Anatomical side x-ray markers comprising non-metallic material
AssigneeThe Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the other Members of the Board of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth
InventorsAisling Snow, Fiona Snow
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Abstract
A disposable x-ray side marker (100) comprises a non-metallic material (108) having a sufficiently high linear attenuation coefficient to be radiographically visible. The material (108) may be mouldable, and may be or comprise gypsum. The material (108) may have an average atomic number greater than or equal to 11, and may have a linear attenuation coefficient greater than that of mammalian soft tissue.
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A disposable x-ray side marker comprising a non-metallic material having a sufficiently high linear attenuation coefficient to be radiographically visible.
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A method of making a disposable x-ray side marker with no substantial metallic component, the method comprising forming a sealing layer of a first material and a core of a second material, the sealing layer and core being formed such that the core is at least partially surrounded by the sealing layer.
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Use of a non-metallic material as an x-ray attenuating material in an x-ray side marker.
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