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.

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Radiation therapist

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

1) The person who operates the Clinac or sets up the patient to perform the radiation therapy treatment. Also known as a radiation technologist. Also, radiographer (U. K. , Australia, New Zealand. ...

Psa

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Patient Support Assembly PSA is a Varian product name for a specific couch on non-c-series Clinacs. There is also (ETR) and (Exact). There are 3 couches in all. See Treatment couch.

Radial dose

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The amount of dose measured at a specific distance from a source.

Radial dose function

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A function of Distance From Source versus Radial Dose that describes a radioactive source's dose distribution characteristic.

Pulse-forming network

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

An electrical circuit in the modulator that supplies the high voltage necessary for klystron operation. The pulse-forming network stores exactly the amount of energy required for a single beam pulse ...

Pulsed fluoro mode

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A kV irradiation mode where the kV source is pulsed at regular intervals rather than continuously irradiating.

Precollimator

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Metal (piece of lead with rectangular hole) that is positioned in front of the kV source, after the beam has passed through the kV beam target, and used to shape the kV beam and limit its maximum ...