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Preferred term

Linear Energy Transfer  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Rate of energy dissipation along the path of charged particles. In radiobiology and health physics, exposure is measured in kiloelectron volts per micrometer of tissue (keV/micrometer T).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Energy Transfer, Linear
  • LET

In other languages

  • French

  • TLE (Transfert Linéique d'Énergie)
  • Transfert d'énergie linéaire
  • Transfert d'énergie linéique
  • Transfert linéaire d'énergie

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BRVW4K5H-9

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