Phantom: 101 Understanding a phantom and how it works A phantom can be a multitude of things: a ghost, a figment of the imagination, but in this case, we are referring to a medical product that plays an integral role in patient care, medical research, and pharmaceutical development. Over the years, our staff at DSC …
Proper Phantom Maintenance How to clean your phantom Are you wondering how to keep your medical imaging phantom or product clean? Have no fear, DSC is here! Below is a helpful outline of the “Dos” and “Don’ts” when it comes to the proper care and maintenance of your phantom. Make sure to take your time …
What is Teflon? Teflon (R) is Polytetrafluoroethylene (or Polyethylene Tetrafluoride). Monomer Formula: C2F4 Monomer Molecular weight: 100.02 Density (g/cm3) = 2.20000E+00 IUPAC International Chemical Identifer: InChI=1/C2F4/c3-1(4)2(5)6 CAS Registry Number: 9002-84-0 Polytetrafluoroethylene’s chemical structure is: F F | | | | ?————C————C———–? | | | | F F What is “virgin Teflon”? Virgin Teflon is “pure” …
This calculation by XCOM was performed for an energy range of 10 – 1000 keV. Constituents (Atomic Number: Fraction by Weight) Z=6 : 0.240183 Z=9 : 0.759817 Edge (required) Photon Energy Scattering Photoelectric Absorption Pair Production Total Attenuation Coherent Incoherent In Nuclear Field In Electron Field With Coherent Scattering Without Coherent Scattering MeV cm2/g …
Please note that some Users’ Manuals and online FAQ entries written prior to this time may have advised using alcohol to more easily rid phantoms, particularly those in the Mini, Micro and Ultra Micro classes, of air bubbles. This is no longer recommended. For any Data Spectrum Phantom, NEVER use any kind of alcohol or …
