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PRONUNCIATION OF LINAC

linac  [ˈlɪnæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINAC

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Linac is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LINAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

linac

Linear particle accelerator

A linear particle accelerator is a type of particle accelerator that greatly increases the velocity of charged subatomic particles or ions by subjecting the charged particles to a series of oscillating electric potentials along a linear beamline; this method of particle acceleration was invented by Leó Szilárd. It was patented in 1928 by Rolf Widerøe, who also built the first operational device and was influenced by a publication of Gustav Ising. Linacs have many applications: they generate X-rays and high energy electrons for medicinal purposes in radiation therapy, serve as particle injectors for higher-energy accelerators, and are used directly to achieve the highest kinetic energy for light particles for particle physics. The design of a linac depends on the type of particle that is being accelerated: electrons, protons or ions. Linac range in size from a cathode ray tube to the 2-mile long linac at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINAC


almanac
ˈɔːlməˌnæk
almanack
ˈɔːlmənæk
Carnac
ˈkɑːnæk
Kanak
kəˈnæk
Karnak
ˈkɑːnæk
knack
næk
knick-knack
ˈnɪkˌnæk
nick-nack
ˈnɪkˌnæk
Pasternak
ˈpæstəˌnæk
poonac
ˈpuːnæk
Sassenach
ˈsæsəˌnæk
snack
snæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINAC

lin
Lin Biao
Lin Piao
linable
Linacre
linage
linage advertisement
linalol
linalool
Linares
linch
linchpin
Lincoln
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln green
Lincoln-green
Lincoln´s Inn
Lincolnshire
lincomycin

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINAC

ac
Armagnac
bac
cardiac
Cognac
cul-de-sac
Frontenac
Isaac
lac
lilac
mac
Mackinac
maniac
nautical almanac
Polignac
sac
sign of the zodiac
Signac
vac
zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of linac in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «linac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINAC

Find out the translation of linac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

直线加速器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acelerador lineal
570 millions of speakers

English

linac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Linac
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

linac
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

линейный ускоритель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

linac
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

linac
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

linac
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Linac
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Linac
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リニアック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선형 가속기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Linac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

linac
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

linac
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Linac
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

linak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

linac
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akceleratora liniowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лінійний прискорювач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

linac
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

linac
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

linac
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

linac
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about linac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINAC»

Discover the use of linac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to linac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Linac and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
LINAC and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery is the first book on radiosurgery which presents together both Gamma Knife and linear accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgical techniques for various pathologies.
Isabelle M. Germano, 2000
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Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
Other important components in a linac are located in the treatment head. These include the x-ray target, fixed primary collimator, scattering foils, flattening filter, monitor ion chamber, movable secondary collimator jaws, light field localizer, and  ...
Edward C. Halperin, Carlos A. Perez, Luther W. Brady, 2008
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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Initial developments in the use of linac-based SRS techniques were centered on the use of multiple converging arc treatments delivered with circular collimators. For each treatment plan, the user must select the number of arcs, the angular ...
Lawrence S. Chin, William F. Regine, 2010
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The Physics of Radiation Therapy
Faiz M. Khan. A.2. Linac Isocentric Accuracy An essential element of the SRS procedure is the alignment of stereotactic frame coordinates with the linac isocenter (point of intersection of the axes of rotation of the gantry, collimator, and couch).
Faiz M. Khan, 2010
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Architectural Graphic Standards
LINEAR ACCELERATOR VAULT PLAN: The physicist and EPI calculated the size and shape of the Linac room (vault) based on dimensional information from the various manufacturers and operational procedures from the client. The physicist ...
Andy Pressman, American Institute of Architects, 2007
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Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice
DELIVERY OF RADIATION THERAPY: MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT LINEAR ACCELERATOR A LINAC delivers high-energy radiation to tumors. The device uses high-frequency electromagnetic waves to accelerate charged particles, such ...
Connie Yarbro, Debra Wujcik, Barbara Holmes Gobel, 2010
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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Abstract— The wedge factor of the internal wedge of an an ELEKTA Linac was investigated for some wedge degrees for 6MV photon beam using Monte Carlo ( MC) methods. The wedge factors were calculated by the MC simulation ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010
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Accelerator Physics
In 1947-48 W. Hansen et al., at Stanford, built the MARK-I disk loaded linac yielding 4.5 MeV electrons in a 9 ft structure powered by a 0.75 MW, 2.856 GHz magnetron.90 On September 9, 1967, the linac at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center ...
Shyh-Yuan Lee, 2004
9
Medical Physics: Imaging
THE LINEAR ACCELERATOR (LINAC) To produce the X-rays needed in megavoltage therapy, we use the same basic principles as those employed in diagnostic X-ray production, but on a grander scale. Electrons are accelerated through ...
Jean A. Pope, 1999
10
Radiation Source Use and Replacement:: Abbreviated Version
Economic Factors: Radiosurgery with Gamma Knife® Versus Radiosurgery with Isocentric Linac The introduction of linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery techniques in the 1980s has not only stimulated rapid growth in clinical radiosurgery, ...
Committee on Radiation Source Use and Replacement, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINAC»

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Analysts' Recent Ratings Changes for Axcelis Technologies (ACLS)
Its Purion XE is the high energy system, which combines Axcelis' production-proven RF Linac high energy, spot beam technology with the ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
2
Accuray (ARAY) Products Post Positive Clinical Results - Analyst Blog
A study comparing CyberKnife with linac IMRT plans of patients with early-stage larynx cancer found that the system effectively reduced the ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
3
New CyberKnife® System Data Presented at Leading Scientific …
A study undertaken at UT Southwestern Medical Center compared the CyberKnife System and linac IMRT plans of patients with early-stage ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
4
Franklin Savings Bank Pledges $15K to Support Payson Center for …
The donation is part of a campaign to raise $2 million to purchase a new linear accelerator (or LINAC) that will improve cancer treatment by ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
5
Avera Cancer Institute to get new treatment machine
The new LINAC machine will have an increased number of radiation energies, and rather than treating the tumor from one or two angles, it will ... «Daily Republic, Jul 15»
6
Driving tiny shock waves through diamond
"What is really exciting is that we can capture images of what happens on microscopic scales," said Bob Nagler, a staff scientist at the Linac ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
7
House passes Bill to regulate nuclear technology
They will be outfitted with linear accelerator (LINAC) machines, which are the most modern technology in radiotherapy treatment. “We will not ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
8
CIVCO to Exhibit Innovative Patient Positioning & Immobilization …
This advanced design features lateral and tilting offset and variable height adjustment that expands and contracts for increased Linac ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
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Advanced Oncotherapy testing new linac for LIGHT proton therapy
Geneva-based Advanced Oncotherapy is one step closer to bringing its Linac Image Guided Hadron Technology (LIGHT) proton therapy ... «DOTmed.com, Jul 15»
10
Light-induced magnetic waves in materials engineered at the atomic …
... the team used a technique called time-resolved resonant soft X-ray diffraction at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) free-electron laser ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»

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