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.

Industry: Medical devices

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beam hardening

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The process of eliminating the low-energy photons from a beam of x-rays. This increases the average energy of the beam.

high-dose total skin electrons

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

HDTSe- A special optional treatment mode on the Clinac in which the maximum dose setting is 9000 MU and the dose rate is 2500 MU/ minute at isocenter (888 MU/minute at a distance of 1. 6 meters). ...

lift mechanism

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Part of the Exact Couch usually covered by protective bellows.

vacion

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A process of creating a vacuum that includes the absence of ions as well as of air.

vacion pump

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Varian\'s trade name for a vacuum pump that employs electromagnetic fields and an ion scavenging system to produce and maintain the vacuum levels required in the linear accelerator.

Part of the C-Series collimator that allows you to mount accessories. The primary assembly that is mounted to the collimator to house the photon or electron beam-shaping devices. The accessory mount ...

beam interlock

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

An interlock that stops the beam or prevents the beam from initiating. The interlock causes the beam safety loop to be opened and kept open by the control software.