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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

Treatment time

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Time required to deliver a treatment field including the time needed for motion axes movement during no-beam segments.

Treatment type

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Standard and specialised therapies available on the Clinac 2100C, 2300C/D, and 600C, including fixed, arc, dynamic wedge, and total body x-ray or electron treatments, and port film exposures.

Treatment session

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A single period of time scheduled for treatment of a patient using a linac.

Treatment setup

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Primarily used with reference to the positions of the gantry, collimator and couch. Setting up a patient for treatment typically refers to aligning the gantry, collimator and couch in the positions ...

Treatment approved

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Defines search criteria to include patient records that contain treatment plans that have been approved for treatment.

Transmission factor

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The ratio of the radiation dose inside the shielding material to the dose outside the shielding material.

Source-axis distance

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

If in accelerator-context, this should be Target-Axis Distance. Source-axis distance = Target-axis-distance = source-skin-distance.

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