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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radiation oncology

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Radiation oncology is the branch of radiology that uses radiant energy and isotopes in the study and treatment of diseases, especially malignant cancer.

radiometry

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The measurement of radiation by photography, as in x-ray film and film badge, by Geiger-Mueller tube, and by scintillation counting.

radiolucent

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Radiodensity is a material's property of relative transparency to the passage of X-rays through it. Radiolucent indicates greater transparency to X-ray photons. For example, a radiolucent object ...

Hodgkin

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

British scientist who used x-rays to analyze the structure of complex molecules including penicillin and insulin.

Alternate spelling of water phantom: Cube shaped tank filled with water used to measure the basic dose distribution. Water closely approximates the radiation absorption and scattering propertie of ...

arc therapy

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Radiation therapy in which the source of radiation is moved through an arc about the patient during treatment. In this way, a larger dose is built up at the center of rotation within the patient\'s ...