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Linear energy transfer and Radiation therapy

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Difference between Linear energy transfer and Radiation therapy

Linear energy transfer vs. Radiation therapy

In dosimetry, linear energy transfer (LET) is the amount of energy that an ionizing particle transfers to the material traversed per unit distance. Radiation therapy or radiotherapy, often abbreviated RT, RTx, or XRT, is therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and normally delivered by a linear accelerator.

Similarities between Linear energy transfer and Radiation therapy

Linear energy transfer and Radiation therapy have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Absorbed dose, Bragg peak, Cell (biology), Dosimetry, Gamma ray, Ionization, Ionizing radiation, Proton, Range (particle radiation).

Absorbed dose

Absorbed dose is a measure of the energy deposited in a medium by ionizing radiation.

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Bragg peak

The Bragg peak is a pronounced peak on the Bragg curve which plots the energy loss of ionizing radiation during its travel through matter.

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Cell (biology)

The cell (from Latin cella, meaning "small room") is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known living organisms.

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Dosimetry

Radiation dosimetry in the fields of health physics and radiation protection is the measurement, calculation and assessment of the ionizing radiation dose absorbed by the human body.

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Gamma ray

A gamma ray or gamma radiation (symbol γ or \gamma), is penetrating electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei.

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Ionization

Ionization or ionisation, is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons to form ions, often in conjunction with other chemical changes.

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Ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiation (ionising radiation) is radiation that carries enough energy to liberate electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionizing them.

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Proton

| magnetic_moment.

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Range (particle radiation)

In passing through matter, charged particles ionize and thus lose energy in many steps, until their energy is (almost) zero.

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Linear energy transfer and Radiation therapy Comparison

Linear energy transfer has 44 relations, while Radiation therapy has 235. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 3.23% = 9 / (44 + 235).

References

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