Medical Equipment That Uses Radiation

Radiation in Healthcare: Imaging Procedures | Radiation …

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Other medical radiation experts include the following: Hospital radiation safety officer Medical physicist Radiation physicist Diagnostic medical physicist Imaging Procedures That Don’t Use Radiation Some alternative imaging procedures that do not use ionizing …

Radiation therapy - Mayo Clinic

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Radiation Therapy for Cancer - NCI - National Cancer …

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Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. At low doses, radiation is used in x-rays to see inside your …

Uses of Radiation | NRC.gov

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Uses of Radiation. Although scientists have only known about radiation since the 1890s, they have developed a wide variety of uses for this natural force. Today, to …

Sterilization for Medical Devices | FDA

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Sterilization for Medical Devices | FDA Sterilization for Medical Devices Medical devices are sterilized in a variety of ways including using moist heat (steam), dry …

LINAC (Linear Accelerator) - Radiologyinfo.org

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A medical linear accelerator (LINAC) is the device most commonly used for external beam radiation treatments for patients with cancer. It delivers high-energy x-rays or electrons …

Use of Radiation in Medicine | US EPA

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Use of Radiation in Medicine The following fact sheets explain different places where you may encounter radiation in a doctor’s office or hospital. Medical professionals are highly trained to make sure …

Medical Uses for Radiation

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The most well known is using x rays to see whether bones are broken. The broad area of x-ray use is called radiology. Within radiology, we find more specialized areas like …

Medical sterilization using radiation | IAEA

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Radiation is a safe and cost-effective method for sterilizing single-use medical devices such as syringes and surgical gloves. One of its key advantages is that it allows already-packaged products to be sterilized. A …