Operator´s Manual
1000-095-071-EN Rev. 1.1
OMNERA®
2020-09-14
Page 169
11 Appendix A
11.1 Glossary
A
Accessories
Extra facilities to the product which easily can be mounted by the user.
AEC
Automatic Exposure Control
Alpha
A direction for a rotation movement.
B
Beta
A direction for a rotation movement. The tube turns around the Z-axis.
Btu/hr
British thermal unit/hour
BU/Back-up
A precautionary measure that shuts off the exposure, if the AEC cham-
ber does not.
Bucky
See Detector holder.
C
CE
A CE-marked product verifies that the Manufacturer guarantees that
the product fulfils the EU fundamental health, environment and security
requirements.
Centering
The field of image is centered over the detector.
Collision
Either a physical collision with an obstacle or the node cannot reach its
end position.
CR
Image plates.
D
DAP meter
Dose Area Product meter. The DAP-meter is placed next to the colli-
mator and measures the amount of X-ray radiation that leaves the
collimator.
Diode
Electrical component that leads voltage and current in one direction.
Dealer
See “Supplier”.
Detector
Image receptor for X-ray that does not require a cassette. The recep-
tion and transfer of an image is digital.
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