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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Radiology equipment

isocal calibration

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Calibration of the mechanical axes of the MV and kV imager detectors so that the MV isocenter projects to the exact center of the acquired MV and kV images.

A field used to position the patient and beam alignment by temporarily moving the gantry out of the way. During setup, the patient is positioned on the couch, and the gantry and collimator is aligned ...

chiller water

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A closed-circuit water system that circulates refrigerated water into the heat exchanger of the HET Clinac to cool the HET Clinac.

physicist

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A scientist who studies or practices physics (radiation physics)

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.

target-to-skin distance

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

In the context of the delivery system, this is a patient setup attribute that helps the RT position the patient correctly for a beam (can be viewed as a specialized Setup note). Target-to-skin ...