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Varian Medical Systems, Inc., headquartered globally in Palo Alto, California, is the world's leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and other medical conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy, and brachytherapy. The company supplies informatics ...
Capability of efficient integration and operation with other elements in a system.
Industry:Medical devices
A block of radiation attenuating material with one or more fixed or movable apertures. The collimators in the treatment head of the Clinac define the treatment field and limit the angular spread of the radiation.
Industry:Medical devices
To limit the radiation area. To make parallel; to adjust transit into straight lines.
Industry:Medical devices
The country in which a person holds their primary citizenship.
Industry:Medical devices
Refers to the central axis of a beam. NOTE: The Central axis does not necessarily through the geometrcal center of the field (depends on field shape)
Industry:Medical devices
Calibration Unit used in Portal Dose Image Prediction.
Industry:Medical devices
See dose calibration
The process of adjusting a HET system to a desired coordinate reference frame, by axis calibration or system calibration. Calibration data is never overwritten unless the process is complete. An authorized user, typically a service or manufacturing technician, performs the calibration process as needed.
Industry:Medical devices
Tissue equivalent material (flabby, rubbery) used to circumvent skin sparing.
Industry:Medical devices
