Eject DMG via the keyboard

Hi,
I was wondering if there's a way to bind the eject to both:
1) Eject media out of the SuperDrive as normal
and
2) Unmount DMG/ISO/Whatever image files which show up as a drive?
I know how to easilt do it via the mouse etc... but a keyboard showcut would be WAY easier as I'm a bit of a keyboard jocky.
In light of that, a pitfall I want to avoid is that I have other drives (timecapsule etc...) showing up there too, so those I don't want 'ejected' (unmounted), but just images.
Cheers,
A

Just to add, I've worked out that:
 + E = Eject a mounted device/file
Hope this helps others!

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