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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burn

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The partial or complete destruction of skin caused by some form of energy, usually thermal energy.

cesium-137 (Cs-137)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Has a half-life of 30.17 years and decays by beta and gamma radiation. Cs-137 is produced by nuclear fission for use in medical devices and gauges and is one of the byproducts of nuclear fission ...

A process that initiates its own repetition. In a fission chain reaction, a fissile nucleus absorbs a neutron and fissions (splits) spontaneously, releasing additional neutrons. These, in turn, can ...

chronic exposure

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Exposure to a substance over a long period of time, possibly resulting in adverse health effects. See also acute exposure, fractionated exposure.

cobalt (CO)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A gray, hard, magnetic, and somewhat malleable metal. Cobalt is relatively rare and generally obtained as a byproduct of the production of other metals, such as copper. Its most common radioisotope, ...

collective dose

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The estimated dose for an area or region multiplied by the estimated population in that area or region. For more information, see “primer on radiation measurement” from cdc.