- kilovoltage
- kilo·volt·age
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kilovoltage
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kilovoltage — /kil euh vohl tij/, n. Elect. electric potential difference or electromotive force, as measured in kilovolts. [1945 50; KILOVOLT + AGE] * * * … Universalium
kilovoltage — tij noun : potential difference expressed in kilovolts * * * /kil euh vohl tij/, n. Elect. electric potential difference or electromotive force, as measured in kilovolts. [1945 50; KILOVOLT + AGE] … Useful english dictionary
Peak kilovoltage — (kVp) is the maximum voltage applied across an X ray tube. It determines the kinetic energy of the electrons accelerated in the X ray tube and the peak energy of the X ray emission spectrum. The actual voltage across the tube may fluctuate.kVp… … Wikipedia
David Jaffray — David A. Jaffray PhD is a Canadian medical physicist and Senior Scientist in the Division of Biophysics and Bioimaging at the Ontario Cancer Institute. He is also a professor and Vice Chair in the University of Toronto s Department of Radiation… … Wikipedia
External beam radiotherapy — otherwise known as teletherapy, is the most frequently used form of radiotherapy. The patient sits or lies on a couch and an external source of radiation is pointed at a particular part of the body. Kilovoltage (also known as Superficial or Deep) … Wikipedia
KVP — could refer to:*Katholieke Volkspartij, a Dutch political party *Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment, a defunct papermill once headquartered in Parchment, Michigan, USA *Karur Vysya Bank *Key Value Pair, kind of database *Peak kilovoltage (kVp), a unit … Wikipedia
Image-guided radiation therapy — (IGRT) is the process of frequent two and three dimensional imaging, during a course of radiation treatment, used to direct radiation therapy utilizing the imaging coordinates of the actual radiation treatment plan. The patient is localized in… … Wikipedia
Mediastin — Médiastin Le médiastin est la région de la cage thoracique située entre les deux poumons contenant le cœur, l œsophage, la trachée et les deux bronches souches. Passent aussi de gros vaisseaux sanguins et lymphatiques, ainsi que des nerfs. En… … Wikipédia en Français
Médiastin — Le médiastin est la région de la cage thoracique située entre les deux poumons contenant le cœur, l œsophage, la trachée et les deux bronches souches. De gros vaisseaux sanguins et lymphatiques, ainsi que des nerfs, y passent également. Le… … Wikipédia en Français
pkV — Abbreviation for peak kilovoltage, the nominal voltage setting of an x ray machine. * * * killed poliomyelitis vaccine … Medical dictionary
