cyclotron

cyclotron
n.
a machine in which charged particles following a spiral path within a magnetic field are accelerated by an alternating electric field. It produces very high-energy electromagnetic radiation, which has been used in the treatment of certain cancers, particularly of the eye, but is going out of favour as it causes severe adverse effects on the tissues following treatment. Cyclotrons are used in the preparation of radioisotopes for imaging, particularly those for PET scanning (see positron emission tomography).

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  • cyclotron — n. a particle accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron volts to rapidly moving particles; it is used in investigations in nuclear physics and particle physics. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cyclotron — 1935, from CYCLO (Cf. cyclo ) + ending from ELECTRON (Cf. electron) …   Etymology dictionary

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