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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.

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Radiology equipment

backup time, planned

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Planned backup time is the maximum time allowed for a treatment before a fault occurs, and is set a little longer than the time that a treatment would normally be expected to take. The Backup Time ...

digital-to-analog converter

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Device for converting a digital (usually binary) code to an analog signal (current, voltage, or electric charge).

flattening filter

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A cone-shaped metal attenuator placed in the x-ray beam to achieve uniform intensity over the specific treatment field at a specific depth and a specific energy.

mv radshot mode

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Image acquisition technique where the MV beam is turned off while the MV image receptor reads out the image frame.

flattening filter-free mode

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Photon beam mode that does not use a flattening filter. Used in intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

gun processing

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Process of preparing the gun vacion, gun filament, gun grid, and the accelerator chamber for testing and installation.

marital status

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A listing of possible marital status such as single, married, divovced, etc…

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