linac
/ˈlɪnæk/
noun
- A linear accelerator; a machine that uses electric fields to speed up charged particles along a straight path, used in physics research and medicine.
- Scientists at the lab are building a new linac to study subatomic particles.
- The hospital uses a linac to deliver radiation therapy to cancer patients.
- The linac can accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light.
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