\▐bā-tәr-▐trän\ n [ISV] (1941) An accelerator that uses an electrostatic field to impart high velocities to electrons. Energies of 5 to 6 MeV will produce X rays equivalent in energy to gamma radiation of 12–20 g of radium.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Betatron. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_1264
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