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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
Plutonium (Pu)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A heavy, man-made, radioactive metallic element. The most important isotope is pu-239, which has a half-life of 24,000 years. Pu-239 can be used in reactor fuel and is the primary isotope in weapons. ...
Tritium
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (chemical symbol h). See also deuterium.
Polonium (Po)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A radioactive chemical element and a product of radium (ra) decay. Polonium is found in uranium (u) ores.
Unstable nucleus
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A nucleus that contains an uneven number of protons and neutrons and seeks to reach equilibrium between them through radioactive decay (i.e., the nucleus of a radioactive atom). See also stable ...
Post-transfusion graft-vs.-host disease
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Pt-gvhd occurs when donor lymphocytes in transfused blood attack recipient organs and tissues recognising recipient hla and are not eliminated by host immunological defense.
Uranium (U)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A naturally occurring radioactive element whose principal isotopes are uranium-238 (u-238) and uranium-235 (u-235). Natural uranium is a hard, silvery-white, shiny metallic ore that contains a minute ...
Prenatal radiation exposure
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Radiation exposure to an embryo or foetus while it is still in its mother’s womb. At certain stages of the pregnancy, the foetus is particularly sensitive to radiation and the health consequences ...
