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.

Industry: Medical devices

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Ionisation

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The process of adding one or more electrons to, or removing one or more electrons from, atoms or molecules, thereby creating ions. High temperatures, electrical discharges, or nuclear radiation can ...

Ionising radiation

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Any radiation capable of displacing electrons from atoms, thereby producing ions. High doses of ionising radiation may produce severe skin or tissue damage. See also alpha particle, beta particles, ...

Iridium-192

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A gamma-ray emitting radioisotope used for gamma radiography. The half-life is 73-83 days.

Isotope

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A nuclide of an element having the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.

Kerma

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The initial kinetic energy of the primary ionising particles (photoelectrons, compton electrons, positron/negatron pairs from photon radiation, and scattered nuclei from fast neutrons) produced by ...

Kiloton (Kt)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The energy of an explosion that is equivalent to an explosion of 1,000 tonnes of tnt. One kiloton equals 1 trillion (1012) calories. See also megaton.