| NOMENCLATURE |
MONITOR, PATIENT MOVEMENT, RADIATION TREATMENT. A LASER DEVICE DESIGNED
TO MONITOR PATIENT MOVEMENT DURING RADIATION TREATMENT OR DIAGNOSIS.
MONITORING IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PLACING A PIECE OF RETRO-REFLECTIVE TAPE
ONTHE PATIENT'S SKIN AT THE LASER INTERSECT. IT IS DESIGNED TO ASSURE
SAFETY AND ACCURACY DURING RADIOLOGICALPROCEDURES, AND IF THE LASER
CONTROL IS INTERLOCKED WITH THE X-RAY APPARATUS, TO ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY
TURN OFF THE RADIATION BEAM AND/OR RECORDING SENS OR UNTIL CORRECTIVE
ACTION IS TAKEN.
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