Megavoltage X-rays
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megavoltage-x-rays-177-109301
title:
Megavoltage X-rays
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Megavoltage X-rays are produced by linear accelerators ("linacs") operating at voltages in excess of 1000 kV (1 MV) range, and therefore have an energy in the MeV range. The voltage in this case refers to the voltage used to accelerate electrons in the linear accelerator and indicates the maximum possible energy of the photons which are subsequently produced. They are used in medicine in external beam radiotherapy to treat neoplasms, cancer and tumors. Beams with a voltage range of 4-25 MV are u
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High energy (>1MeV) X-rays
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megavoltage_X-rays
date created:
2003-07-23T11:50:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:42:28Z
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