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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.

Contributors in Radiology equipment

Radiology equipment

fixed accessory rail

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Carries patient support devices such as leg supports or restraints.

injury due to jarring

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Problem that increases with the presence of patient restraints.

kv image detector unit

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Device that detects low-dose X-rays from the kV X-ray source, which then creates high-quality cone beam CT projections, and fluoroscopic and kV digital radiographic images. See also image receptor.

stand

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Fixed part of the Stand/Gantry assembly containing the Klystron, power converters, cooling water heat exchanger, microwave generator and other elements of the linear accelerator and similar ...

capacitive collision detection system

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Collision sensor located in the collimator head and uses capacitive collision sensor technology. The CCDS interfaces to the HET Clinac through the Collimator controller.

collimator subassembly

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Located in the gantry, consists of X and Y jaws that can move independently along their respective axes to control the field size, and a multileaf collimator (MLC) for beam-shaping.

gray scale histogram

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Histogram based on the gray scale pixel information in an image.

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