linear accelerator Definition
linear accelerator
noun
a high-energy accelerator in which charged particles are given electrostatic acceleration in a straight line at periodic intervals as they pass between metal tubes along the flight path
linear accelerator Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: In order to deliver the radiation to the patient we use devices called medical linear accelerators, or " linacs " .
- have: The Radiotherapy Department has eight linear accelerators and a Pantak superficial x-ray therapy unit.
- use: Rail Gun: This highly accurate weapon uses a linear accelerator to throw a depleted uranium slug at an incredible rate of speed.
- include: Szilard's ideas included the linear accelerator, cyclotron, electron microscope, and nuclear chain reaction.
- get: Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust is to get two new linear accelerators to cut delays and improve treatment for cancer patients in Oxfordshire.
Preposition: at
time: The Hospital has never purchased as many as four linear accelerators at the same time before.
Adjective modifier
- new: Even where new linear accelerators have been purchased, often with Lottery money, there are not always the staff to operate them.
- medical: In order to deliver the radiation to the patient we use devices called medical linear accelerators, or " linacs " .
- additional: This implied that there should be 48 additional linear accelerators in the UK, of which 22 would replace old cobalt machines.
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