
Isolate system faults to the FRU level using system diagnostics
Perform planned maintenance procedures
Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting

Course Dates:
October 10 - 14, 2011

Discovery LS Differences Service (Web)
R0163NM 13 Hours $5990.00

Prerequisites:

Executive Summary:
This course builds on content taught in the LightSpeed Series (4/8/16) and PET Advance inresident courses. For full technical competency on Discovery LS, all three courses should be taken.

Course Competencies:

Recognize the differences between CT, PET and Discovery LS images
Identify the components of a Discovery LS
Understand how a Discovery LS is constructed from its stand-alone components
Demonstrate the ability to safely work in the Discovery LS environment 100% of the time without support
Identify the cabling changes between a Discovery LS and the stand-alone systems
Identify the purpose of the drive screw assembly
Identify differences in system covers between a Discovery LS and the stand-alone systems
Recognize the proper procedures to be followed when receiving a system from the mechanical installation team
Identify room size and layout requirements for a Discovery LS system
Understand Load From Cold (LFC) procedures for Discovery LS software on the PET host, CT host and the eNTEGRA workstation
Install OLC hardware and configure connection software
Install and configure I-Link and Health Page Software
Identify the alignments needed for Discovery LS and when they would be performed
Perform VQC for X, Y and Z movements
Identify problems related to Discovery LS
Isolate problems to either the CT or the PET

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Discovery RX
R0314PT 36 Hours $15,345.00

Prerequisites:

Note: The associated CT pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to this course.

Executive Summary:
The Discovery ST course consists of a 9-day inresidence class with labs. It is intended for Service Engineers who are servicing a Discovery ST system. It will equip the Service Engineer with over-all system and PET subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the Discovery ST/STE/VCT/RX systems. Service Engineers will also need to take the appropriate CT course(s).

Course Competencies:

Understand theory of operation at the subsystem level
Work safely in the Discovery STE/VCT/RX environment 100% of the time
Identify required tools and documentation for system service
Identify the installation steps required for system installation, including seismic install requirements
Identify replaceable parts, and replacement procedures
Perform planned maintenance procedures
Troubleshoot the system to the FRU level
Correctly identify and operate specific subsystems
Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification
Troubleshoot image quality issues
Perform system alignments, tuning and calibrations
Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting

Course Dates:
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Discovery STE
R0314PT 36 Hours $15,345.00

Note: The associated CT pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to this course.

Executive Summary:
The Discovery STE course consists of a one week in-residence class with labs. It is intended for Engineers who are servicing a Discovery ST system manufactured after 2005. It will equip the Engineer with over-all system and PET subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the Discovery STE/VCT/RX systems. Engineers will also need to take the appropriate CT course(s).

Course Competencies:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand theory of operation at the subsystem level
Work safely in the Discovery STE/VCT/RX environment 100% of the time
Identify required tools and documentation for system service
Identify the installation steps required for system installation, including seismic install requirements
Identify replaceable parts, and replacement procedures
Perform planned maintenance procedures
Troubleshoot the system to the FRU level
Correctly identify and operate specific subsystems
Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification
Troubleshoot image quality issues
Perform system alignments, tuning and calibrations
Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting.

Course Dates:
October 31 - November 4, 2011
November 14 - 18, 2011
December 5 - 9. 2011
January 30 - February 3, 2012
February 20 - 24, 2012
March 12 - 16, 2012

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Discovery VCT
R0314PT 36 Hours $15,345.00

Note: The associated CT pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to this course.

Executive Summary:
Same as Discovery RX

Course Competencies:
Same as Discovery RX

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PET Discovery 600/690 Elite & Optima 560
R0309PT Class/Lab 36 hours $15,345.00

Executive Summary:
This course consists of a 5-day in-residence class with labs. It is intended for Service Engineers who are servicing a Discovery 600 or Discovery 690 Elite or Optima system. It will equip the Service Engineer with over-all system and PET subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the Discovery 600/690 Elite and Optima 560 systems. Service Engineers will also need to take the appropriate CT course(s).

Course Competencies

Understand theory of operation at the subsystem level
Work safely in the Discovery 600/690 Elite and Optima 560 environment 100% of the time.
Identify required tools and documentation for system service
Identify the installation steps required for system installation, including seismic install requirements
Identify replaceable parts, and replacement procedures
Perform planned maintenance procedures
Troubleshoot the system to the FRU level
Correctly identify and operate specific subsystems
Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification
Troubleshoot image quality issues
Perform system alignments, tuning and calibrations
Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting

Course Dates:
November 14 - 18, 2011
January 30 - February 3, 2012
February 20 - 24, 2012

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PET Discovery 690/690 VCT
R0309PT Class/Lab 36 hours $15,345

Executive Summary:
This course consists of a 5-day in-residence class with labs. It is intended for Service Engineers who are servicing a Discovery 690/690 VCT system. It will equip the Service Engineer with over-all system and PET subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the Discovery 690/690VCT systems. Service Engineers will also need to take the appropriate CT course(s).

