This week's excitement involves an ion chamber change on one of our Linacs. The ion chamber is an integral part of the Linac.... Our old ionisation chamber being removed from the Linac head. Fun fact- the blue cable ties are more radio-resistant than the black and white cable ties and so don't become as brittle … Continue reading Ion chamber change
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What even is an x-ray?
I've always been taught the electromagnetic spectrum goes (in song form)... Radiowaves, Microwaves, Infrared... Radiation, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays. The assumption being that the higher the note sung (the later in the song), the higher the energy, the shorter the wavelength u.s.w. Therefore why are we calling my LINAC friends x-ray units?! Their … Continue reading What even is an x-ray?
"You're obviously not a scientist" 