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  • CT software

    A phrase used to describe the preloaded software installed on a computer that encompasses all facets of device functionality.  

  • Soft-tissue film

    An expression employed to denote an x-ray procedure conducted using moderately low electrical potential to achieve the most advantageous differentiation of soft-tissue formations during the evaluation process.  

  • Soft iron

    Due to its notable attributes of high permeability and low retentivity, it finds application in the production of cores utilized in magnetic electrical devices.  

  • Sodium sulfite

    The developer serves to shield the hydroquinone and metol, which act as the developing agents, from undergoing oxidation. Within the fixer, its role is to safeguard the sodium thiosulfate, the fixing agent, against decomposition while aiding in the purification of the film.  

  • Slip rings

    At the termination of the generator’s armature, there is a conducting ring affixed. This ring serves as a platform for transferring current. The current departs from the generator and travels through the slip rings to the external circuit.  

  • CT slice

    In the course of a rotational scan, where the x-ray source orbits around the patient, a particular cross section of the patient’s body comes under the influence of the x-ray paths. This cross section represents the region through which the x-rays pass during the scan. The thickness of this section, commonly referred to as the…

  • Six -pulse three-phase generator

    This generator system utilizes six solid-state rectifiers operating with three sine waves, resulting in a six-pulse ripple.  

  • Siremat

    The Siemens fully automated universal system designed for diagnostic tasks, incorporating the magazine technique and an integrated processing machine.  

  • Siregraph 2

    The Siemens remote-controlled and table-side-controlled universal radiographic and fluoroscopic unit featuring an overhead x-ray tube.  

  • Single- pole double-throw

    A switch or relay contact configuration with three terminals that enables the connection of one terminal to either of the other two terminals.  

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