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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Comment

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A parameter made available to allow for additional comments for which there are no specific fields in the software.

Command channel

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Channel used to send commands related to treatment, including Set Beam, Set Targets, Cancel Beam.

1) The input resonant cavity in a klystron or linear accelerator. 2) Steering coils that guide the injected electrons down the radiation beam axis of the accelerator structure. The supply current to ...

Buncher coil

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

One of a set of four coils, two radial, two transverse, whose magnetic field controls the bunching of the electrons (emitted by the electron gun) and steers the beam into the accelerator.

Breakpoint

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

1) A radiation dose threshold established for a treatment site in cGy or Gy. For example, so that a spinal block may be added or the treatment field size reduced before additional dose is delivered. ...

Build-up

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Build up is like bolus - it is material added to maximise the dose at the surface. Surface dose is typically lower because the atomic interaction of the photons causes more electrons to leave the ...