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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Radiology equipment

microblaze processor

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

FPGA embedded processor (32-bit, C language), a digital processor on the subsystem controller board.

watchdog timer

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A protective circuit in the Clinac console that is pulsed by the control microprocessor. If a pulse is not received, the watchdog prevents beam-on, stops motion on all motor drive axes, and ...

isodose contour

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A line connecting points of equal absorbed dose in a radiation field.

An electrical circuit in the modulator that supplies the high voltage necessary for klystron operation. The pulse-forming network stores exactly the amount of energy required for a single beam pulse ...

oncology information system

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A mechanism by which to access cancer patient data and images from and save data and images to a central repository system.

pulsed fluoro mode

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A kV irradiation mode where the kV source is pulsed at regular intervals rather than continuously irradiating.

shorting stick

Medical devices; Radiology equipment

A copper hook with an insulated handle provided with Clinac radio-therapy treatment units that may be used to discharge the PFN and other high voltage capacitors safely prior to performing any ...