Concept information
Preferred term
Linear Energy Transfer
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Energy Transfer, Linear
- LET
- Transfer, Linear Energy
Scope note
- 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).
History note
- 95; was see ENERGY TRANSFER 1992-94; LET was see ENERGY TRANSFER 1968-94
In other languages
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Finnish
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lineaarinen energiansiirto
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Swedish
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Energiöverföring, lineär
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018499
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