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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
Stochastic effects
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Stochastic effects are effects that occur on a random basis with its effect being independent of the size of dose. The effect typically has no threshold and is based on probabilities, with the ...
Non-stochastic effect
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Non-stochastic effects are effects that can be related directly to the dose received. The effect is more severe with a higher dose, i.e., the burn gets worse as dose increases. It typically has a ...
Americium (AM)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A silvery metal; it is a man-made element whose isotopes am-237 through am-246 are radioactive. Am-241 is formed spontaneously by the beta decay of plutonium-241. Trace quantities of americium are ...
Assigned protection factor
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Assigned protection factor (apf) means the workplace level of respiratory protection that a respirator or class of respirators is expected to provide to employees enrolled in a continuing, effective ...
Atom
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The smallest particle of an element that can enter into a chemical reaction.
Atomic number
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom.
Atomic mass unit (AMU)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
1 amu is equal to one twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
