> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.xraysim.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Global Capabilities

> Use this page to check simulator-wide capabilities in v1.9.0.

Use this page to check simulator-wide functions in **v1.9.0**. These are shared room, patient, control room, and exposure-response capabilities.

For details that vary by anatomy, use the region and module pages.

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  Check anatomy, confirmed projections, patient movement, bone variations, and known limitations for each simulation.
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## Patient and anatomy

| Capability                  | What to expect                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Exam choice                 | Students can choose exams by anatomical region and case type, such as a healthy pelvis case or a fracture case when that module includes one.                                                            |
| Multiple projections        | The simulator supports more than 60 standard projections across included exams. Students can also attempt additional projections because the simulator is interactive rather than a fixed image library. |
| Patient positioning         | Each simulation has specific preconfigured patient positions, such as erect, supine, prone, or seated, with rotation options from AP toward lateral where the procedure supports it.                     |
| In-plane patient adjustment | Patient positioning can include forward and backward movement within the plane to support alignment.                                                                                                     |
| Joint mobility              | Each simulation includes its own set of moveable joints so students can adjust and position the patient where supported.                                                                                 |
| Anatomy and bones           | Patients use either high-quality bones with trabecular structures and landmarks or simplified bones with clear landmarks. Both support radiography positioning training.                                 |
| Bone pathology and cases    | All simulations include a healthy patient case. Some simulations also include trauma or pathological cases when relevant to the exam approach.                                                           |

## X-ray suite

### X-ray tube

| Capability                  | What to expect                                                                                                                          |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Full tube movement          | The tube can move in X, Y, and Z planes, and can tilt and rotate in single-degree intervals.                                            |
| Tube detent                 | The tube can detent into position at the wall bucky or radiographic table along vertical and horizontal axes.                           |
| Collimation                 | Collimation is adjustable, with collimation size estimates shown on the tube display based on tube-to-detector distance and beam angle. |
| Source-image distance (SID) | The tube automatically measures and displays source-image distance on the tube digital display.                                         |

### Radiographic table and wall bucky

| Capability              | What to expect                                                                                                         |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Partial table control   | The radiographic table includes vertical movement controls for select cases where table movement supports positioning. |
| Full table control      | The simulated X-ray suite includes a height-adjustable floating tabletop.                                              |
| Interactive table bucky | The simulated X-ray suite includes a sliding table bucky.                                                              |
| Interactive wall bucky  | The simulated X-ray suite includes a height-adjustable wall bucky.                                                     |

*Pending: integrated adjustable grid behavior for the wall and table bucky.*

### Imaging receptor

| Capability                | What to expect                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Dedicated detector plates | Select detector plates are included for specific imaging simulations, including 17 x 17 in and 14 x 17 in formats. |
| Left and right markers    | Interactive L and R markers can be placed on the receptor plate or wall bucky.                                     |

*Pending: wider CR and DR receptor-size support.*

### Sanitation station

| Capability         | What to expect                                                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Sanitation station | The simulated X-ray suite includes a handwashing station where students can practice washing their hands and putting on gloves. |

## Control room

| Capability                   | What to expect                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Adjust technical factors     | Students can adjust kVp and mAs to observe how technical-factor changes affect exposure outcomes.        |
| Bone visualization           | The control room includes a skin-overlay toggle so students can focus on positioning the bones directly. |
| Simple image post-processing | Images can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.                                          |

*Pending: broader post-processing tools, including brightness, contrast, cropping, and rotation controls.*

## Exposure response

| Capability                | What to expect                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Raw image response        | The image shows raw response changes based on kVp and mAs so students can see how technical factors affect image quality.                                     |
| Realistic bone details    | Depending on the selected exam, exposure response can reflect bony landmarks plus trabecular, marrow, and cortical bone structure.                            |
| Central ray alignment     | Exposure output reflects central ray alignment. Large and small errors in tube angulation, tube positioning, or patient positioning are visible in the image. |
| Responds correctly to kVp | Exposure response changes with kVp, allowing optimal, overexposed, and underexposed images. Response depends on the image method.                             |
| Responds correctly to mAs | Exposure response changes with mAs, allowing optimal, low-density, and high-density images. Response depends on the image method.                             |

*Pending: CR or DR receptor response with enhanced image quality, DI values, and EI values.*

## Notes for planning

Always check the relevant simulation module before finalizing a teaching plan. Patient position, joint movement, detector setup, and anatomy vary by region.
