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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Radiology equipment

automatic volume capture

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The process of acquiring a set of ultrasound images at predefined intervals using a tracked stepper/stabilizer.

converting graticule to contour

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The act of having the digital graticule become an additional attribute delineating an anotomical structure.

electron beam

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

The stream of electrons generated by the electron gun and accelerated by the accelerator guide.

Used in the HET Clinac system to facilitate fast communication between nodes, without involving the SPV node. A CAN is a network protocol and bus standard that allows microcontrollers and devices to ...

electromagnetic interference (emi)

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

Electromagnetic radiation that can degrade the performance of a radiotherapy accelerator or other nearby electronic equipment.

filament

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A thin metal wire in an electron tube that is heated by electric current and emits electrons or heats the cathode, causing it to emit electrons, as in the Clinac klystron and electron gun.

morning checkout

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A set of treatment plans that are designed to exercise and test the equipment every morning. Morning checkout is a major Clinac operating mode used to perform a daily validation check on the Clinac ...