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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cerrobend

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A trademark of Cerro Metals Inc. of low melting point alloy moulding used for the production of shadow blocks and custom field specifying the holes (cut out) for electron applicators.

Mlc leaves

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Movable tungsten plates arranged side by side forming the MLC. The thickness at isocenter varies from 2. 5 to 10mm depending on the type os MLC.

Mlc

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Multileaf collimator = collimator consting of movable tungsten plates arranged side by side. The thickness at isocenter varies from 2. 5 to 10mm depending on the type os MLC.

Minor interlock

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Identifies a machine condition that affects machine operation, but is usually user correctable. Minor interlocks are self-clearing prior to beam-on. Also a status indicator.

Milliampere

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

1/1000 of an Ampere witch is the unit of electric current (electric charge per second)

Microblaze processor

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

FPGA embedded processor (32-bit, C language), a digital processor on the subsystem controller board.

Mean time to repair

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The average time in hours it takes a technician to fix a broken system. Measured from time of technician starting repair to completion of repair and system ready for un-assisted operation.