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

Digital radiographic imaging

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The use of computerised axial tomography, sonography, or other specialised techniques and instruments to obtain pictures of the interior of the body, esp. Those including soft tissues.

Dose

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The mean energy imparted to a defined site by ionising radiation, usually measured in grey or cGray. The main energy imparted to a defined site by ionising radiation to treat a patient.

Detent

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A catch or spring-operated ball for positioning and holding one mechanical part in relation to another that can be released by applying force to one of the parts.

Digitizer unit

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Converts the analogue image signals from the MV image detector into digital signals using a four-channel AD convertor.

Disable/enable keyswitch

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Key on the dedicated keyboard that enables or disables Beam On.

A radiation dose at some specified depth in tissue relative to the dose at a fixed reference point on the radiation beam axis. It is usually expressed as a percentage of the maximum dose along the ...