collimator

collimator

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col·li·ma·tor 'käl-ə-.māt-ər n a device for obtaining a beam of radiation (as X-rays) of limited cross section

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n.
a device, used in diagnostic radiology or radiotherapy, to produce a narrow beam of radiation by means of metallic slits that control the size of the beam from a radiation source. Many new linear accelerator use multi-leaf collimators, a specialized form of collimator using individual 'leaves' (1 cm or smaller) to shape the radiation treatment field around the tumour. Collimators are also used on radiation detectors, in particular in gamma camera, for which the exact source of radioactivity needs to be known to produce an accurate image.

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col·li·ma·tor (kolґĭ-ma″tər) a diaphragm or system of diaphragms made of an absorbing material, designed to define and restrict the dimensions and direction of a beam of radiation.

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