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Multicare Platinum Prone Stereotactic Breast Biopsy System

Course Syllabus

Hologic, Inc. manufactures an advanced, state of the art, prone stereotactic breast biopsy system designed to meet the broad range of biopsy needs from the hospital, to the private practitioner. The Multicare Platinum was designed to offer our customers a targeting accuracy of +/- 1mm using the highest quality digital CCD image technology. Our patented Cartesian coordinate targeting design, combined with our Digital Spot Mammography (DSM) product enables Hologic to offer our customers’ broader flexibility and application of the product.

Course Description:

Multicare Platinum Prone Stereotactic Breast Biopsy System – (5 days). The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the industry guidelines regulated by the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA), system specifications, installation, operation, configuration, theory and maintenance, associated components and sub-systems of the Multicare Platinum. The course structure is divided between lecture and lab time allowing the student ample opportunity to exercise their learned skills on a live and functional system. Primary emphasis of the course is preventive maintenance/calibration of the system with some system troubleshooting included. Manuals, Schematics and Technical Bulletins are provided to the students to aid in the maintenance and installation of the product. Testing is provided throughout the program to evaluate and review the students understanding. Students who satisfactorily complete the program will be awarded a certificate of completion. For technicians certified by the International Certification Commission (ICC), this course can be submitted for 2.5 continuing practice points towards the certification renewal requirements (under Category I – Courses).

Course Prerequisites:
Students should possess a basic understanding of x-ray systems, x-ray theory and image quality. A solid foundation in basic electricity, power, grounding and digital electronics and microprocessor technology is essential. Additionally, the student should be computer literate; having proven experience using both DOS and Windows based applications.

Fluency in English, both written and oral, is required.

All domestic students are required to enroll and complete the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) course. Once accepted, you will be emailed the course for you to review prior to your arrival. An end of course test will be administered the first day of class. A score of 70% is required for successful completion of the course in order to receive the Certificate of Training. For all domestic field service engineers’ successful completion of the course is mandatory.

For our international service engineers it is highly desirable that you complete this MQSA course, as the information will be pertinent to the course material and structure, however, it is NOT required.

Materials Required:
Students must bring a laptop with the following minimum configuration: 700mHz Pentium, Windows 2000 or newer, CD-R, a 256 Mb flash drive, one available 9pin RS232 serial port, one available parallel port or USB port(s) for either of the previously stated port requirements, RJ-45 Ethernet port, adequately sized HDD with 1 Gb available space, 64M RAM and terminal emulation software such as HyperTerminal. Software requirements also include Microsoft Office with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Tools, test equipment, including specialized devices will be provided. Each student will receive a copy of the training handbook for the system.

Course Schedule:
Courses are currently scheduled for:

Dates	Location
4/21/08 - 4/25/08 5/19/08 - 5/23/08 6/23/08 - 6/27/08 8/18/08 - 8/22/08	Hologic Inc. – Danbury, CT Hologic Inc. – Danbury, CT Hologic Inc. – Danbury, CT Hologic Inc. – Danbury, CT

Course Cost and Enrollment:
To enroll in a class please contact our Training Coordinator via the
Request Training internet form or directly via telephone or fax as listed below. Enrollment is subject to availability; classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon acceptance of registration, a registration confirmation with travel and hotel recommendations will be sent to you.

Shelly Seaman
Hologic, Inc.
36 Apple Ridge Road
Danbury, CT 06810
USA
Telephone: 888-505-7910 Options 1, then 2
Fax: 203-731-8444

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