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

Cobalt (CO)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A gray, hard, magnetic, and somewhat malleable metal. Cobalt is relatively rare and generally obtained as a byproduct of the production of other metals, such as copper. Its most common radioisotope, ...

Collective dose

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The estimated dose for an area or region multiplied by the estimated population in that area or region. For more information, see “primer on radiation measurement” from cdc.

Combined injury

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Physical, thermal, and/or chemical trauma combined with radiation exposure at a dose sufficient to diminish the likelihood of overall survival or functional recovery.

Committed dose

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A dose that accounts for continuing exposures expected to be received over a long period of time (such as 30, 50, or 70 years) from radioactive materials that were deposited inside the body. For more ...

Committed dose equivalent (CDE)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The dose to a specific organ or tissue that is received from an intake of radioactive material by an individual over a specified time after the intake. For radiation protection purposes, the ...

Committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The committed dose equivalent for a given organ multiplied by a weighting factor (see the definition of weighting factor). (radiation terms, health physics society)