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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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Radiology equipment
Stable nucleus
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The nucleus of an atom in which the forces among its particles are balanced. See also unstable nucleus.
Nucleon
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A proton or aneutron; a constituent of the nucleus of an atom.
Stochastic effect
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
An effect that occurs on a random basis independent of the size of dose. The effect typically has no threshold and is based on probabilities, with the chances of seeing the effect increasing with ...
Nucleus
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The central part of an atom that contains protons and neutrons. The nucleus is the heaviest part of the atom.
Strontium (Sr)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A silvery, soft metal that rapidly turns yellow in air. Sr-90 is one of the radioactive fission materials created within a nuclear reactor during its operation. Stronium-90 emits beta particles ...
Nuclide
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A general term applicable to all atomic forms of an element. Nuclides are characterised by the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, as well as by the amount of energy contained within the ...
Surface burst
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A nuclear weapon explosion that is close enough to the ground for the radius of the fireball to vaporise surface material. Fallout from a surface burst contains very high levels of radioactivity. See ...
