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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combined injury

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Physical, thermal, and/or chemical trauma combined with radiation exposure at a dose sufficient to diminish the likelihood of overall survival or functional recovery.

A dose that accounts for continuing exposures expected to be received over a long period of time (such as 30, 50, or 70 years) from radioactive materials that were deposited inside the body. For more ...

committed dose equivalent (CDE)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The dose to a specific organ or tissue that is received from an intake of radioactive material by an individual over a specified time after the intake. For radiation protection purposes, the ...

committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The committed dose equivalent for a given organ multiplied by a weighting factor (see the definition of weighting factor). (radiation terms, health physics society)

concentration

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The ratio of the amount of a specific substance in a given volume or mass of solution to the mass or volume of solvent.

conference of radiation control program directors (CRCPD)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

An organization whose members represent state radiation protection programs. For more information, see the crcpd web site at http://www.crcpd.org.

contamination (radioactive)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

the deposition of unwanted radioactive material on the surfaces of structures, areas, objects, or people where it may be external or internal. (animations of contamination) see also decontamination, ...