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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
lethal dose (50/30)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The dose of radiation expected to cause death within 30 days to 50% of those exposed without medical treatment. The generally accepted dose is about 400 rem received over a short period of time.
leukocyte reduction
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
A process used to filter and remove white blood cells from whole blood before transfusion. Leukocytes are removed from blood because they provide no benefit to the recipient but may carry bacteria ...
local radiation injury (LRI)
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Acute radiation exposure (more than 1,000 rads) to a small, localized part of the body. Most local radiation injuries do not cause death. However, if the exposure is from penetrating radiation ...
radioactive half-life
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The time required for a quantity of a radioisotope to decay by half. For example, because the half-life of iodine-131 (i-131) is 8 days, a sample of i-131 that has 10 mci of activity on january 1, ...
radioactive material
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Material that contains unstable (radioactive) atoms that give off radiation as they decay.
radioactivity
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
The process of spontaneous transformation of the nucleus, generally with the emission of alpha or beta particles often accompanied by gamma rays. This process is referred to as decay or ...
radioactive waste
Medical devices; Radiology equipment
Disposable, radioactive materials resulting from nuclear operations. Wastes are generally classified into two categories, high-level and low-level waste.
