linac
Straight beam machine
A linac is a linear accelerator—a device that propels charged particles along a straight path using electromagnetic fields.
Linacs are essential equipment in radiation therapy for cancer treatment, where they generate high-energy X-rays aimed at tumors: The patient received daily treatments on the linac.
They're also used in physics research facilities.
Negative subatomic particle
- beamStructural support member
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- ionCharged atom or molecule
- positronElectron's antimatter counterpart
neutron · bunching · acceleration · collimation · waveguide · cavity · radiofrequency · magnetron
Energy propagation through space
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
oncology · radiotherapy · dosimetry · radiosurgery · gamma knife · brachytherapy · fractionation · treatment planning
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
amplitude · standing wave · traveling wave · synchronous · relativistic · momentum · kinetic energy · vacuum
European nuclear research organization
- SLACLinear particle accelerator facility
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
- colliderDual-beam particle accelerator
- injectorMechanism forcing substances inward
detector · experimentation · collaboration · upgrade · commissioning · calibration · diagnostics · luminosity
electron
Negative subatomic particle
positron · neutron · bunching · acceleration · collimation · waveguide · cavity · radiofrequency · magnetron · injection
radiation
Energy propagation through space
cancer · oncology · radiotherapy · dosimetry · radiosurgery · gamma knife · brachytherapy · fractionation · treatment planning · isocenter
electromagnetic
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- microwaveRadiation-based kitchen heater
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- frequencyRate of recurrence
phase · amplitude · standing wave · traveling wave · synchronous · relativistic · momentum · kinetic energy · vacuum · shielding
CERN
European nuclear research organization
- SLACLinear particle accelerator facility
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
- colliderDual-beam particle accelerator
injector · detector · experimentation · collaboration · upgrade · commissioning · calibration · diagnostics · luminosity · particle physics
- in lineWaiting in sequence
- finish lineRace completion marker
- line upArrange in sequence
- bottom lineEssential point or conclusion
- over the lineBeyond what's acceptable
- lined upArranged in order