Phantom: 101Understanding a phantom and how it worksA 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 ...

Proper Phantom MaintenanceHow to clean your phantomAre 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 tak ...

What is Teflon? Teflon (R) is Polytetrafluoroethylene (or Polyethylene Tetrafluoride).Monomer Formula: C2F4Monomer Molecular weight: 100.02Density (g/cm3) = 2.20000E+00IUPAC International Chemical Identifer: InChI=1/C2F4/c3-1(4)2(5)6CAS Registry Number: 9002-84-0 Polytetrafluoroethylene's chemical ...

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)PhotonEnergy Scattering PhotoelectricAbsorption Pair Production Total Attenuation Coherent Inc ...

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 a ...