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LINEAR ACCELERATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does linear accelerator mean? 

LINEAR ACCELERATOR (noun)
  The noun LINEAR ACCELERATOR has 1 sense:

1. ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the pathplay

  Familiarity information: LINEAR ACCELERATOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LINEAR ACCELERATOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

linac; linear accelerator

Hypernyms ("linear accelerator" is a kind of...):

accelerator; atom smasher; particle accelerator (a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "linear accelerator"):

microwave linear accelerator (linear accelerator that uses microwaves)


 Context examples 


Any one of a set of linear accelerator parameters that define the segments from which a radiation beam is applied.

(Control Point, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called linear accelerator, mega-voltage linear accelerator, and MeV linear accelerator.

(Linac, NCI Dictionary)

A unit of measure of ionization in a linear accelerator treatment beam within the treatment head.

(Monitor Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called linac, linear accelerator, and mega-voltage linear accelerator.

(MeV linear accelerator, NCI Dictionary)

Also called linac, mega-voltage linear accelerator, and MeV linear accelerator.

(Linear accelerator, NCI Dictionary)

A type of radiation therapy that uses x-rays or gamma rays that come from a special machine called a linear accelerator (linac).

(Electron Beam Therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called linac, linear accelerator, and MeV linear accelerator.

(Mega-voltage linear accelerator, NCI Dictionary)



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