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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becquerel (Bq)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The amount of a radioactive material that will undergo one decay (disintegration) per second. For more information, see “primer on radiation measurement” from cdc.

Energetic beta particles with high enough specific-activity, if left on the skin surface for a sufficient length of time, may cause erythema and dry (or even wet) desquamation. These are often called ...

beta particles

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

(image) electrons ejected from the nucleus of a decaying atom. Although they can be stopped by a thin sheet of aluminum, beta particles can penetrate the dead skin layer, potentially causing burns. ...

bioassay

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A measurement of radioactive materials present inside a person’s body through analysis of the person’s blood, urine, feces, or sweat.

biological dosimetry (biodosimetry)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The laboratory or clinical methods used to measure or estimate the dose of ionizing radiation energy absorbed by an individual. Biodosimetry tools measure the dose to internal organs and tissues from ...

biological effects of ionizing radiation (beir) reports

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Reports of the national research council's committee on the biological effects of ionizing radiation. For more information, see http://www.nap.edu/books/0309039959/html/.

biological half-life

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The time required for one half of the amount of a substance, such as a radionuclide, to be expelled from the body by natural metabolic processes, not counting radioactive decay, once it has been ...