multileaf collimator

短语

词形变化

multileaf collimators 复数 multileaf collimators

释义与例句

n.
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    A collimator used in a linear accelerator to provide conformal shaping of beams for radiotherapy. Abbreviation: MLC.

    医学

词源

So called because it is made up of individual "leaves" of a chemical element, usually tungsten, that can move independently in and out of the path of a particle beam in order to block it.

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