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Radiology equipment

Radiology equipment is used in the medical profession for the purpose of creating images that expose internal parts of the body.

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Radiation

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Radiation is energy in transit in the form of high speed particles and electromagnetic waves. People encounter electromagnetic waves every day. They make up our visible light, radio and television ...

Non-ionizing radiation

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Non-ionizing radiation is radiation without enough energy to remove tightly bound electrons from their orbits around atoms. Examples are microwaves and visible light.

Gamma rays

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Gamma rays are electromagnetic waves or photons emitted from the nucleus (center) of an atom.

Betas

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A beta is a high speed particle, identical to an electron, that is emitted from the nucleus of an atom.

Neutrons

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Neutrons are neutral particles that are normally contained in the nucleus of all atoms and may be removed by various interactions or processes like collision and fission.

Radiation

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Radiation is energy in transit in the form of high speed particles and electromagnetic waves. We encounter electromagnetic waves every day. They make up our visible light, radio and television waves, ...

Health physics

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Health Physics is an interdisciplinary science and its application, for the radiation protection of humans and the environment. Health Physics combines the elements of physics, biology, chemistry, ...

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