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cyclotron

  • /ˈsaɪ.klə.tɹɒn/ UK
  • /ˈsaɪ.kləˌtɹɑn/ US

noun cyclotrons

  1. An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields. The two cyclotrons achieve their biological effects by focusing charged particles on the tumor. However, the mechanisms differ.

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noun particle accelerator

Españolciclotrón
日本語加速器 kasokuki, サイクロトロン saikurotoron
中文迴旋加速器 /回旋加速器 huíxuán jiāsùqì
Portuguêscíclotron, ciclotrão
Françaiscyclotron
DeutschZyklotron
Italianociclotrone
Ελληνικάκύκλοτρο kýklotro, κυκλοτρόνιο kyklotrónio
Русскийциклотро́н ciklotrón

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@misc{cyclotron_2026,
  title = {cyclotron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cyclotron},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}