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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

Contamination

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A foreign substance dispersed where it is undesirable: for example, unwanted electrons in the photon beam or unwanted photons in an electron beam.

Console room

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The area containing the console for the Imaging workstation for kV and MV imaging and the Treatment workstation for controlling radiation delivery. Also called the console area.

Console cabinet

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The housing for the computer components located in the console area, to include a Control cabinet and an Imaging cabinet.

Console area

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The equipment located in the console room that enables the therapist to operate the HET Clinac, thus providing treatment to the patient. The console includes two monitors displaying treatment and ...

Conformal therapy (dynamic)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Radiation oncology techniques that optimise dose distribution by conforming the treatment volume more closely to the tumor. May imply a dynamic treatment scheme. Note: One kind of conformal therapy ...

Configuration file

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A file containing settable parameters that configure a subsystem's software and applicable hardware, and that is used by the software during runtime.

Configuration

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The way that the components of a computer or software network are connected.

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