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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.

Contributors in Radiology equipment

Radiology equipment

independent collimators

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Collimator jaws that can be moved independently to form asymmetric apertures. Both the upper (y-axis) and lower (x-axis) collimators can be independent.

positioning unit-kv node

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Node that controls image sensor positioning units (MV, kV, and kV Source).

specialty

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The medical specialty for any given physician.

treatment fraction

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A single instance of a treatment session as defined by a treatment plan.

couch node

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The patient positioning system. Actually two nodes, CCHU and CCHL, couch upper and couch lower.

dicom history record

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The record of a treatment in the DICOM file format that is either saved to a record and verify (RV) system such as VARiS, or as a. Dcm file.

graphical user interface

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A software interface designed to standardize and simplify the use of computer programs, as by using a mouse to manipulate text and images on a display screen featuring icons, windows, and menus.

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