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  2. Shoe-fitting fluoroscope - Wikipedia

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    Shoe-fitting fluoroscopes, also sold under the names X-ray Shoe Fitter, Pedoscope and Foot-o-scope, were X-ray fluoroscope machines installed in shoe stores from the 1920s until about the 1970s in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Germany and Switzerland. [1] In the UK, they were known as Pedoscopes, after the ...

  3. X-ray image intensifier - Wikipedia

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    An X-ray image intensifier (XRII) is an image intensifier that converts X-rays into visible light at higher intensity than the more traditional fluorescent screens can. Such intensifiers are used in X-ray imaging systems (such as fluoroscopes ) to allow low-intensity X-rays to be converted to a conveniently bright visible light output.

  4. X-ray machine - Wikipedia

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    The X-ray housing is turned by 90° for a chest radiograph. An X-ray machine is a device that uses X-rays for a variety of applications including medicine, X-ray fluorescence, electronic assembly inspection, and measurement of material thickness in manufacturing operations. In medical applications, X-ray machines are used by radiographers to ...

  5. Worst toy ever -- Airport security x-ray machine - AOL

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    I suppose in an era when every kid owns a boxcar's worth of toys, finding new ideas for play time toys is a challenge. However, I have to believe that we can do better than Wizard Industries ...

  6. Cargo scanning - Wikipedia

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    Such X-ray systems can penetrate up to 30–40 cm of steel in vehicles moving with velocities up to 13 km/h. They provide higher penetration but also cost more to buy and operate. [7] They are more suitable for the detection of special nuclear materials than gamma-ray systems.

  7. Independence-class littoral combat ship - Wikipedia

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    On 8 October 2017 Austal announced the order for LCS-30, the fifteenth ship of the class, to be built at a cost under the congressional cost cap of $584 million. [92] On 13 February 2018, Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer announced the name of LCS-28 as Savannah , [ 93 ] and on 23 February 2018, President Donald Trump announced the name of LCS ...

  8. Biomedical equipment technician - Wikipedia

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    A biomedical engineering/equipment technician/technologist ( 'BMET ') or biomedical engineering/equipment specialist ( BES or BMES) is typically an electro-mechanical technician or technologist who ensures that medical equipment is well-maintained, properly configured, and safely functional. In healthcare environments, BMETs often work with or ...

  9. Category:X-ray equipment manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "X-ray equipment manufacturers" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.