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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

3-sigma

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Three times the standard deviation, a statistical quantity. This deviation is applied to a system\'s mechanical measurements, which require statistical analysis of the data to determine the system\'s ...

3d coordinate system

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

3D Cartesian coordinate system provides the three physical dimensions of space: length, width, height (x, y, z). The three axes defining the system are perpendicular to each other.

3d view

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

View of an object in three physical dimensions (as opposed to planar image). Usually the object also can be rotated and tilted to be seen from other sides.

3d volumetric image

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A type of image scan, whether computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or positron emission tomography (PET).

3d-3d match

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Matching of CBCT images acquired using the onboard kV imager, with the reference CT dataset. Matching is generally based on soft-tissue anatomy but may also be based on bony anatomy.

6 degree of freedom

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The ability to provide rigid-body positioning in three-dimensional space. In the context of radiotherapy, 6 Degree of Freedom typically refers to corrective positioning of a target volume usually, ...

a-si imager

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Imaging system based on a a-Si device.

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