linear accelerator
Noun 1. ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path (synonym) linac (hypernym) accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smasher (hyponym) microwave linear accelerator | ||||
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Linear accelerator Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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linear accelerator
A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles. This creates high-energy radiation that may be used to treat cancer. Also called linac.
A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles. This creates high-energy radiation that may be used to treat cancer. Also called linac.
Linear accelerator Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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linear accelerator
linear accelerator
n : ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path [syn: linac]
linear accelerator
n : ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path [syn: linac]
Linear accelerator Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Linear particle accelerator
A linear particle accelerator (also called a LINAC) is an electrical device for the acceleration of subatomic particles. This sort of particle accelerator has many applications, from the generation of X-Rays in a hospital environment, to an injector into a higher energy synchrotron at a dedicated experimental particle physics laboratory. The design of a linac depends on the type of particle that is being accelerated: electron, proton or ion. They range in size from a cathode ray tube to the 2-mile long Stanford Linear Accelerator Center in California.
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