Medical Device
cyclotron Audio
cy·clo·tron [ sahy-kluh-tron, sik-luh- ]
Subclass of:
Particle Accelerators
Definitions related to cyclotrons:
  • A member of the class of particle accelerator devices in which charged particles are accelerated electrically to high speeds while kept confined in a circular path by a strong electromagnet.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Devices for accelerating charged particles in a spiral path by a constant-frequency alternating electric field. This electric field is synchronized with the movement of the particles in a constant magnetic field.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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