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Particle Accelerators
Medical Definition: | Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as electrons, protons or ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy. |
Guide Notes: | CYCLOTRONS & SYNCHROTRONS are also available |
Also Called: | Betatrons,Linear Accelerators |
Previously Indexed: | Fast Neutrons (1971-1977),Neutrons (1966-1977),Nuclear Medicine (1967-1977) |
Cyclotrons - Devices for accelerating charged particles in a spiral path by a constant-frequency alternating electric field. This electric field is synchronized with the movement of the particles in a constant magnetic field. | |
Synchrotrons - Devices for accelerating protons or electrons in closed orbits where the accelerating voltage and magnetic field strength varies (the accelerating voltage is held constant for electrons) in order to keep the orbit radius constant. |
Particle Accelerators Medical Definitions and Terms
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