Radiology equipment

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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Radioactive decay

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The spontaneous disintegration of the nucleus of an atom.

The time required for a quantity of a radioisotope to decay by half. For example, because the half-life of iodine-131 (i-131) is 8 days, a sample of i-131 that has 10 mci of activity on january 1, ...

Radioactive material

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Material that contains unstable (radioactive) atoms that give off radiation as they decay.

Radioactivity

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The process of spontaneous transformation of the nucleus, generally with the emission of alpha or beta particles often accompanied by gamma rays. This process is referred to as decay or ...

Radioactive waste

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Disposable, radioactive materials resulting from nuclear operations. Wastes are generally classified into two categories, high-level and low-level waste.

Radioassay

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A test to determine the amounts of radioactive materials through the detection of ionising radiation. Radioassays will detect transuranic nuclides, uranium, fission and activation products, naturally ...

Radiography

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

1) medical: the use of radiant energy (such as x-rays and gamma rays) to image body systems; 2) industrial: the use of radioactive sources to photograph internal structures, such as turbine blades in ...