Piranha -Dental X-ray QA Meter
The Piranha Dental X-ray QA meter for dental applications, both Intraoral & Panoramic, as well as CBCT. Measures kVp, Time, HVL, Total Filtration, Dose, Dose rate, presents Waveform, and much more. See specifications for further details. Easily customize your measurements and reports with Ocean Next software.
- Multifunction X-ray meter
- One-shot HVL
- Solid-state detectors = no need to compensate for temperature & pressure
- Built-in energy compensation
- Can be used together with DAP ion chambers
- Wide-range detection of total filtration
- 100 meters Bluetooth range
- Unique detector design to minimize position and rotation dependence
- Automatic recognition of external probes
- Small, compact, and robust – easy to position
- Backscatter protected
- Long-lasting rechargeable battery
- Always free firmware upgrades
- Upgradable to any Piranha model
- Up to ten-year warranty
- Two-year Calibration Cycle
The legendary choice for Dental X-ray QA.
Included: Panoramic Holder, internal rechargeable battery, Internal Bluetooth & USB port, USB cable, Ocean Next™ software with Advantage license, Power supply, USB Stick, Soft-Shell transport case, and Basic online training.
Standard two-year warranty/calibration. Read about our pre-paid calibration and extended warranty.
The Piranha DENTAL X-ray QA meter comes ready to use with everything you need. Connect to your computer and Ocean Next™ software wirelessly or via USB for a complete QA system. Add additional DAP, holders, and probes to match your needs.
Define and save your procedures in Ocean Next™ for a standardized, automated, and reproducible setup – each and every time.
The Piranha DENTAL is your number one choice when you want a multifunction dental X-ray service and maintenance solution for complete QA. It offers an affordable solution for Dental QA, providing the best practices for Intraoral, Panoramic, and CBCT.
The unique feature of the Piranha Dental X-ray QA meter 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.
Piranha DENTAL - general specifications
- Size: 133 x 75 x 26 mm
- Weight: Approx. 400 g
- Display: PC or Windows Tablet
- Software: Ocean Next™ software for X-ray QA
- Database support: Yes
- Interface type: Built-in Bluetooth and USB
- Detector Position Check: Yes
- Simultaneous Dose Measurements: Yes - up to two detectors simultaneously
- Use of Dose Detector with Active AEC: Yes - RTI Dose Probe or RTI T20
- Bluetooth range: 100 m free-in-air
- USB cables: Included
- Power source: Rechargeable Li ion battery / Ext. power supply
- Battery life: Approx. 15 hours
- Battery tested: According to UN 38.3
- No. of exposures needed for measurement: One
- Min. exposure time: 0.1 ms
- Memory: Unlimited
- Operating temperature: 15 °c – 35 °c
- Storage temperature: -10 °c - +50°c
- Waveform Sampling rate: 4 – 2000 samples/s
- Waveform recording time: 1024 ms – 524 s
- Backscatter protection: Yes - main unit, RTI Dose Probe, and RTI T20
- Warranty: Two years
- Extended Warranty: Up to ten years
- Calibration Cycle: Two 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: DE-17-M-PTB-0070
Piranha DENTAL- measuring parameters
- Tube Voltage: 35 – 125 kV (±1.5 %)
- PPV: Yes
- Time: 0.1ms – 2000 s (±0.5 % or ±0.5 ms)
- Dose: 1.3 nGy – 650 Gy. 150 nR – 74 kR. (±5 %)
- Dose Rate: 15 nGy/s – 320 mGy/s (±5 % or ±7 nGy/s). 1.7 μR/s – 37 R/s (±5 % or ±0.8 μR/s)
- Auto Compensation: All dose parameters are automatically compensated for using measured kVp and TF over their specified ranges.
- HVL: 0.72 – 13 mm Al (±10 % or ±0.2 mm)
- Total Filtration: 1.0 – 90 mm Al (±10 % or ±0.3 mm)
- Pulses: 1 – 65535 pulses (±1 pulse)
- Dose/pulse: 8 nGy/pulse – 0.9 Gy/pulse
- Pulse Rate/Frequency: 0.5 – 180 Hz
- Pulse width: 4 ms – 2000 s