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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acute radiation syndrome (ars)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The acute radiation syndrome (ars) is also known as radiation sickness. A person exposed to radiation will develop ars only if the radiation dose was high, penetrating (e.g., x-rays or gamma rays), ...

air burst

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A nuclear weapon explosion that is high enough in the air to keep the fireball from touching the ground. Because the fireball does not reach the ground and does not pick up any surface material, the ...

air kerma

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The initial kinetic energy of the primary ionizing particles (photoelectrons, compton electrons, positron/negatron pairs from photon radiation, and scattered nuclei from fast neutrons) produced by ...

as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Means making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to ionizing radiation as far below the dose limits as practical. This is a key principle in radiation protection and safety.

alpha particle

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

(image) the nucleus of a helium atom, made up of two neutrons and two protons with a charge of +2. Certain radioactive nuclei emit alpha particles. Alpha particles generally carry more energy than ...

ambient air

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The air that surrounds us.

americium (AM)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A silvery metal; it is a man-made element whose isotopes am-237 through am-246 are radioactive. Am-241 is formed spontaneously by the beta decay of plutonium-241. Trace quantities of americium are ...