| lineae |
genitive and plural of linea.
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| linear a. |
an accelerator that propels high-energy particles in a linear beam, using energy from an electromagnetic field; its medical use is in radiotherapy to penetrate tissue and minimize the radiation dose at the surface of the body.
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| linear absorption c. |
in radiation physics, the fraction of a beam of x-rays or gamma rays that is absorbed per unit thickness of the absorber.
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| linear attenuation c. |
in radiation physics, the fraction of a beam of x-rays or gamma rays that is absorbed or scattered per unit thickness of the absorber.
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| linear energy t. |
the energy dissipation of ionizing radiation over a given linear distance. Highly penetrating radiations, such as gamma rays, cause very low ion concentration and thus have a relatively low LET, beta particles and x-rays have an intermediate LET, and alpha particles have a relatively high LET.
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