"multileaf collimator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: multileaf collimators [plural]
Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=multileaf collimator}} multileaf collimator (plural multileaf collimators)
  1. (medicine) A collimator used in a linear accelerator to provide conformal shaping of beams for radiotherapy. Abbreviation: MLC. Wikipedia link: multileaf collimator Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: mini-multileaf collimator
    Sense id: en-multileaf_collimator-en-noun-G-Mgl~2C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

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