Biomaterial Database

Satellite digital display for the Clinac-18. 1977

M D Stevens, and I I Rosen, and R G Lane

A satellite digital display of the gantry and collimator positions has been mounted on the Clinac-18 console. This module provides simultaneous digital readout of the gantry angle, collimator rotation angle, upper-jaw position, and lower-jaw position. Continuous display of these parameters during the treatment is important in minimizing patient treatment errors.

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D010315	Particle Accelerators	Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as electrons, protons or ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy.	Betatrons,Linear Accelerators,Accelerator, Linear,Accelerator, Particle,Accelerators, Linear,Accelerators, Particle,Betatron,Linear Accelerator,Particle Accelerator
D011882	Radiotherapy, High-Energy	Radiotherapy using high-energy (megavolt or higher) ionizing radiation. Types of radiation include gamma rays, produced by a radioisotope within a teletherapy unit; x-rays, electrons, protons, alpha particles (helium ions) and heavy charged ions, produced by particle acceleration; and neutrons and pi-mesons (pions), produced as secondary particles following bombardment of a target with a primary particle.	Megavolt Radiotherapy,High-Energy Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy, Megavolt,High Energy Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy, High Energy
D003626	Data Display	The visual representation of data via a manufactured system.	Information Display,Data Displays,Display, Data,Display, Information,Displays, Data,Displays, Information,Information Displays