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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Radiology equipment

Control point

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

An instant in the treatment that defines the relationship between time, planned axes positions, and planned MU. The first control point defines the initial axes positions (time=0); subsequent ...

Control node

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Software embedded on a printed circuit board that controls a HET subsystem.

Control console (not control keyboard)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A specialised keyboard containing imaging and treatment controls. Located in the console area and used by therapists to operate the HET from the control room, and to activate the beam. The control ...

Grid pulse

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A pulse developed by the gun driver and delivered to the grid of the electron gun that initiates the injection of electrons into the accelerator. The value of this voltage determines the level of gun ...

Grey scale histogram

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Histogram based on the grey scale pixel information in an image.

Grid

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The prime control electrode in an electron tube, such as the klystron or electron gun.

Grey

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A unit of absorbed dose, defined as the transfer of one joule of energy per kilogramme of absorbed material. One grey (Gy) equals 100 rads. One centigray (cGy) equals one rad.