Course Competencies

Understand theory of operation at the subsystem level
Work safely in the Discovery 690/690 VCT environment 100% of the time
Identify required tools and documentation for system service
Identify the installation steps required for system installation, including seismic install requirements
Identify replaceable parts, and replacement procedures
Perform planned maintenance procedures
Troubleshoot the system to the FRU level
Correctly identify and operate specific subsystems
Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification
Troubleshoot image quality issues
Perform system alignments, tuning and calibrations
Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting

Prerequisites

PET Basic Physics/Instrumentation   (Web)
R0306PT   7 Hours   $3,300.00

Executive Summary:
The PET Fundamentals course is designed primarily for service engineers who have little or no familiarity with PET or CT/PET systems. Completion of this course is required for all PET and CT/PET system-level courses.

Course Competencies:
The course teaches general processes, concepts, and equipment used in PET and CT/PET scanning. The course is comprised of six modules, or mini courses: Principles, Components and Functions, Image Processing and Display, Basic Applications, Quality Assurance, and Safety.

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PET Advance Basic   (Web)
R0305PT   5 Hours   $3,900.00

Executive Summary:
This course is intended to prepare Service Engineers on basic PET Advance theory and subsystem basics before attending the PET Advance class/lab.

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PET Basic Service   (Class/Lab)
R0313PT   35 Hours
$6,615.00

Prerequisites:
PET Basic Physics/Instrumentation

Executive Summary:
The PET Basic Service course requires completion of R0306PT before attendind this one week in-residence class with labs. It will equip the Engineer with the theory and physics of Positron Emmision Tomography and the ability to safely operate and identify several GE PET and PET/CT systems at a basic service level. Completion of this course is required to attend a Full Service PET or PET/CT course.

Course Competencies:
Upon successfully completing the pre-work and IR course, the student should be able to:

Demonstrate safe practices and take appropriate safety measures against possible hazards while working with PET and PET/CT systems

Perform radioactive pin source handling and conduct radiation surveys for all of the PET and PET/CT systems. Identify the features, functionality, and major components of GE PET and PET/CT systems

Perform simple non-invasive repairs

Operate GE PET and PET/CT systems at the application level for performance evaluation of the system

Course Dates:
October 24 - 28, 2011
November 28 - December 2, 2011
January 23 - 27, 2012
February 13 - 17, 2012
March 5 - 9, 2012

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LightSpeed Series (4/8/16) (Class/Lab)
R0018CT 96Hours $10,995.00

Executive Summary:
The LightSpeed Series course is a 12-day inresidence class with labs. It will equip the Service Engineer with system and subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the original 4/8/16-slice family of scanners (includes LightSpeed 4/8/16 and HiSpeed QXI).

Course Competencies:

Identify required tools and documentation for system service

Work safely in the LightSpeed 4/8/16 environment

Identify FRU part numbers, and replace common FRUs

Identify the installation steps and resources required for system installation

Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification

Troubleshoot image quality issues

Perform tube change, alignments, calibrations, and image quality checks

Isolate system faults to the FRU level using system diagnostics

Perform planned maintenance procedures

Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting

Note: The associated CT pre-requisite courses must be taken prior to this course.

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LightSpeed Pro (HP60, Pro 16, RT, BrightSpeed) (Class/Lab)
R0026CT 76Hours $16,450.00

Executive Summary:
The LightSpeed Pro course is a two-week inresidence class with labs. This course is intended for Service Engineers who don't have prior LightSpeed training. It will equip the Service Engineer with system and subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the newer 4/8/16-slice family of scanners (includes LightSpeed 4/8/16 HP60, Lightspeed 16 Pro, Lightspeed RT16, BrightSpeed 4/8/16).

Course Competencies:

Work safely in the LightSpeed and BrightSpeed 4/8/16 environment

Identify FRU part numbers and replace common FRUs

Identify the installation steps and resources required for system installation

Note: The associated CT pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to this course.

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LightSpeed VCT (32/64 Slice) (Class/Lab)
R0030CT 36 Hours $13,900.00

Executive Summary:
This course consists of a one-week in-residence class with labs. It is a differences class and is intended for Service Engineers who have previous LightSpeed Pro training. It will equip the Service Engineer with system and subsystem theory and hands-on lab activities to address technical service issues for the 32/64-slice family of scanners (includes LightSpeed VCT, LightSpeed VCT XT, LightSpeed VCT Select).

Course Competencies:

Identify required tools and documentation for system service
Work safely in the LightSpeed VCT environment
Identify FRU part numbers, and replace common FRUs
Identify the installation steps and resources required for system installation
Perform system quality assurance checks and performance verification
Troubleshoot image quality issues
Perform tube change, alignments, calibrations, and image quality checks
Isolate system faults to the FRU level using system diagnostics
Perform planned maintenance procedures
Load software (LFC) during install or troubleshooting

Note: The associated CT pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to this course.

Course Dates:
December 12 - 16, 2011top