Attachment_2_-_Specification_of_Work.pdf

Specification of Work

Brand Name Only Procurement

Carestream Industrex HPX-1 Computed Radiography Scanner System

Revision: 22 March 2016

C.1 SCOPE

This specification sets forth the overall scope of work which will be performed to support a contract for the procurement of a Carestream Industrex Computed Radiography (CR) system. The new system will be used to replace the CR100 scanners currently used to support flash x-ray testing. Compatibility of the new scanner and existing equipment and workstations is essential.

C.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

ASTM E2446 Standard Practice for Classification of Computed Radiology Systems

ASTM E2339 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE)

ASTM 2445 Standard Practice for Qualification and Long-Term Stability of Computed Radiography Systems

Paper No. 008-12 Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) Conformance and Verification -1 Feb. 2012, by Federal Working Group on Industrial Digital Radiographyi

ASTM E2738 Standard Practice for Digital Imaging and Communication in Nondestructive Evaluation (DICONDE) for Computed Radiography (CR) Test Methods

ASTM E1742 Standard Practice for Radiographic Examination

C.3 REQUIREMENTS

C.3.1 Environment: Conditions to which the equipment will be exposed to include, but are not limited to:

Indoor, Industrial Environment.

Dust, temperatures, and humidity associated with an indoor industrial environment.

All equipment shall maintain full function with no loss of fidelity when exposed to the above conditions. No damage or degradation to the system shall occur as a result of the above conditions.

X-ray imaging plates will be exposed using the following X-ray energies:

6MeV and 3.5MeV (Linear Accelerator) 0-450kV (Tube Sources) 1 MeV and 450kV (Flash X-ray Pulsars)

C.3.2 General: The following requirements shall be met for all equipment and components provided by the vendor:

The system described in this document is classified as a complete turnkey CR system, employing flexible photo-stimulable phosphorescent (PsP) imaging plates (IPs) as the collection media for Radiographic data. These IPs shall be capable of being erased and re-used multiple times with minimal user handling. An automated programmable method of extracting the data and subsequently erasing the phosphors along with a method for displaying and storing the images shall be provided.

All components shall be new and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). No demonstration or used components are acceptable.

Equipment shall be standard equipment which is already in production. Equipment purchased via the contract shall be shipped within 90 days of receipt of Delivery Order.

The system shall be portable and include hard-shell carrying case(s) that are suitable for storing and shipping the system with accessories. It shall be appropriately padded to ensure potential shipping damage to the complete systems would be reduced to the minimum. The hard-shell cases(s) shall include rollers and handles.

Due to the proximity of firing cannon, the system shall demonstrate the ability to withstand shock and vibration:

o Construction will be such that the system is rugged enough to survive YPG’s test environment and travel on unimproved range roads.

o The system shall sit on rubber feet which absorb shock and vibrations o The contractor shall demonstrate the system can withstand drop testing up to 100g impact force.

The system shall be DICONDE compliant, and capable of operating as a standalone unit for scanning IPs and reviewing data. It shall also have the capability of networking with GE Rhythm workstations for sharing and reviewing data.

o Components will demonstrate raw data output file (.dcm format) is fully compatible with the existing GE Rhythm Review systems currently in use via Rhythm’s “INPUT folder” functionality (drag and drop, or automated).

Manufacturing standards shall be ISO 9001:2008 compliant.

Components shall meet or exceed ANSI/NFPA 70, National Electric Code Components meet specifications in C.2.

C.4 Equipment Salient Characteristics

C.4.1 HPX-1 Computed Radiography System (Name Brand or Equal To)

Scanner

Equipment exposes, scans, erases, and reloads the 14 x 17 inch CR imaging plate into the cassette when the cassette is inserted into the scanner.

Capacity to read and erase manually fed 14 inch wide by up to 60 inch long IPs Eraser capable of erasing screens that have been saturated by high-energy exposures up to 6

MeV Erase function that can be turned off as required in order to scan an IP without erasing the latent image on the IP.

Have a filtered and pressurized housing to minimize dust and debris on IP’s and scanner components.

Reads the IP at a 12-bit or better gray scale, and stores as a 16-bit pixel.

Acquire data from the IP at a minimum of 25, 35, 50, and 100 micron pixel resolution.

Minimum scan rate of twenty 14” x 17” IPs per hour.

Capable of handling “cut” IPs (i.e. IPs of non-rectangular, unique shapes) up to 14 x 17 inch sizes.

Operates when supplied with 100-240 VAC – 50 or 60 Hertz automatically selected Includes a scanner system monitoring tool kit to include necessary hardware and software for assisting user in monitoring performance of the CR system.

o Includes a “phantom” device to test the CR system parameters as intended by ASTM

E2445.

o As a minimum, the tool kit shall test for the following parameters.

Contrast

Spatial resolution and unsharpness - duplex wire Spatial resolution and unsharpness - converging line pair Geometric distortion Laser beam function - laser jitter, scan line integrity, and scan line dropout Blooming or flare Slippage Shading Erasure IP artifacts Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)

Controller

The controller shall serve as the controlling programming device and driver system for the scanner

Shall serve as a viewing device to view, manipulate, interpret, and store images.

Internal dual-format DVD writer where content can be viewed on other DVD-ROM drives.

