Unit 10 : Equations & Terms

Unit 10 : Equations & Terms#

You should be comfortable explaining the following terms:

  • Radiation Imaging, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography

  • Positron Emission Tomography, MRI, CT, SPECT, PET, Absorbed Dose

  • Radiation Damage, Weighting Factor, Gray, Sievert, Equivalent Dose

  • Radiation Workers, Fractional Attenuation, Attenuation Co-efficient

  • Transverse Variations, Internal Radiation Imaging, Pharmaceutical

  • Computed Tomography, CT Scan, Gamma Camera, Biological Activity

  • Collimation, Back-to-Back, Scintillator, Sodium-Iodide, Septa

  • Image Distortion, Position Resolution, Stopping Power, Decay Time

  • Scintillation Crystal, Photomultiplier, PMT, Bismuth Germinate

  • Lutetium/Gadolinium orthosilicate, Photocathode, Dynode

  • Photoelectrons per keV, Combined Scanner, Radiation Therapy

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

  • NMR, Hadron Therapy, Stopping Curve