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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Cumulative dose

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The total dose resulting from repeated or continuous exposures of the same portion of the body, or of the whole body, to ionising radiation. For more information, see “primer on radiation measurement ...

Curie (Ci)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The traditional measure of radioactivity based on the observed decay rate of 1 gramme of radium. One curie of radioactive material will have 37 billion disintegrations in 1 second. For more ...

Cutaneous radiation syndrome (CRS)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The complex syndrome resulting from radiation exposure of more than 200 rads to the skin. The immediate effects can be reddening and swelling of the exposed area (like a severe burn), blisters, ...

Decay chain (decay series)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The series of decays that certain radioisotopes go through before reaching a stable form. For example, the decay chain that begins with uranium-238 (u-238) ends in lead-206 (pb-206) after forming ...

Decay constant

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The fraction of a number of atoms of a radionuclide that disintegrates in a unit of time. The decay constant is inversely proportional to the radioactive half-life.

Decay products

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The isotopes or elements formed and the particles and high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by the nuclei of radionuclides during radioactive decay. Also known as "decay chain products" or ...