| Descriptor English: | Particle Accelerators | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Aceleradores de Partículas                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Aceleradores de Partículas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Accélérateurs de particules | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Accelerator, Linear Accelerator, Particle Accelerators, Linear Accelerators, Particle Betatron Betatrons Linear Accelerator Linear Accelerators Particle Accelerator  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        E07.710.680 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010315 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as electrons, protons or ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy. | 
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| Annotation: | CYCLOTRONS & SYNCHROTRONS are also available | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Fast Neutrons (1971-1977) Neutrons (1966-1977) Nuclear Medicine (1967-1977)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 78 | 
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| History Note: | 78 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Radiosurgery
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| DeCS ID: | 10506 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010315 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1978/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1977/04/27 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
Equipment and Supplies [E07]Equipment and Supplies 
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                        Particle Accelerators                                            
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                        Linear Accelerators                                            
                                        - Narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                                                                    
                        Betatrons                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0015987 | 
                                
| Scope note | Devices which accelerate electrically charged atomic or subatomic particles, such as electrons, protons or ions, to high velocities so they have high kinetic energy. | 
| Preferred term | Particle Accelerators | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Accelerator, Particle                                                 Accelerators, Particle Particle Accelerator  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0015986 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Linear Accelerators | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Accelerator, Linear                                                 Accelerators, Linear Linear Accelerator  | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0015985 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Betatrons | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Betatron                                                 | 
                                
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