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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Radiology equipment

central axis

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Refers to the central axis of a beam. NOTE: The Central axis does not necessarily through the geometrcal center of the field (depends on field shape)

interface

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Electrical and software: The circuitry that interconnects and provides compatibility between a computer and an operator, support device (e.g., timer, DAC) or communications medium (e.g., serial ...

maximum dose depth

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The distance along the radiation beam axis in a phantom at which the maximum absorbed dose occurs. (Dmax)

segmentation

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The process of dividing a digital image into multiple set of regions (set of pixels with similar characteristics)

cbct mode

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A collection of acquisition and reconstruction parameters that define how a CBCT image is generated. See cone beam computer tomography.

leaf table

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Part of the user interface that displays the actual and planned positions in numeric values for all leaves.

maximum permissible dose equivalent

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The greatest dose equivalent that a person or specified parts of a person shall be allowed to receive in a stated period of time for radiation safety purposes.