Removable hard-drive.

o The image acquisition computer shall have only removable hard drives, one hard drive bay, and two identical hard drive units.

o Both hard drive units shall have identical or mirrored software so that either drive can operate the image acquisition system.

o One of the drives will be utilized for classified data and the other for unclassified data, these drives shall never be used at the same time.

Dual display capability providing separate monitors for image review and system control and filing. The controller shall contain a compatible display adaptor for viewing the CR images in grayscale and color.

o Image display monitor shall be a flat panel with 21-inch minimum diagonal display, 3 mega pixel minimum resolution, and 10 bit color display. Monitor stand must be user selectable for portrait and landscape display modes. Monitor shall also be compliant with Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM) Part 14.

o System control and filing monitor shall be a LED back light flat panel that is 23-inch minimum diagonal size.

o Visual test pattern: Monitor software shall include the SMPTE RP133 test pattern, with the ability to display the test pattern on the high-resolution monochrome display monitor.

o Monitor diagnostic capability: System shall include self-diagnostic hardware and software capable of monitoring as a minimum, display brightness checks on the high-resolution monochrome display monitor.

Shall enable the user to program inspection techniques in pre-set menus.

Shall enable the user to perform system diagnostics.

All software for this system shall be lifetime licensed with revisions made during the life of the contract to be included at no additional charge.

Image Acquisition

Ability to record and organize file data per ASTM E2738.

Shall incorporate means to record technique information including, but not limited to, test item make, model, condition, and position; x-ray kV, mA, time, and source-to-detector distance settings; and general notes.

Automatic recording of DICONDE data including, but not limited to sampling resolution, date/time, scanner identification, and test operator.

Activate the start of the Read/Erase cycle.

The image acquisition system shall be fully DICONDE compliant o X-ray imaging software shall be DICONDE compliant o X-ray imaging software shall be capable of correctly creating and storing DICONDE format data.

The image acquisition system shall interface with GE Rhythm software where the images are transmitted upon command of the operator to user preset workstations and archival systems.

Dual monitor capability for multiple image interpretation.

12-Bit or better image acquisition and storage.

Image Review

The CR system image analysis software shall be capable of leveling the image in no more than two operations.

All image manipulations and calculations must be conducted with at least 12-bit grayscale pixel depth.

Image viewing software shall provide the following capabilities or “tools” as a minimum:

o Window/Level: Manually adjust the Window (contrast) and Level (brightness).

o Pan: Manually pan the image.

o Magnification (zoom): Manually adjust the magnification up to a minimum of 400%, including the ability to display the image at 1:1 pixel mapping.

o Zoom Position: Displays a thumbnail view indicating the displayed portion of the image relative to the entire image when using digital magnification.

o Zoom Level: Displays the digital magnification level.

o Magnifier tool: Area of interest floating magnifier tool with a minimum magnification of

300%.

o Gray Value Readout: Measures and displays the gray value of individual pixels.

o Measurements: Ability to obtain calibrated measurements in linear, area, and angle, with user selectable metric or English format, with the ability to compensate for geometric enlargement.

o Histogram: Ability to generate a user defined area of interest, capable of calculating the histogram of gray values, as well as the mean, standard deviation, and signal-to-noise ratio in the area of interest.

o Line Profile: Capable of generating a linear profile of gray values using a line of variable width and length specified by the user.

o Raw Image Display: Ability to initially display images without image enhancements and then allow the user to apply filters, edge enhancements, or contrast enhancements as desired.

o Image Polarity: Ability to display the image in either negative or positive polarity.

o Image Orientation: Ability to change image display orientation, including the ability to mirror and rotate the image at 90 degree intervals.

o Notes and Annotations: Ability to include inspector generated annotations on the image including but not limited to text, circle/box outlines, and arrows.

o DICONDE Data: Ability to display any selected DICONDE data on the image.

o Image Algorithms: Ability to display the image menu algorithms that are applied to the image.

Imaging Plates and Cassettes

The system shall be supplied with the following IPs.

o 2 each 14 x 17 inch, Industrex Flex HR Digital Imaging Plate 2174 (NBET) o 2 each 14 x 17 inch, Industrex Flex GP Digital Imaging Plate SO-170 (NBET) o 2 each 14 x 60 inch, Industrex Flex GP Digital Imaging Plate SO-170 (NBET) o 2 each 14 x 17 inch rigid cassettes with .010 Cu shielding front and back (for use with the

HPX-1 scanner) o 2 each 14 x 60 inch flexible cassettes

C.5 Customer Support: This shall include, but is not limited to:

Delivery to YPG Operation & Service maintenance manuals On-site support during initial setup and installation once delivered

C.6 Warranty The vendor shall provide a warranty for the equipment which is provided to YPG. The warranty length shall be a minimum of one year from date of acceptance, and guarantee equipment work properly and be free of defects caused before delivery of the system, or through normal use. The vendor warranty shall cover repair or replacement equipment in the event of a failure.

i The intent of this document is ensure systems are capable of correctly creating and storing DICONDE format data and eliminate systems that are not minimally compliant.

DICONDE conformance will be tested by utilizing the DICOM Validation Tool kit (DVTk) with ASTM Validator definition files. DVTk (www.dvtk.org) is an open source project for testing, validating, and diagnosing communication protocols and scenario’s in medical environments. DVTk validator definition files available at

ASTM web site, http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/DICONDE_Information.htm