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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attenuate

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

To reduce the strength of an X-ray or electron beam. Filters and foils diminish their respective X-ray and electron beams by directing the beam through a metal disk that is thicker in the center than ...

contiguous volume

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

In the context of Contiguous Volume Analysis, a contiguous volume is a portion of the organ in question which meets the specified radiation dose constraints and is contiguous. That is, all portions ...

gantry

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The entire rotating unit of the Clinac that emits the treatment beam. The upper part of the gantry includes the linear accelerator and electron gun, while the lower part contains a counterweight or a ...

wedge filter

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A tapered block of attenuating material, which causes a progressive decrease in the dose rate across the whole or part of a radiation field. Designed to produce wedge shaped isodose curves.

blend

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Function that allows two images to be superimposed, typically used in the image review process.

jaws

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Term for movable collimators on the Clinac. Can be independently controlled from the pendant or control console. The lower jaws are said to be on the x-axis and the upper jaws on the y-axis. See ...

wedge angle

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The angle through which isodose curves are shifted by a wedge filter. For a given fixed Clinac wedge filter, the wedge angle is defined as the angle at which a specified isodose curve is rotated ...